Article 107. Organization of water metering in water supply and sanitation systems of settlements Water Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Requirements for water metering devices, technical means used in water metering, and the procedure for automating water metering, including as part of automated energy metering systems of telecom operators and telecommunications network owners, not specified in this Code and the rules for the selection, installation, and operation of water metering devices and systems in water supply and sanitation systems in populated areas approved by the authorized body in the field of housing relations and housing and communal services, are determined in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on ensuring the uniformity of measurements, on informatization and housing legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The sealing of water and wastewater metering devices is carried out by the organization for water supply and (or) sanitation.

3. Connection (technological connection) of water consumers to centralized water supply and sanitation systems in settlements without installing water metering devices in metering units is not allowed and is carried out in accordance with the specifications issued by water supply and (or) sanitation organizations for connection to water supply and (or) sanitation networks.

4. In projects for the construction, reconstruction, technical re-equipment, modernization, and overhaul of multi-apartment residential buildings (residential buildings) and other facilities for the organization of commercial water metering, it is mandatory to install household and individual water metering devices with a high metrological class with a dynamic characteristic R of at least 100 for cold water and a dynamic characteristic R of at least 50 (metrological class B) for hot water, with a sensitivity threshold of no more than half the minimum flow rate and remote data transmission.

This requirement applies to cases of replacement of non-working or expired water metering devices.

5. Water metering devices specified in paragraph 4 of this Article shall be installed in newly commissioned multi-apartment residential buildings (residential buildings) and other facilities.

The commissioning of multi-apartment residential buildings (residential buildings) and other facilities connected to the water supply and (or) sanitation networks of settlements is not allowed without water metering devices.

6. In case of failure of the water metering device, the water consumer ensures the installation of a serviceable water metering device within thirty calendar days.

In case of failure of the wastewater metering device, the water consumer ensures the installation of a serviceable wastewater metering device within the time period agreed with the organization for water supply and (or) sanitation, but not more than sixty calendar days.

The deadline may be extended due to the sending of wastewater metering devices for verification and repair outside the country.

7. Commercial accounting of the volume of water supply and (or) sanitation services provided for water consumers who do not have metering devices for water and (or) wastewater is carried out by calculation in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body in the field of housing relations and housing and communal services.

The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 9, 2025 № 178-VIII LRK

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