I found out today that the water authority in Phayao charge 30 baht to read the meter.  To a farang this not much but to Thais this would be very high. I used to live in a village and they only charged 5 baht for reading. For my bill this month it was a 1\3 of the bill.  Were others aware of this amount charged?

I have never heard of charging for reading the water meter.

 

Is the charge included on the bill?

The 30 Baht charge on a MWA bill is a monthly service charge.

 

Covers provision of supply and meter. Not specifically reading of the meter.

9 minutes ago, terryq said:

The 30 Baht charge on a MWA bill is a monthly service charge.

 

Covers provision of supply and meter. Not specifically reading of the meter.

+1

 

Exactly the same as a 38,22 THB charge on the PEA Bill which is a standard Service Charge.

Thanks for the replies.