|The gaging station near Soldiers Summit is one of more than 100
facilities located along streams in Utah. Originally manually
read, many stations are now automated and stream flow
information is posted on the Internet.| History is filled with
examples of how mankind measures almost everything. Property is
measured by acreage. Mankind measures money in dollars, pounds,
pesos, etc Time is measured in hours, days, years, decades and
centuries. Mankind also measures water. As water is piped into a
home from a municipal system, a district or city measures
consumption by the gallon based on a meter that has been set in
the line. In most cases, the transmission line leading to the
meter and the water consumption measuring device belong to the
controlling entity. The line from the meter to the residence and
inside the structure belong to the individual property owner.
However, the state owns the water. The service district, the
city, the county and private residents are basically paying for
the system that delivers