law: Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
  4. Affixing of meters
  (1) For the purpose of measuring and recording
  
  the quantity of water consumed, every person carrying on any specified industry
  
  and every local authority shall affix meters of such standards and at such
  
  places as may be prescribed and it shall be presumed that the quantity
  
  indicated by the meter has been consumed by such person or local authority, as
  
  the case may be, until the contrary is proved.
  (2) Where any person or local authority fails
  
  to affix any meter as required by sub-section (1), the Central Government
  
  shall, after notice to such person or local authority, as the case may be,
  
  cause such meter to be affixed and the cost of such meter together with the
  
  cost for affixing the meter may be recovered from such person or local
  
  authority by the Central Government in the same manner as an arrear of land
  
  revenue.