Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a plurality of metered service lines to a residential utility system wherein one of the service lines may be independently disabled without affecting the other service lines.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a plurality of metered service lines to a residential utility system wherein one of the service lines may be independently disabled without affecting the other service lines. For a water utility, the apparatus includes a fixture comprising one input and a plurality of outputs wherein at least one output is configured with a shutoff valve. Be figured is suitably sized to fit inside a standard utility meter box. Alternatively, a standard prior art meter is configured with one input and a plurality of outputs wherein at least one output is configured with a shutoff valve so that they flowed through such outputs may be independently controlled. Additionally, a prior art utility meter box may be configured when one input fixture and an output fixture comprising a plurality of outputs wherein at least one output is configured with the shutoff valve.