Why you want to mess with the meter?
Main feed comes in down by the floor then takes a 90 degree turn up to the first valve followed by the meter with what looks like a bypass system attached (like a large horizontal C) then to the second valve before going up to the basement ceiling.
Ahh down here the meter belongs to the city and is buried in the front yard ou dont mess with it and they dont mess with anything after the meter.Basements ? we dont have no stinking basments