Patent ID: 7780335

Claim:
A water control apparatus in combination with a mixing vehicle, the combination comprising: a mixing vehicle having an onboard water source and a rotating mixing drum; and a water control apparatus mounted on the mixing vehicle having; a flowmeter unit including a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid inlet being in fluid communication with the water source; a normally closed valve unit having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a normally closed power actuated valve, the fluid outlet of the normally closed valve unit being in fluid communication with the mixing drum, the fluid inlet of the normally closed valve unit including a connector engaging the fluid outlet of the flowmeter unit and removably securing the normally closed valve unit to the flowmeter unit a control unit in communication with and operable to monitor the operation of the flowmeter unit and the normally closed power actuated valve; and a switching device in communication with the control unit, activation of the switching device causing the normally closed power actuated valve to open and control water flow from the water source, through the flowmeter unit and the normally closed valve unit and into the mixing drum.