I once visited and saw in a realtors window a water meter for sale for $300k dollars. No land. When I enquired why this water meter was so expensive the realtor

I once visited and saw in a realtors window a water meter for sale for $300k dollars. No land. When I enquired why this water meter was so expensive the realtor said you can only connect a property to Bolinas water using an approved water meter, and this was the only one of its type available for sale. Crazy!