The invention discloses a 
remote meter reading and settlement method and 
system of a water meter. The method comprises the following steps: S1, recording 
water use data and consumption records of a user by the water meter, and uploading the 
water use data and the consumption records to a background management platform; S2, carrying out connection and communication with the background management platform by a 
mobile phone, receiving the 
water use data and the consumption records, and carrying out water fee recharging; and S3, sending water fee recharging information to the water meter by the background management platform, updating water fee recharging information by the water meter, and carrying out automatic settlement and fee deduction. The 
system includes the water meter, the backgroundmanagement platform and the 
mobile phone. According to the method and the 
system, data intercommunication is realized through connection and communication of the 
mobile phone, the water meter and thebackground management platform, the user can obtain water fee information in real time, and carry out water fee recharging in time, water fee recharging of the user no longer needs operations of a special person on local management 
software, recharging is no longer limited by time and geographical locations, the user and an administrator are greatly benefited, and cases of non-malicious water 
cutting and fee arrearage are greatly reduced.