@Keenan Fitzpatrick @Jamie Rose @Tyler Bobo @Kevin Cross@Mark Askew - That ought to get you a good start.  

Year-on-year gains rose to 13.3% in April, from 12% in March.

Does anyone know whether or not I can build a box around the meter to allow for me to paint the same color as the brick of the home, and leave it to where the electric company can access? 

They may like colors that you think are ugly, they may not be as tidy as you would like them to be, but they are paying the rent. 

well Vegas not only survived but values rose 20% or more  at least our props did.

Go with colored envelope.

An activated carbon filter will take care of the color, as that's just caused by dissolved organic material.

Colors, styles, materials, etc...any direction is appreciated.

Did you say something to the inspector about the person's race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship...? 

I figured if this was the worst flood they saw and it rose that much building a extra 15-24 inches of concrete wouldn't be too bad.