Water Meter Replacement Program

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Water meter replacement program.

Advanced metering infrastructure ami network. The new meters and their associated transmitting units are necessary because it has been more than a decade since the last replacement program. Meter replacement program the new day. An estimated 54 500 meters are out of lifecycle and 47 500 meters have potential defects.

Water meters more than 16 years old will be targeted in the 2020 replacement program along with meters that are not compatible with current meter reading technology. Ami is advanced metering infrastructure. Source meters and service connection meters should be read at the same relative time in order to facilitate accurate comparisons and analysis. The result is that they begin to under register water usage.

National metering services inc. Readings generally should occur. The current meter in your residence is an amr meter. New york american water is now transitioning to ami meters to offer our customers the best in advanced metering technology.

Thank you for your help in making this program a success. Nms has been contracted to to replace water meters throughout the county. Water meter exchange and upgrade initiative is a three year program to replace 102 000 aging and potentially defective water meters starting in april 2019. Over time water meters and transmitting units wear out and are no longer able to transmit readings automatically when this occurs dc water needs to mobilize resources to read the meter in the.

Meters that comply but are not ami will be replaced and upgraded to the ami platform during the replacement program. With 42 000 meters to replace it is estimated it could take approximately six years to complete this water meter replacement program. The ami network will consist of antenna collectors installed at strategic positions around town. As the project moves from one area of the county to another you ll be notified by a letter a few weeks prior to it coming to your area.

The new meters being installed are read automatically using radio transmitters attached to the meter. Over the course of the year replacement meters will be installed throughout about half of western s riverside service area in order to ensure the meter is registering water use. The water meter replacement program will give you better more timely information on your water usage.