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Case Study: Wireless RF Meter System Bails Out Rural Water System After Hurricane Ivan Damage
July 25, 2005
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Anyone managing a rural water system knows to expect the unexpected from nature: High winds may knock a tree across a road and heavy rains can sometimes overflow a creek, causing hassles in providing normal services. Then there's the really unexpected surprise.
That's what happened in September 2004 in Uriah, Alabama, when Hurricane Ivan came roaring through. Although Uriah is about 80 miles from the Gulf Coast, the tremendous winds downed hundreds of trees and the torrential rainfall flooded huge areas, including many water meter pits.
To top it off, the hurricane blasted the area just a couple of days before the Uriah Water System was scheduled to perform its monthly meter reading. Crews were busy dealing with storm damage, and it looked doubtful they would be able to conduct the reading cycle, especially since Uriah's 1,100 customers are spread along 170 miles of paved, gravel and dirt roads.
A Ray Of Sunshine
It turned out that a decision made six months earlier saved the day. In March 2004, Uriah Water System had switched its old system of manual-read water meters to a new, high-tech system the DIALOG 3G™ Wireless RF System from Master Meter Inc., a Mansfield, Texas-based water meter manufacturer.
•Case Study: Wireless RF Meter System Bails Out Rural Water System After Hurricane Ivan Damage
