AMI, AMR, and Metering Features
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Where’s The Fire? Industrial Uses For Fire Hydrant Meters
1/23/2019
There are many options for ensuring accurate billing of water used at established industrial customer locations. But how do municipalities or businesses keep track of water availability and use for intermittent applications or movable access points? We spoke with McCrometer, Inc.’s Marc Bennett for insight into how water utilities and industries can efficiently track and allocate water use for billing or internal accounting purposes in such ad hoc applications.
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Water Loss Control — From Audit To Action
11/1/2019
Non-revenue water loss is a problem from coast to coast, but California has taken a lead and set an example — with resources from AWWA — by adopting and sharing best practices to help solve the issue.
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Is Transitioning From AMR To AMI Worth The Effort?
6/30/2020
For the City of Fairborn, Ohio, switching from manual meter reading to automated meter reading (AMR) and eventually to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has made a small operations staff more productive, provided more timely information for the city’s water treatment plant and distribution system, and tremendously improved customer service. Learn about the benefits captured and lessons learned along the way.
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Water Meter Data Management — To Sink Or SWIM (Part 2)
2/1/2018
In part 2 of this post, we review additional benefits and challenges of an MDM and what ideal technology solution best suits water industry needs.
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Managed Metering Solutions Offer A Strong Business Case
10/29/2019
Many municipalities would benefit from a managed solution for water meter reading. However, they often avoid a deep dive into the option after performing a cursory, and flawed, cost-benefit analysis. When properly evaluated, managed solutions frequently provide a better and more viable alternative.
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Leveling Up AMI Operations
8/8/2023
To take AMI to the next level, water utilities need a solution that allows users to build their own reports and analyses using business intelligence tools.
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Smart Meters Teach Consumers About Water Usage
5/23/2011
Homeowners often go to great lengths to conserve electricity or use less gas or oil to heat their homes. By Joel Hoiland, CEO, Utilimetrics
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Shifting To Cellular Solutions Underpins Long-Term Resiliency And Stability
9/22/2021
System longevity is a growing concern for water utilities of all sizes and locations. One of the biggest obstacles in achieving this goal is the use of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that leverages fixed network communications. Not only do fixed networks require significant expertise to build and manage, but a shrinking workforce is also making it difficult to replace institutional knowledge when those experts retire. Additionally, emerging cybersecurity threats are making fixed networks a heavy load for utilities to bear.
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Leveraging AMI To Identify & Repair Leaks In North Miami Beach
5/13/2021
Until recently, the City of North Miami Beach relied on traditional walk-up, manual meter reading, and a leak detection service that visited quarterly to survey areas of its distribution system. Surveyors would visit two weeks per quarter, helping city staff systematically go from one end of the 550-mile pipeline system to the other in one-mile sections—it took one and a half years to get through the city’s 25-square-mile service territory. While the city was able to maintain its system and identify leaks, the process was labor intensive and the city understood that automating meter reading and leak detection could be done simultaneously, saving precious time, staff resources, money—and most importantly, water.
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A 14-Point Checklist For Choosing The Right Water Utility Network
1/26/2019
Mass market access to the internet through a combination of hardwired, Wi-Fi, or cellular communications channels has conditioned many people to think that “a network is a network is a network.” When it comes to water utilities, however, the nature of the application environments and requirements dictate a closer look at how to satisfy the specific requirements most efficiently. Here are 14 checkpoints to consider before selecting a new network option or revamping an old one.