AMI, AMR, and Metering Features
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Using Flow Meters To Reduce Non-Revenue Water
9/10/2018
Utility managers are continually challenged to run water systems in the most efficient manner. Reducing non-revenue water (NRW) is an important component for system efficiency. In many states, regulators are placing caps on NRW or requiring reductions in the amount of NRW. Accurate and well-planned flow measurement can be used to locate areas of water leakage and reduce NRW.
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AMI Adoption: Challenges And Opportunities For Local Water Providers In California
4/22/2022
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is particularly impactful in drought prone areas, incentivizing water conservation and alerting both service providers and consumers to possible leaks in real time. Researchers at UC Berkeley have used FirmoGraphs’ database of meeting minutes and capital improvement plans to analyze recent trends in AMI adoption among California drinking water agencies.
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Water Meter Data Management — To Sink Or SWIM (Part 1)
1/23/2018
The role of a Meter Data Management System (MDMS) is not well defined within the water industry. Many products on the market claim to provide MDM functionality, but few people understand the value of what these systems offer. To understand how this confusion has come about and what can be done to address data management needs in the water industry, we need to first examine the evolution of the MDM within a System for Water Information Management (SWIM).
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10 Technologies And Breakthroughs From ACE16
7/14/2016
This year's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE16), held by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) from June 19 to 22, was the first following the tragedy of Flint — a time when the drinking water industry is under intense scrutiny.
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Harnessing Digital Twin Technology’s Benefits For New Water Plant Designs
9/2/2021
While the ‘digital twin’ concept has been around for decades, most of the talk about it in water and wastewater treatment has focused on using it to monitor and manage active operations. Here is an advance look at the value they offer.
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City Of Santa Fe Water Division Overhauls And Improves System With BEACON® Software as a Service (SaaS)
5/2/2018
Because of its location in the southwestern U.S., Santa Fe, NM, is known to have a scarce and precious water supply. In 2013, Santa Fe’s Water Division became aware that its drive-by meter reading system was failing. Working with Badger Meter, the city’s Water Division chose to implement the BEACON® Software as a Service (SaaS) managed solution with ORION® Cellular endpoints, as well as E-Series® Ultrasonic meters.
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Smart Infrastructure Solutions: The Antidote To AMI Tunnel Vision
3/19/2020
For 20 years, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has been viewed primarily as a cost-efficient meter-reading resource — a key driver behind water utility ROI. More recently, however, utility operations increasingly rely upon AMI capabilities to cope with broader issues ranging from water scarcity to aging infrastructure. Here’s how an expanded view of AMI can benefit water utilities in both the short and long term.
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Lead-Free 2014: Guidelines For Compliance
1/7/2014
It was a long buildup to the federal lead-free rule, characterized by some last-minute changes, but the moment has finally arrived.
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Smart Water Networks And The Choices Ahead
11/6/2019
Many water utilities continue to evaluate the costs and benefits of investing in smart metering to reduce operational costs and help recover revenue from water losses. Smart metering can also provide customers with more granular consumption data to help them protect their property from water damage and better manage their water expenses.
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Chicago Suburb Ensures Highest Water Quality Year-Round, Saves On Labor And Reagents With New Chlorine Analyzers
5/18/2015
For the Village of Lombard’s Water Division, consistently delivering high-quality tap water to the community’s nearly 44,000 residents and the businesses serving them was once quite a juggling act: constantly fixing old, temperamental analyzers; feeding reagents into the old analyzers; and staying ahead of callers complaining about “musty” water tastes and odors. Not today.