01.22.24 -- Meter Reading Spotlight

When Hank Zwart took over as director of public works in 2014, the city of Prescott was in the initial phases of installing a walk-by system that was eight-year-old technology. Knowing this older metering technology is not the best way forward, Zwart and the city of Prescott decided to implement the latest AMR technology that supports future migration to AMI.

Explore how a utility was able to improve their level of service to the community, increase accuracy in water metering, and ensure safety for meter technicians.

Learn how water utilities can reduce apparent and real water losses by including analytics as an integral component of AMI strategy. 

Utilities looking for greater billing efficiency and control over every drop of water consumed by their customers face a constant battle with non-revenue water loss. Using accurate, always-on, continuous-sampling meters to take full advantage of automated smart utility networks is a better way to improve decision-making and achieve accountability goals across any circumstances.

To complement Badger’s meter deployment handhelds (developed by Trimble), Sacramento opted to use Trimble software on the handheld devices. By combining the Trimble software and Trimble handhelds, DOU leaders determined they could achieve significant savings on the AMI installation project.