What is the green pole that extends from the top of my water meter box?
We recently completed a multi-year project to replace all water meters in Kachina Village with new, touch-read meters. The pole that extends from your meter box has a touch pad fixed to the end. Instead of lifting over 1,300 meter box lids a month and visually reading each water meter, we touch this pad (which is connected to the display on your water meter) with a wand and your meter read is downloaded into a handheld device. This has resulted in a significant savings in labor hours, as well as virtually eliminated the possibility of reading errors. If you would like this green pole removed, you can purchase a radio attachment to be installed inside the meter box. Please call the utility for more information.
