Why is the Department converting to gallon measurement meters?
A gallon is a unit of measure that we more readily understand. We use gallons as a measure everyday. The better we understand how much water we use, the more wisely we will use it. When a customer sees their bill for 2,000 cubic feet of water it has very little meaning. However, when that same usage is expressed in gallons, 15,000 gallons in this case, the customer may be surprised at the number. That is exactly what is needed in order to ensure we have sufficient quality water supplies now and for future generations. By replacing all of our water meter and meter registers with the AMR project we had an excellent opportunity to make this strategic change. • What does the equipment look like? The water meters will be similar models to those currently used by the Department. The meter register will look similar to the manual read registers, but contain electronics for encoding the meter reading to prepare it for collection and radio transmission. The electronic transmitter, which collect
