At this last Council Meeting the Council was briefed on changes to the water meters throughout the City. Changes in Federal policy are requiring any water meter replacements to be lead free. The City has a lot of older meters so this policy will be bringing changes to the way we install meters. The City opened up bids, and this last week selected a vendor to complete the new meter installations throughout the City. I asked at the meeting if this was going to increase consumer water bills on residents. The general consensus from staff was that for the majority of citizens there would be no signification increase. I am curious about the differences since there will be a more accurate measurement of water usage. I will continue to explore the issue.
Here is the bio from the RFP for the Company Selected for the transition.
UTS
FIRM BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE
Utility Technology Service, UTS, was incorporated in 2008, in Oklahoma to represent
Sensus Metering in Oklahoma and Louisiana. Our parent company ETNA supply is a full
line water works distribution company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ETNA supply
has 6 divisions: Underground, Fire Protection, City Services, Plumbing, ICE Trucking and
Municipal. Municipal division represents all cities and rural districts, providing Sensus
Metering Systems, 35 years total experience in water products, water meters, AMR, AMI
systems.
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