| By David J. Clamage Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is a popular topic today. Infrastructure in general is equally popular as we look for ways to repair and improve the aging and ailing systems that power American life. In November 2021, just in time forRead More

Several critical initiatives are facing the U.S. water utility sector including pipe repair and replacement, funding, long-term water supply, workforce issues, cybersecurity and emergency planning. It’s a mix of challenges affecting both daily operations and future threats more indicative of the modern era. They willRead More

Alternatives and Complementary Systems to Consider | By Peter Mayer Customer metering is fundamental to the successful function of a modern water utility. The introduction of expensive Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems with fixed data transmission networks and battery powered “smart” water meters has confrontedRead More

Procurement and Operations Options – Your utility needs to identify a network that can meet your utility’s goals, ex­pertise and finances. Are you looking for Managed Servic­es, Software as a Service (SaaS) or Network as a Service (NaaS)? This is your first step in movingRead More

By Osvaldo Zambrano Located in the State of Illinois, Exeter-Merritt Water Cooperative delivers safe and high-quality drinking water to approximately 300 residents in the counties of Scott and Morgan. In 2011, the cooperative decided to do a phase 3 expansion and include additional homes inRead More

Mueller Systems has announced the City of South Daytona, Florida, will soon begin deployment of its Network as a Service (NaaS) AMI system with LoRaWAN. Mueller says the LoRaWAN endpoints will allow South Daytona to efficiently collect data remotely and give visibility into its customers’Read More

Figure 1 Battery-powered devices are redefining AMR/AMI metering, benefitting water utilities in many ways: by pinpointing leaks and detecting theft of services; reducing maintenance costs; improving billing and payment systems; enabling remote turn-on/shut-off, and more. Achieving cost savings with AMR/AMI metering The newest generation ofRead More

Sensus, a Xylem brand, is set to release Cordonel®, a new ultrasonic water meter designed for commercial and industrial accounts to better control water loss and keep costs affordable. Cordonel uses a patented technology that Sensus said can accurately measure low-to-high-volume flow. The unique flowRead More

Optimizing Billing and Operations in a Large, Rural Service Area Augusta Water provides public water and sewer service to the residents of Augusta County, Va. The mostly rural service area includes 10 separate water systems spread out across the second largest county in the stateRead More

By Andrew Chastain-Howley Throughout the last few years, there have been great shifts in human interaction and in the considerations of our climate future. Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has continued to evolve and expand into the utility market, and this has brought another solution moreRead More