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Town outlines plan to upgrade water meters to cellular system; multi-year cost discussed
Summary
Council discussed a multi-year plan to replace water meters with cellular-enabled devices that provide real-time data; staff proposed phasing the upgrade over four years with higher near-term costs and longer-term labor savings.
La Conner utilities staff described a plan to replace the town's water meters with cellular-enabled units to provide real-time consumption data, diagnostics and leak alerts, and recommended a phased, multi-year rollout.
Brian (utilities staff) said the switch would deliver real-time reads, pressure and temperature diagnostics and automated alerts that customers and staff could access. He explained the town currently budgets about $40,000 annually for meter work;…
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