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Cowlitz County says long‑range rollouts under way after programming errors slow water‑meter installations
Summary
Public services staff reported the county is about one‑third finished installing new drive‑by water meters, explained range limits and battery life, and described a batch of meters that were programmed incorrectly and required recalibration.
Cowlitz County public services staff said Thursday that the county is about one‑third of the way through installing new water meters and expects a full rollout in the spring, but the work has been slowed by staff shortages and a vendor programming error.
Savannah Clement, public services, told the County Commissioners that the installation crew is five people and has been affected by leaves of absence, which has slowed daily progress. “We still are about a third of the way through, for the water meter installs,”…
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