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Highland Park officials say new master meters cut measured water use, open path to lower GLWA bills
Summary
Water Director Damon Garrett said completion of Highland Park—s master‑meter and sewer‑meter projects now yields precise readings that reduce measured water and sewer volumes; city leaders said they will renegotiate terms with the Great Lakes Water Authority to seek bill relief.
Highland Park has completed a long‑running master‑meter project that officials say provides the first accurate citywide measurement of water use in more than a decade and gives the city leverage to seek lower utility charges from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA).
"As of Oct. 15 the last master meter was installed in the ground," Water Director Damon Garrett told residents at a Dec. town hall at the Ernest T. Ford Fieldhouse. Garrett said the meters show average daily water use is about 0.921 million gallons — far lower than previously reported spikes — and that sewer‑flow meters installed at 19 locations give the city hard data on sewage and stormwater volumes.
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