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Springfield officials report mid‑project progress on citywide water meter upgrade
Summary
Service Director Chris Moore told the Springfield City Commission the city has passed the halfway point of its water meter replacement, has installed more than 11,500 new meters, and expects to finish the remaining work in roughly two years while continuing to identify service‑line materials per EPA rules.
SPRINGFIELD — Service Director Chris Moore told the Springfield City Commission at a work session that the city has reached the midway point of a multi‑year water meter replacement program and expects to complete the second half in about two years, barring supply‑chain interruptions.
Moore said the city began the upgrade roughly two years ago because many mechanical meters were “30 plus years old” and failing at a rate of “about 30 to 40 per week.” The replacement program, he said, improves customer service and helps the city track nonrevenue water, a priority tied to federal EPA requirements. “We’re here, kind of celebrating the halfway point of our water meter upgrade,” Moore said.
The new meters transmit usage to a system of seven repeaters and a base station on the city’s water tower, feeding a dashboard used by utility billing staff. Moore described two practical customer benefits: the ability to deliver an immediate read for…
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