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St. Clair Shores approves $2.05M water‑meter replacement program with cellular reads
Summary
Council approved a blanket purchase order up to $2,054,490 with Blue Water Solutions to replace aging water meters and move endpoints to an LTE cellular reading network, prioritizing addresses with estimated readings first.
The St. Clair Shores City Council on Feb. 17 approved a water‑meter replacement and reading program with Blue Water Solutions and a fiscal‑year 2025–26 blanket purchase order in the amount of $2,054,490.
DPW Director Brian Babcock and AEW engineer Jacob Fenich told council the city's meter reading system has shown rising water‑loss trends and nearly 5,000 accounts with problematic readings as of recent years, driven in part by aging meters and antenna/radio infrastructure. The…
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