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Water utility previews AMI meter rollout and tank replacements; rate study scheduled

Douglas County Board of County Commissioners · March 24, 2026
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Water utility staff told the commission state guidance is prompting replacement of older bolted-steel tanks, and proposed a multiyear advanced‑metering infrastructure (AMI) project to improve leak detection and billing; county staff previewed a rate study and asked for guidance on timing of implementation.

Douglas County water staff described a multi-year capital slate that includes replacement or redundancy of aging storage tanks, an AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) program to replace drive-by AMR meters with real-time, radio-tower-based metering and a preview of an updated water-rate study.

Deputy Public Works Director Rick Robillard said state sanitary-survey approaches and Bureau of Safe Drinking Water guidance…

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