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Aztec staff urge roughly $2M meter modernization to stop lost water revenue
Summary
City staff presented options to replace aging mechanical water meters, citing data truncation, driver‑by support ending in 2028, and vendor quotes implying a full ultrasonic/cellular replacement could total about $1.5–2.2 million.
City staff told commissioners at a March 24 workshop that Aztec’s water‑meter fleet is aging and that data‑collection and billing issues mean the city may be losing revenue and field efficiency.
A utilities staff presenter said many of the city’s mechanical (Badger) meters are about 20 years old, and that mechanical meters can slow and under‑register flow. Staff showed vendor quotes for a full system replacement using ultrasonic meters and remote transmitters and reported a core meter quote of about $1,000,500 plus additional services and larger commercial meter costs that together drove a total city‑wide…
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