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Council approves $26M AMI rollout and $6.5M monitoring contract to modernize Denton water systems
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City Council unanimously approved a $26 million Badger Meter advanced‑metering infrastructure program covering about 46,000 meters and a separate $6,496,090 five‑year XylemView monitoring and analytics contract to improve leak detection, system monitoring and wastewater inflow/infiltration detection.
The Denton City Council approved two water‑utility modernization contracts on April 21: a Badger Meter advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) implementation valued up to $26 million and a five‑year, not‑to‑exceed $6,496,090 agreement with XylemView for water and wastewater monitoring and analytics.
Kyle Pedego, Planning and Engineering Division Manager for Water Utilities, said the AMI program will replace approximately 46,000 meters (about 40,000 residential) in a staged rollout planned to span roughly 24 months. Pedego said residents can expect short service interruptions of under an hour during replacements and that door‑hanger notices will be delivered four weeks before installation; an opt‑out modeled on the DME system will be available.
"This will enable the utility to more accurately measure our water usage, detect leaks throughout the system, improve customer service," Pedego told council. He cited a Jacobs feasibility study that estimated about $18 million in labor and meter‑reading savings over the course of implementation.
The XylemView contract will consolidate siloed monitoring systems, provide inline flow monitoring across the wastewater network, alert staff to flow surges, identify inflow and infiltration and help prioritize pipe repairs — measures intended to reduce sanitary sewer overflows and improve hydraulic model calibration.
Both measures passed unanimously (7–0). Councilors asked about installation logistics, savings projections and notification methods; staff said most installations are quick and will be performed by the vendor, and that Jacobs estimated $18 million in savings on meter reading and labor over implementation.
