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Council approves $614,000 purchase to convert water meters to cellular reads for faster leak detection
Summary
Sandpoint approved a purchase order to upgrade meter endpoints to cellular reads, enabling more frequent reads and quicker leak detection; staff said the per-endpoint service is about $1/month and the city will accelerate rollout over three years.
The Sandpoint City Council approved a purchase order April 1 for cellular meter endpoints and associated equipment to modernize the city’s water-meter reading system.
Public works director Holly Ellis and vendor representative Brody explained the technical change: replacing older drive-by endpoints with cellular-enabled endpoints so reads can be uploaded…
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