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Hialeah approves 180-day smart-water-meter pilot to test leak detection and data integration
Summary
Council approved a 180‑day, no‑cost pilot with Sustainability Partners to install about 175–225 ultrasonic smart water meters on selected routes to evaluate leak detection, integration with city systems and resident-facing apps; staff will compare multiple vendors before recommending a long-term solution.
The Hialeah City Council approved a pilot program May 26 to test advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) with Sustainability Partners LLC, authorizing roughly 175–225 ultrasonic smart water meters to be installed across selected routes for about 180 days at no cost to the city or residents.
City staff said the pilot is designed to evaluate how different vendors integrate with city systems, detect leaks via vibration sensing, provide more frequent reads to prevent bill accumulation and offer customer portals or apps. Councilmembers asked technical questions about submetering in apartment buildings and whether remote shutoff capability would be provided. Staff and a city technical representative (Kevin) replied that remote shutoffs are a separate, additional hardware feature not included in the pilot but that the pilot will gather cost and integration data needed to estimate full implementation costs.
The pilot will place meters on routes chosen for similar size and for areas that are historically hard to read. Staff emphasized that the city’s current procedures for access and homeowner responsibility for service lines remain unchanged; the pilot is a diagnostic and evaluation exercise. Councilwoman Monica Perez moved approval and Councilman Lewis Gonzalez seconded; the vote was unanimous.
The administration said it will compare the pilot results with other companies already used by nearby municipalities and will report back with pricing, integration options and recommended next steps.
