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Council Member Weatherford proposes AI 'water advisor' to alert residents to leaks
Summary
Council Member Weatherford described an online "water advisor" and suggested using AI to analyze meter data and notify residents of potential leaks; he cited a personal instance of a leak that used about 220 gallons per day and said earlier notice would lower bills and conserve water.
Council Member Weatherford told the council he discovered a private water leak only after months and urged the city to use its meter‑data portal to notify residents more quickly. "My water advisor is how residents can find out that they, what their water usage is on a daily, monthly, and weekly basis," Weatherford said, proposing that an AI process generate automated alerts identifying probable leaks.
Weatherford described his own case: "It took them 4 months for me to get this, and I had a 220 gallon per day leak," which raised both his water and sewer bills. He asked staff to assess whether automated alerts could be implemented at modest cost and recommended staff return cost estimates for the FY 2027 budget deliberations.
