Star Valley Ranch administrator recommends replacing aging water meters, cites $500,000 estimate

Administrator Brent Aitken told the Town Council the municipality is confronting widespread water-meter failures and inaccuracies and recommended replacing the failing devices rather than pursuing piecemeal recalibration. "The current budget includes an estimate of approximately $500,000 for meter replacement," Aitken said, noting many meters were manufactured between 2006 and 2010 and that problems include complete failures, underreporting transmitters, units requiring manual reads, and meters that over-read when air is in the lines.