During the January 8th Council Meeting the
Council approved a resolution authorizing the city to apply for a $1.5m federal
water efficiency grant to help pay for the installation of new Automatic Meter
Infrastructure (AMI) water meters.
The new meters directly transmit information to the city
water department. This allows the city and
residents to determine if there is a broken water pipe or other water leak for
example. Not only does this technology
help prevent water damage and waste, but also saves the city the expense of
periodic trips to each physical location to read a meter.
Provo city has paid for and installed 2,700 meters to date. The
grant would provide federal funds over the next three years to cover the
purchase and installation costs of the approximately 17,000 more meters needed
to cover the entire city.
Council Member Rick Healey who has one of the new meters
installed on his property noted that he received a discount on his home owner’s
insurance because he had a mechanism that would indicate if he had a water leak
that could lead to potential water damage.
The City will now move forward with the grant application
and will await notice on approval or disapproval.
You can view the council discussion on this issue at the
following link: Council
Water Efficiency Grant Discussion.
To learn more about the meter technology visit the following
link: Automatic
Meter Readers.
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