aging water infrastructure and improve the efficiency of their day-to-day operations. During the initial phase of Fairview’s water master plan, Water Superintendent David Pace discovered most of the meters in the system were at least 20 years old. Of the meters removed and tested, they were on average 33% inaccurate at low flow levels, which reduces Fairview’s billable usage by 9%.
Also, with no remote reading capabilities, a limited staff, and a monthly billing cycle, Pace was tasked with manually reading meters located in backyards of homes, dairy farm fields and other hard to reach remote location. Water superintendent, David Pace, now performs meter readings electronically in a third of the time it previously took.
“Kamstrup meters, meter reading hardware and software are much better, simpler and more user friendly than previous meters and radio-read systems that I have used. The meters have a better display and are better designed, making installation simpler.”
David Pace, Water Superintendent
The Utility: Fairview Water District in Tillamook, OR
Number of Metering Points: 650
Metering Technology: flowIQ® smart ultrasonic meters and AMR software via USB thumb drive
Benefits Realized: Recovered 9% of revenue by capturing low flow volumes