Citations with the tag: WATER-meters
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- Retrofitting water meters helps ease city's infrastructure spending woes.
// Government Product News; Jul97, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p7Reports on the efforts of the Phoenix water department in Arizona, to cut cost at the department by retrofitting their water meters instead of replacing them. Comments from Steve Schebler, assistant superintendent of water production; Replacement of water heads by Water Specialties Corporation;...
- City may waive water meter hookup fees for infill.
Fessenden, Jim // Inside Tucson Business; 11/16/98, Vol. 8 Issue 34, p10Reports that city of Tucson, Arizona, is considering the addition of water meters to its infill fee waiver program. Mechanics of the city's infill fee waiver program; Aim of using the waiver of fees as an incentive to developing in a specific area.
- Products & services feature: Meters & automatic meter reading.
Fessenden, Jim // WaterWorld; Jan/Feb95, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p38Features several water meters and automatic meter reading equipment available in the United States. Includes plastic meter pits; Handheld field computers; Mechanical water meters; Wrench for water meters; Portable data collection unit; Meter test benches.
- Untitled.
Fessenden, Jim // WaterWorld; Feb96, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p2Presents descriptions of new products of Schlumberger Water Division. Residential fire service meter; Encoders; Reclaim meter; Products for reading water meters by telephone; ProRead, a portable programming unit.
- Touch read system speeds meter reading process.
Parsons, Shannon // WaterWorld; Apr96, Vol. 12 Issue 4, p16Reports on the installation of Sensus touch-read meter reading systems for the water meters in Corinth, Mississippi. Advantages; Reasons for upgrade.
- Products & services feature: Flow, level & pressure measurement.
Parsons, Shannon // WaterWorld; Jul/Aug96, Vol. 12 Issue 7, p17Features products and equipment for measuring water flow, water level, and water pressure. Includes the Model 7510 Flowmeter from the Accusonic Division of ORE International; Magflow magnetic flowmeters from Danfoss Instrumentation Products; LVU-150 Ultrasonic Sensors from Omega Engineering;...
- Milwaukee takes lead in water industry AMR.
Parsons, Shannon // WaterWorld; Oct96, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p46Focuses on the City of Milwaukee Water Works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's installation of water meters and wireless automated meter reader (AMR) modules. Problems with access to water meters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Background to the establishment of the AMR systems; Features of the AMR system...
- Residential suburb installs new AMR system.
Parsons, Shannon // WaterWorld; Oct96, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p46Focuses on the Evesham Water Department in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's completion of the installation of a Telephone Dial Outbound meter reading system for its customers. Features of the system; Background to the project; Features of the Telecoders used in the system.
- Manufacturers improving AMR technology.
Hercho, Dave // WaterWorld; Jun97, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p14Editorial. Assesses findings of a 1997 study of automatic meter reading (AMR) technology projects in the United States. Reasons for the popularity of radio-based AMR; Manufacturers' reduction of interference problems by making plastic lids and lids with `air holes'; Installation of RadioRead...
- City switches from telephone to radio read.
Hercho, Dave // WaterWorld; Jun97, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p14Editorial. Describes Antioch, California's switch from telephone-read water system to radio-read system. Brief history on city employees' search for available technology for automatic meter reading (AMR); Problems with the Badger's telephone-based AccessPlus system; Advantages of Badger's...
- NYC installing touch-read meter system.
Stanley, Debbie // WaterWorld; Jun97, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p16Editorial. Describes New York City's installation of water meters to eliminate its fixed rate system. Brief overview on the city's search for its water shortage problem; Terms under Logicon's contract to deliver hand-held computers and probes to the city; Meter reading procedure; City's pilot...
- Costumers hit with bogus bills.
Stanley, Debbie // WaterWorld; Jun97, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p17Editorial. Reports on the discrepancy in water bills received by residents of Aurora, Colorado due to a glitch in the city's new radio-based drive-by meter reading system. Description of the problem in the meter reading system; Allocated budget for the installation of the city's new meter system.
- Flowmeter users should remember: `Buyer beware'.
Pillar, Jan L. // WaterWorld; Oct97, Vol. 13 Issue 9, p50Discusses factors to consider in determining the functionality of water-meters. Consideration of the difficulties involved in open-channel flow monitoring; Physical measurement of the depth of liquid indicated in the meter.
- Radio based AMR solves safety problems and more.
Pillar, Jan L. // WaterWorld; Jun98, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p70Focuses on Granger-Hunter Improvement District's use of a radio-based automatic meter reading (AMR) technology to solve water meter reading problems. Use of a hand held interrogator to read all meters; Benefits of using the technology.
- AWWA to develop standard for `single-jet' meters.
Pillar, Jan L. // WaterWorld; Jul/Aug98, Vol. 14 Issue 7, p29Focuses on the development of a standard for `Single-Jet' water meters by the American Water Works Association. Purpose of the standard; Features of the meters; History of Single-Jet technology; Comparison with conventional meters.
- Remote read system cuts utility estimates in Lima, Ohio.
Pillar, Jan L. // American City & County; Nov94, Vol. 109 Issue 12, p52Describes Lima, Ohio's water meter replacement project which involved the installation of automatic remote read system from Schlumberger Limited. Mechanism of the system; Cost savings; Replacement of residential, industrial and commercial meters; Plan to install radio-controlled meter-reading...
- Water heaters.
Pillar, Jan L. // Energy User News; Aug97, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p26Presents a list of water heaters used in the electric industry.
- Future of Fresno lies in the hands of voters.
Willey, Larry // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 02/14/2000, Issue 322577, p39Calls on voters in Fresno, California, to vote for the approval of Measure A, the adoption of voluntary water meters in the city on the March 7, 2000, ballot. Implications for the region's economic conditions.
- Water Section 2: WATER METER MARKETS BY REGION AND COUNTRY $ production, imports, exports, sales 2002.
Willey, Larry // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, p15Presents a chart on the production, import, export and sales of water meters by country in 2002. Switzerland; Slovenia; Greece; Philippines; Fiji.
- Water Section 3: WATER METER MARKETS BY REGION AND COUNTRY.
Willey, Larry // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, p21Presents data on industrial high voltage and residential low voltage water meter purchased by region and country in 2002. Asia; Central America; Armenia; Somalia; Iran.
- Water Section 6: THE PATTERN OF TRADE BY COUNTRY.
Willey, Larry // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, p39Presents data on the unit exports of water-meter by country from 1997 to 2002. Belgium; Spain; South Africa; China; Mexico.
- Water Section 7: THE PATTERN OF TRADE BY COUNTRY.
Willey, Larry // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, p41Presents data on export of water meters by major countries from 1997 to 2002. France; Norway; Philippines; Australia; Canada.
- Water Section 8 AVERAGE UNIT PRICES BY COUNTRY.
Willey, Larry // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, p43Presents a chart on the average export price per unit by country from 1997 to 2002. Austria; Turkey; Taiwan; Sri Lanka; Argentina.
- Products & services feature: Flow, level & pressure measurement.
Willey, Larry // WaterWorld; Mar97, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p24Features equipment and supplies for water flow, level and pressure measurement. Flow monitor from Data Industrial Corp.; Magmeter from Sparling Instruments Inc.; Replaceable electrodes from Krohne America Inc.
- Which? calls for charging changes.
Willey, Larry // Utility Week; 3/7/2003, Vol. 19 Issue 10, p5Talks about the issue on water metering. Concern expressed by WaterVoice South West regarding the issue.
- Optimal water meter sizing and maintenance system (OSMS).
E. Johnson // Water Science & Technology: Water Supply; 2003, Vol. 3 Issue 1/2, p79Water meters operating outside their performance specifications can contribute to non-physical water losses as well as to financial losses of a water authority. The aim of this project was to develop and test a computerised system providing a continuum of methods for selecting water meters...
- Village water meter project way behind schedule.
Knight, Chris // Adirondack Daily Enterprise; 9/15/2010, Vol. 117 Issue 218, p1The article reports on the delay of installing 2,300 new meters for village water users in Saranac Lake, New York.
- Meter interface combines functionality, flexibility.
Knight, Chris // WaterWorld; Sep97, Vol. 13 Issue 8, p85Features Schlumberger Industries' MAPS Series 2100 Telephone Inbound Meter Interface Unit. Programmability; Potential use in small-scale installations; Specifications; System compatibility.
- Meters & AMR.
Knight, Chris // WaterWorld; Sep97, Vol. 13 Issue 8, p86Introduces several water-meter equipment. Includes Badger Meter's Recordall Turbo Series meters; Mars Co.'s meter testing equipment; Hexagram's Star wide area RF meter reading system.
- Products & Services Feature: Meters & AMR.
Knight, Chris // WaterWorld; Sep98, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p91Features water meters, automated meter readings (AMR) devices and related equipment available as of September 1998. Includes Tadiran's Litium batteries for Itron AMR devices; Billing software from Dynasty Software Inc.; Electronic propeller meter from Sparling Instruments Inc.
- Village issues status report on new water meter installation.
Knight, Chris // Adirondack Daily Enterprise; 5/10/2010, Vol. 117 Issue 110, p7The article reports on the government's effort to install water meters in Saranac Lake, New York.
- Water hookup fee proposed for new homes.
Delgado, Steve // Inside Tucson Business; 1/20/2003, Vol. 12 Issue 33, p1Reports on the proposed fee for residential water meter by Tucson Water in Arizona. Details of the service connection fee for home built in the city utility's service area; Effectivity date of the proposed fee; Standard process for a water rate.
- New system pays for itself by capturing lost revenues.
Laughlin, James // WaterWorld; Jan/Feb95, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p58Describes an electronic remote water-meter reading system which was implemented by the city of Arcadia, Louisiana, to replace all of its manual-read water meters. Losses incurred by the city because of its outdated and inaccurate meter system; Other improvements made to the city's water system;...
- AMR providers, meter makers join forces.
Laughlin, James // WaterWorld; Oct96, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p17Editorial. Reports on the agreement between Itron Inc. and a number of meter systems manufacturers to provide automatic meter reading modules for water utilities. Features of the agreement; Features of the XLT-5 technology by Talisman Systems; Products offered by Itron Inc.
- Cleveland contracts for integrated AMR, field service system.
Laughlin, James // WaterWorld; Jun98, Vol. 14 Issue 6, p12Reports that the Water Division of the City of Cleveland, Ohio has contracted with Datamatic Inc. to implement a state-of-the-art integrated automatic meter reading (AMR) and field service system. Terms of the agreement; Features of the Datamatic equipment and software.
- City Prepares for the Future with AMR.
Laughlin, James // WaterWorld; Feb2001, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p50Focuses on the use of AMR system technology in water meter-reading operations in Mankato, Minnesota. Views of George Rosati, director of Public Works Department, on the water services in Mankato; Installation of an automatic meter reading system; Implementation of the Itron automatic meter...
- Cincinnati Plans Automated Meter Reading Project.
Laughlin, James // WaterWorld; Jul/Aug2003, Vol. 19 Issue 7, p64Reports that Greater Cincinnati Water Works in Ohio has begun a project to automate data collection from its water meters. Selection of VSI Group Inc. as the general contractor to install Neptune Technology Group's ARB Water Revenue System; Project features including the installation of Neptune...
- Itron, others land Akron work.
Laughlin, James // Journal of Business (10756124); 10/16/2003, Vol. 18 Issue 21, pA2Reports that Spokane, Washington-based Itron Inc. will do a water-meter system upgrade for the city of Akron in Ohio.
- Phoenix water department revamps meter heads.
Laughlin, James // American City & County; Jun97, Vol. 112 Issue 6, p46Relates to the water supply in Phoenix, Arizona and how the water department is monitoring the water flow. Statements made by Steve Schebler assistant superintendent of water production; How many customers does the water department provide for; Methods used by the water department in coping...
- The measure of meters.
Laughlin, James // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 08/23/99, Issue 322502, p26Editorial. Suggests that the Fresno City Council in California hold a plebescite to allow voters express their position on the proposed installation of additional water meters in line with the county's water conservation measures. Need for the county to comply with the federal mandate on water...
- Water meters in the works?
Laughlin, James // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 4/4/2003, Issue 323068, p28Editorial. Focuses on the involvements of politicians in solving the water meter problems when local officials failed to address the problem in Sacramento, California. Impact of the legislation for water meters on the city charter restrictions; Cost of installing water meters; Call for...
- Making water submetering easier to swallow.
Romano, Ellen // Journal of Property Management; Sep/Oct98, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p38Focuses on the water submetering industry in the United States. Systems and devices of meter reading technology; Steps in getting residents to accept submetering; Ease of selling residents on submetering. INSETS: Submetering and leases: Put it in writing;The spectrum of submetering systems.
- Fitting water meters in NI is 'irrational'.
Romano, Ellen // Utility Week; 11/26/2010, Vol. 33 Issue 16, p6This article reports on the reaction of Northern Ireland regional development minister Conor Murphy to plans for Northern Ireland Water to install water meters in new homes.
- New AWWA Meter Standard Published.
Romano, Ellen // WaterWorld; Mar2003, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p26Reports on the American Water Works Association's publication of standard for cold water meters-single jet type. Consensus of competing meter manufacturers that the singe-jet type is the most viable and accurate instrument to measure water.
- Water Section 4 WATER METER MARKETS BY REGION AND COUNTRY.
Romano, Ellen // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, p27Presents data on water meter market forecasts from 2002 to 2007. Finland; Cyprus; Poland; Egypt; Swaziland; Hong Kong.
- Water Section 5: WATER METER MARKETS BY REGION AND COUNTRY.
Romano, Ellen // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, p33Presents data on the water meter market forecasts by region and country per year from 2002 to 2007. Middle East; Ireland; Russia; Israel; Thailand.
- Water Section 12 WATER METER TRADE BY COUNTRY.
Romano, Ellen // Water Utility Meters Report; 2003, Following p129Presents data on exports and imports of water meters by country. Value of Netherlands' export to France and Germany; Number of units imported by Great Britain from Japan and Korea; Directory of water, gas, electricity meter manufacturers.
- Four-in-one Waterproof Meter.
Romano, Ellen // Journal of Environmental Health; Jul/Aug2002, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p47Reports on water analysis specialist Palintest's introduction of an easy-to-use meter that measures, pH, conductivity, temperature and total dissolved solids in all aqueous solutions. Features; Cost.
- City's New AMR System Goes Online.
Romano, Ellen // WaterWorld; May2000, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p17Reports on the Barberton, Ohio Municipal Water Authority's installation of a fixed-base radio-frequency automated meter reading system. Increase in water losses from non-metered services and under-registering meters; Disadvantages of the manual reading system; Installation of the system to...
- AMR Supports Business Initiatives Far Beyond Revenue Billing.
Chebra, Ronald // WaterWorld; Jul/Aug2001, Vol. 17 Issue 7, p33Highlights the importance of automatic meter reading to water utilities. Postulate called Metcalf's Law; Growth of value of interconnections at an exponential rate based on the number of devices that are linked together; Tool for revenue billing and customer service.
