Sensus (Xylem) Case Studies Water District Improves Meter Read Accuracy

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Water District Improves Meter Read Accuracy

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries	Utilities
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Challenge	Headquartered in Perris, California, EMWD provides services to seven cities in Riverside County and is California’s sixth-largest water agency. With 795,000 individuals served and counting, the Southern California water provider is quickly installing meters to keep up with its expanding customer base. In the past four years alone, the utility has installed more than 7,000 new residential and commercial meters. With a growing number of customers to gather data from each month and California’s ongoing drought creating new regulatory challenges, the organization needed to conserve time and water. Read More
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Customer Name	Eastern Municipal Water District Read More
Solution	EMWD deployed the Sensus FlexNet® communication network to improve operations and meet the needs of a growing population. The utility now relies on the FlexNet system to read meters remotely, a vast improvement over manual reads. In fact, EMWD now reads more than 52,000 meters using Sensus technology. In addition, EMWD uses FlexNet to: Collect accurate data in a timely manner Generate reports for customers Analyze usage Conserve water Improve operational efficiency Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Electricity Meters, Gas Meters, Water Usage Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Sensors - Utility Meters

Applicable Industries

Utilities

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Challenge

Headquartered in Perris, California, EMWD provides services to seven cities in Riverside County and is California’s sixth-largest water agency. With 795,000 individuals served and counting, the Southern California water provider is quickly installing meters to keep up with its expanding customer base. In the past four years alone, the utility has installed more than 7,000 new residential and commercial meters. With a growing number of customers to gather data from each month and California’s ongoing drought creating new regulatory challenges, the organization needed to conserve time and water.

About Customer

Customer Name

Eastern Municipal Water District

Solution

EMWD deployed the Sensus FlexNet® communication network to improve operations and meet the needs of a growing population. The utility now relies on the FlexNet system to read meters remotely, a vast improvement over manual reads. In fact, EMWD now reads more than 52,000 meters using Sensus technology. In addition, EMWD uses FlexNet to: Collect accurate data in a timely manner Generate reports for customers Analyze usage Conserve water Improve operational efficiency

Data Collected

Electricity Meters, Gas Meters, Water Usage

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Operation] Improve operational efficiency
Impact #2	[Cost Reduction - Energy] Conserve water
Impact #3	[Process Optimization - Real Time Monitoring] Remote meter readings

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Operation]
Improve operational efficiency

Impact #2

[Cost Reduction - Energy]
Conserve water

Impact #3

[Process Optimization - Real Time Monitoring]
Remote meter readings

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Water District Improves Meter Read Accuracy

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