A community meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Veterans Memorial Building to explain and demonstrate the new automated water meters that will replace existing meters in Pleasanton homes and businesses starting this month.
The new meters will give consumers the ability to access current and historic water consumption data from any smart device or computer. The data will be more accurate, reduce operating costs and improve customer service, city officials said.
The system is comprised of new meters fitted with meter transmission units, which collect water data every hour, and 16 data-collector units, which transmit this data to a cloud-based computer system.
A new customer web portal will enable water users to access their real-time and historic consumption data from any smart device or computer and enable them to set notifications for abnormal usage alerts that could predict potential leaks in a user’s system.
The project total for the automated metering infrastructure (AMI) procurement and installation of up to 22,000 new water meters is just over $7 million and has been paid for through the city’s Capital Improvement Program and the Water Enterprise Fund.
The Veterans Memorial Building is located at 301 Main St. in downtown Pleasanton.
Additional information on the project can be found on the city’s website at www.cityofpleasantonca.gov under Hot Topics.
