The era of estimated water bills is coming to an end in the City of Ottawa.
Councillor Maria McRae, chair of the City of Ottawa’s Environment Committee, and Innes Councillor Rainer Bloess were joined by City staff at a Blackburn Hamlet residence to launch the first phase of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project – a project that will see all water meter reading devices located outside residents' homes upgraded. With this new system all water bills will be based on actual consumption.
The City’s current equipment that requires manual water meter readings is at the end of its life cycle. It serves approximately 210,000 accounts and obtains most of its meter readings from receivers (black pad or touch pad attached to the outside wall of a home or business) that are wired to the water meters.
The new Advanced Metering Intrastructure (AMI) system reads water meters through radio frequency transmissions.
The initial installation phase of the new units will begin in Blackburn Hamlet for approximately 1,500 customers in mid-May and will be rolled out city-wide over the next two years.
For the majority of the upgrades no one needs to be home. The installation of the new transmitter is a simple 20-minute process that can be completed outside the home. There are some homes where the installer will have to gain entry to install the upgrade because of the location of the older unit or the way it has been wired. These customers will receive notification from the City with details about scheduling an appointment.
For complete details please visit ottawa.ca
Councillor Maria McRae, chair of the City of Ottawa’s Environment Committee, and Innes Councillor Rainer Bloess were joined by City staff at a Blackburn Hamlet residence to launch the first phase of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project – a project that will see all water meter reading devices located outside residents' homes upgraded. With this new system all water bills will be based on actual consumption.
The City’s current equipment that requires manual water meter readings is at the end of its life cycle. It serves approximately 210,000 accounts and obtains most of its meter readings from receivers (black pad or touch pad attached to the outside wall of a home or business) that are wired to the water meters.
The new Advanced Metering Intrastructure (AMI) system reads water meters through radio frequency transmissions.
The initial installation phase of the new units will begin in Blackburn Hamlet for approximately 1,500 customers in mid-May and will be rolled out city-wide over the next two years.
For the majority of the upgrades no one needs to be home. The installation of the new transmitter is a simple 20-minute process that can be completed outside the home. There are some homes where the installer will have to gain entry to install the upgrade because of the location of the older unit or the way it has been wired. These customers will receive notification from the City with details about scheduling an appointment.
For complete details please visit ottawa.ca
