Advancing Ordinances and the Public Water Utility

Recently, there has been an exciting expansion in the definition of “assets” for the public water utility that could encourage more ‘green’ infrastructure to be funded. This is being encouraged by the GASB 62 rule. This rule has been on the books for years, but clarifying the rule is giving it new life to the public water utility. This update was carried out by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), which is a private-sector organization that establishes accounting and financial reporting standards within the United States. The clarified rule is relevant to public water utilities because assets must be utility-owned infrastructure to be supported by bonds.

Pressure Management and Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Managing pressure in a water distribution system is not an isolated objective. Pressure management works best as one element of a multi-faceted program that also includes acoustic leak detection and temperature monitoring. These sensor systems can become more impactful when interfaced or hosted on an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system and approached as one component of a holistic asset management program. AMI can help reduce instances of undiscovered leaks through system-generated alerts and keep track of other important metrics and indicators, such as water temperature, which would compromise the integrity of the water pipes and cause new leaks.

City of Dunn Awards AMI Program Management to MeterSYS

MeterSYS will deploy the AMI system for the City in cooperation with the prime contractor, Ferguson Waterworks, and technology manufacturer Sensus. MeterSYS program management services will provide the City with full “turn-key” professional AMI oversight for assurances of system reliability, technology efficiencies, improved utility revenues, and enhanced customer service. 

Mt. Gilead as new Metering as a Service Partner with MeterSYS

We are pleased to announce another Metering as a Service partner in North Carolina.  The Town of Mt. Gilead selected MeterSYS this week to provide turn-key P3 (public-private partnership) advanced metering services for its water utility. 

11th Annual Maness Local Government Endowment Golf Tournament

The MeterSYS team had a great time again this year at the Roy A. Maness Local Government Endowment Annual Golf Tournament. 

Louisville - Good Water and Good Bourbon

On a recent family vacation, we traveled to Kentucky to tour Bourbon Country. Using an Airbnb in Louisville as our home base for 4 days, we drank our way around the region and discovered that not only is their bourbon fantastic, but their water…

Remote Disconnect Meters: A True Value-Add

Water meter technology has been advancing steadily, providing added value to water utilities in recent years. In 2012, Mueller Systems introduced a Remote Disconnect Meter (RDM) that helped to advance the industry and raised the bar in water…

Town of Fuquay-Varina Selects MeterSYS for Phase 1 Implementation of AMI

Following completion of feasibility analysis by MeterSYS, the Town of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina has selected us to lead Phase 1 of AMI implementation beginning in May of 2018.  MeterSYS, in partnership with United Systems and Itron, will…

Town of Kenansville Now Another Metering as a Service® Partner

MeterSYS has completed network installation for the Town of Kenansville, North Carolina following approval by the Town to deploy AMI technology through a service agreement with our company in February of this year.

Misconceptions On Advanced Metering (AMI)

Facebook has been in the news recently for customer privacy issues. Public concerns center around how their personal information is handled, collected, sold to third parties, and exposed to hacks or data leaks. Increasingly, there is discomfort…