New Water Meters Catch Leaks Faster

According to a press release issued by the City of Carlsbadistan, The Carlsbad Municipal Water District is installing 1,000 new high tech water meeters that “keep track of water use and detect leaks more quickly.

The new meters will be installed within the business park surrounding Palomar Airport, along Avenida Encinas, and in the Car Country Carlsbad area. . . “The new meters are a great example of using technology to increase efficiency and provide even better service to our customers,” said Cari Dale, City of Carlsbad public works manager. . . The meters’ leak detection technology will help the water district respond to potential water leaks quickly by alerting the district of unusual water use at individual properties. Currently, leaks are found mainly by seeing evidence of excess water and by property owners noticing unexplained increases in water use on their monthly bills. In the future, the new water meters will allow water customers to receive real-time water use and billing information online.

The switch over is going to cost the district about $400,000 for 998 new meters. Just think how much it will cost to roll over the other 27,000 customers. New water meters use technology to track water use, detect leaks

CARLSBAD, Calif. – The Carlsbad Municipal Water District is making the move to a new kind of water meter that uses technology to keep track of water use and detect leaks more quickly than the current manual system. At its Aug. 18 meeting, the district’s board of directors approved the first 1,000 to be installed starting Sept. 15.

The new meters will be installed within the business park surrounding Palomar Airport, along Avenida Encinas, and in the Car Country Carlsbad area.

“The new meters are a great example of using technology to increase efficiency and provide even better service to our customers,” said Cari Dale, City of Carlsbad public works manager.

The meters’ leak detection technology will help the water district respond to potential water leaks quickly by alerting the district of unusual water use at individual properties. Currently, leaks are found mainly by seeing evidence of excess water and by property owners noticing unexplained increases in water use on their monthly bills. In the future, the new water meters will allow water customers to receive real-time water use and billing information online.

The change-over to the 998 automated meters will cost just more than $400,000. The money for the project will come from funds budgeted by the water district for the purchase and replacement of water meters. At its June 23 meeting, the board decided that all new meters in the district will be automated meters. It is anticipated that all district meters will be automated by 2024.

In addition to helping to identify potential water waste, the automated meters will save money and enable the water district to operate more efficiently. At this time, approximately six water district staff make monthly visits to customer properties to manually read the water meters.

The Carlsbad Municipal Water District serves 28,000 customers covering 85 percent of the city. The southeastern portion of the city gets water service from Olivenhain Municipal Water District and Vallecitos Water District.

For more information, call the Carlsbad Municipal Water District at 760-438-2722.