Onsite Check Metering   Water & Wastes Digest August 2008   By Brian Roughan
Portable check metering kit enables verification of virtually any flowmeter
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Flowmeter Foresight   Water & Wastes Digest August 2008   By Clare Pierson
A flowmeter product specialist reviews new technologies and user guidelines
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The Path to Sustainability: Advanced Water Metering   Water & Wastes Digest May 2008   By Peter Sanburn
AMI tool’s analytical and accurate measurements can help utilities and customers conserve
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A Picture of Success   Water & Wastes Digest March 2008   By Ted Schaar
New meters are virtual cash registers for Massachusetts utility
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Large Meters: the industry workhorses   Water & Wastes Digest February 2008   By Richard Straley
Field-tested developments in large metering technology deliver extremely low- to high-flow rate solution
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Replacements for Revenue   Water & Wastes Digest February 2008   By Andre Noel
A Massachusetts community does away with large meters, reaps benefits
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AMR Technology Advances the Industry   Water & Wastes Digest October 2007   By WWD editorial staff
AMR and the newer AMI technology provide efficient solutions for reduced staffing problems

Bringing Efficiency to Customer Service   Water & Wastes Digest April 2007   By Lindy Farmer
A Georgia water utility quickly reaps benefits of investing in innovative meter-reading technology

Advanced Metering Simplified   Water & Wastes Digest February 2007   By Matthew Lesh
AMRA sets out to clear confusion with new online technology assessment tool

Right on the Stick   Water & Wastes Digest January 2007   By Bruce Bathurst
Analytical measurement system saves 60% in total process control system costs

Improving the Inventory Process   Water & Wastes Digest September 2006   By Brian Albright
New data collection software allows equipment inventory to be completed in half the time with fewer people

Understanding the Meter-to-AMR Interface   Water & Wastes Digest August 2006   By Larry Sears
Advantages and disadvantages of absolute and incremental encoders
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Plugging Leaks & Cutting Losses   Water & Wastes Digest August 2006   By Betsy Loeff
American Water proves sensors find pre-gushers leaks

Second Time Around   Water & Wastes Digest August 2006   Betsy Loeff
Water utility swaps phone AMR for RF

AMR Solution Strikes Gold   Water & Wastes Digest August 2006    Scott Durham
Las Vegas Valley Water District addresses growing population with key technologies

Crossing AMR’s Iron Curtain   Water & Wastes Digest April 2006   By Betsy Loeff
Water utilities uncover a variety of RF signal strength solutions

Right on the Money   Water & Wastes Digest February 2006   By Tom Galuska
Propagation modeling provides pinpoint accuracy for meter collection system planning

Water Conservation Leads to Improved Water Quality   Water & Wastes Digest December 2005   By Brian Boxer
California water agencies protect and conserve water resources by addressing the link between water conservation and water quality

Selecting Flow Monitoring Technologies for Your Agency   Water & Wastes Digest July 2005   By Patrick Stevens
The EPA recognized the difficulty faced by municipalities as they try to sort through the performance claims by manufacturers of environmental equipment, and several years ago developed the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program to verify performance of several types of air- and water-related equipment including flow meters.

Maneuvering More from Drive-by AMR   Water & Wastes Digest February 2005   By Betsy Loeff
“As a result of our project, we’ve learned a lot about water meter automation issues,” Adkins said.

City of Warren, Ohio converts to advanced AMR system   Water & Wastes Digest February 2005

Finding Leaks Leads to Saving Money   Water & Wastes Digest February 2005   By Betsy Loeff
We hate the expression unaccounted-for water,” Carl Yates, the utility’s general manager, said. “So we started using our SCADA system to monitor nighttime flows in an effort to understand consumption patterns and identify potential problems.”

Automatic Water Accountability   Water & Wastes Digest February 2005   By David A. Herchko
With compound annual growth at over 30% in units over the past five years and market penetration at just over 18%, the future for AMR systems in the water utility market looks very exciting

AMR Results Speak Volumes   Water & Wastes Digest January 2005   Buddy Morgan
Montgomery, Ala. became a field test site for the R900 RF MIU during its product development phase. This test provided confirmation that AMR would be a viable solution for the city.

IS Teams Aid AMR Installations   Water & Wastes Digest August 2004   By Betsy Loeff
Honeywell installers began deploying the 87,000 Hexagram endpoints in the utility’s fixed-network system two years ago.

Advances in Magmeter Technology   Water & Wastes Digest April 2004   By Jeffrey A. Galvin
For many reasons, applications for magmeters have mushroomed in a number of key markets, including those in water and wastewater.

Technology Springs Water Plant Evolution   Water & Wastes Digest December 2003
This modular, multi-parameter metering system can accommodate up to 20 sensors, allowing plants to easily respond to increasing water demands.

Straight from the Box   Water & Wastes Digest November 2003   Paul Hersch
There are but two U.S. EPA approved, in-field methods for determining total chlorine residual (TCR). While both methods are cost-effective, user-friendly and provide assured, accurate measurements on digital readouts, the difference between the two is that one uses colorimetry while the other incorporates iodometric electrode (IE) technology.

Nation's Largest AMR System Comes Online in DC   Water & Wastes Digest July 2003   Denise Covelli
Driven by the need to replace aging, inaccurate water meters, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) has spent the past 16 months implementing North America's largest water utility Fixed Network RF System, working with the team of ABB, United Metering and Hexagram

Understanding Water Service Entries   Water Engineering & Management May 2003   Don Renner
This series of articles will describe each of the separate functions or components of the entry line as individual items and will detail how each can be used or placed. Additional information within each article will describe the operating characteristics of each device as well as some tips on maintenance and service. The articles will not cover water shutoff valves or devices.
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Assessing Leakage in Water Supply Networks Using Flowmeters   Water Engineering & Management March 2003   Richard Furness, PhD., CEng. and ISA Fellow
Flowmeter usage is diverse and central to the entire water cycle control within the industry. The metering process directly or indirectly influences resource management, process control, new works planning, distribution management, leakage detection, financial control and environmental issues.
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Keeping Meters On Line: Accurately Measuring Drinking Water and Sewage   Water Engineering & Management September 2002   Rodney Johnson
Detroit Water & Sewerage Department (DWSD) has a high stake in keeping its flowmeters up and running with calibrated accuracy. This is especially true for its 278 wholesale water meters used in its vast network of distribution lines that serve 126 communities. It also is true for metering sewage inputs from wholesale customers for its Wastewater Treatment Plant. This article focuses on a unique answer that DWSD found for keeping its magnetic meters online by means of a portable electronic system that verifies and certifies calibration, all done in-line.
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Selecting the Right Water Meter   Water Quality Products June 2002   Jack C. Haley, ABB Water Meters, Inc.
Water meters have for many years made the public more aware of consumption. Now, with all the new water quality products that are becoming available, water metering is more meaningful every day
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Texas Utility Cuts Meter Reading Costs, Improves Efficiency with AMR   Water & Wastes Digest April 2002
The city of Pasadena, Texas, targeted a variety of objectives for improved customer service in meter reading. Pasadena’s primary goals were elimination of estimated water bills and minimized disruption for customers. But the city’s manual reading system was inefficient, especially where meters were remote or hard to access. The answer was a system that increased the efficiency of Pasadena’s water meter reading operations with a leap from a manual meter reading process to an automated meter reading (AMR) solution.

Data Logger/SCADA Integration Saves Time For Field Crews, Permits Early Warning of Problems   Water & Wastes Digest February 2002   Charles Calapa
By integrating water meter data recorders as SCADA system RTUs, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is making field crews more efficient and getting indications of problems within seconds.

Legionella Management and Monitoring: Part I   Water Quality Products January 2002   Paul S. Warden, Kristen S. Fallon, Ph.D., M.S.E.L., Analytical Services, Inc., and Colin R. Fricker,
This article will present an overview of Legionella bacteria, its ecology and sample collection strategies. A discussion of the pros and cons of Legionella monitoring also is included.
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Microwave Propagation Helps Measure Sludge Density   Water Engineering & Management October 2001   John Hemphill
Measuring sludge density using microwave propagation can offer a high degree of accuracy even under the worst process conditions.
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AMR: An Asset Comes of Age   Water Engineering & Management August 2001   John Hengesh
Automatic meter reading has helped water utilities and municipalities solve numerous challengesand significantly reduce expenses.
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New Water Meter Thrives in Harsh Environment   Water & Wastes Digest July 2001
The Nevada desert: grit, dust, blazing hot sun by day and ground frosts by night. Just the place to stake out a water meter in an open pit and see how long it can last. That is what happened to a new SmartMeter -- with some revealing results.
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Insertable Electromagnetic Flowmeter Solves Difficult Piping Problem   Water & Wastes Digest April 2001
A difficult piping arrangement that included limited distance between the metering site and pipe fittings posed a dilemma for the engineering staff at a city of Frederick, Maryland, raw water pumping station.
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Municipal Plant Upgrades Wastewater Treatment With New Magnetic Flowmeters   Water & Wastes Digest February 2001
Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District needed to replace its aging electromagnetic flowmeters at 32 points in its Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant. After carefully weighing its options, the district decided to purchase UniMag magmeters from Isco, Inc.
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New Meter Helps Diagnose Piping Vibration Problem In a Natural Gas Compressor   Water & Wastes Digest October 2000
A newly installed production field natural gas compressor package was exhibiting excessive vibration throughout the inlet piping. Fearing a vibration related piping failure, the compressor could not be run at its rated RPM or gas capacity.

Best Meter Management Practices for Water Utilities   Water Engineering & Management August 2000   Donald L. Schlenger, Ph.D.
Meter management practices directly affect a water utility’s competitive position in the marketplace. Not only does the meter serve as the "cash register" for the utility, but it also offers unique opportunities to improve productivity and enhance customer service.

Planning Saves Time, Money When Selecting Flowmeters   Water & Wastes Digest July 2000
Steve Huth, president of Water Specialties Corp. of Porterville, Calif., offers insights into meter design, installation, and application for engineers and specifiers who wish to avoid career-limiting pitfalls associated with flowmeter selection.

Automating the Sludge Pumping/Polymer Metering Systems   Water Engineering & Management May 2000   Ted Follest
The Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), located near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has installed a state-of-the-art, computer controlled system to regulate polymer injection rates.

Optimizing Chemical Feed at Watertown Water Wells   Water Engineering & Management March 2000   Michael C. Olesen

Water Meter Selections for Water Quality Applications   Water Quality Products March 2000   Jack C. Haley
Water meters have for many years made the public more aware of consumption, and now with all of the new water quality products that are becoming available, water metering becomes more meaningful every day.

Remote Wireless Meter Reading Technology Utilizes Only Digital Control Channels   Water & Wastes Digest August 1999
The challenge from a major natural gas transmission company was simple: develop a low cost, remote wireless technology that could provide daily automatic PC meter reading. The solution, developed by PGI International of Houston, Texas, was a product called Skylemetry.

Low Lead Bronze Water Meters: Common Questions   Water & Wastes Digest July 1999   Patrick T. Grayson
A question-and-answer session with Patrick T. Grayson, president of ABB Water Meters Inc., about low lead bronze water meters.

Flowmeter Helps Industry Measure Success   Water Engineering & Management December 1998
Many industrial companies rely on accurate metering of the liquid they process through their plants. When the metering fails, so does the process. A paper mill in West Monroe, Louisiana, Riverwood International, discovered this a few years ago when operators found that existing flowmeters were unreliable.

Continuous Monitoring Saves City from Building a New Plant   Water Engineering & Management July 1998

Nostalgic MWD Joins Computer Revolution   Water Engineering & Management October 1997

Survey Uncovers Million-Gallon-Per-Day Leak   Water Engineering & Management September 1997

Inbound Technology and Wireless AMR   Water Engineering & Management September 1997   Larry Sears
With their wireless installation and better efficiency, automatic meter reading systems are destined to become a neccessity.

AMR: A Crucial Element in Developing a Comprehensive Customer Service Strategy   Water Engineering & Management August 1997   Don Schlenger, Ph.D.
Automatic meter reading can be expensive, but when looked at as a customer service instrument, it can be a valuable asset.

City Cuts Costs, Improves Accuracy with Radio Frequency Meter Reading   Water Engineering & Management August 1997   Joe Hastreiter
Officials in Aiken, S.C., found that reading water meters with radio frequency systems can increase revenue and decrease labor costs.

Water System Metering Modernization Eases Metropolitan Money Crunch   Water Engineering & Management July 1997

Propeller Meter Undergoes Its Own Improvements   Water Engineering & Management March 1997

Meter Management: Best Practices for Water Utilities   Water Engineering & Management March 1997   Donald L. Schlenger, Ph.D.
Choosing the right meter for your utility can have a great impact on the options available to you in the future.

Hunting Down Water Leaks   Water Engineering & Management October 1996   Brian Dumbleton
Computers are now playing an ever-increasing role in the monitoring and control of leaks.

Determining the Economical Optimum Life of Residential Water Meters   Water Engineering & Management September 1996   Dr. Hans D. Allender, P.E.
When should you replace a water meter? A methodology for the calculation of this optimum age is presented.

AMR Installation: Make Your Own Decision   Water Engineering & Management August 1996   Maritza Jackson
When faced with a majority of old meters performing poorly, the City of Pontiac, Michigan, not only replaced these meters, but also the hand-held meter reading devices.

Water Utilities Use AMR to Reduce Costs, Improve Services   Water & Wastes Digest July 1996   Heather Freise
Milwaukee Water Works has a problem. Unfortunately, it is not a problem unique to this utility.

Energy Act Spurs Use of More Efficient Fixtures   Water Engineering & Management September 1995   Naeem Qureshi
New regulations relating to water saving devices will enable utilities to help customers conserve water.

Better Large Meter Accuracy Increases Revenues, Reduces Water Losses   Water Engineering & Management January 1995   Mark C. Carney, John Travis and Jeffrey A. Smith
Large water meters help public and private water utilities to battle higher costs while striving to keep water rates down.

Ohio City Benefits From AMR Decision   Water Engineering & Management January 1995   Dennis Zentarski
A 34-item list of potential benefits helped persuade a city council to give AMR a chance.