Water Meter Management and Sizing
JBS developed a Meter Management Application and Sizing Program in the early 1980's. This program was sponsored as a Seminar series for the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the National Rural Water Association, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), many state water agencies, as well as hundreds of water utilities across the United States. Our experience is based on analysis of literally millions of water meter records and thousands of physical inspections and meter accuracy tests. The most expensive water loss is associated with METER ERROR, it occurs at the RETAIL RATE.Comprehensive Metered Consumption Analysis. The metered consumption analysis is the heart of any water loss, water conservation study or rate analysis. The historical data developed and analyses completed during this task identify specific areas where earned revenue may be slipping between the cracks. These analyses are critical to water demand profiling, decreasing water use analysis, rate studies, meter sizing and application, hydraulic modeling and master planning.
A
JBS Consumption Analysis is a detailed examination of every
metered account and includes:
- Meter Reading and Billing Review
- Meter Age and Sizing Analysis
- Identification of Under Performing Assets
- Identification of Meter
Asset Life Expectancy
- Meter Replacement Cost Analysis
- Large Meter Maintenance Analysis
- Distribution of Usage
- GIS location and Analysis
- Water Rate Review
- Objective
AMR Review Cost Analysis
Asset Management
The depth of
historical billing data allows detailed analysis of Meter
Assets that are slowly decreasing your revenue stream.
- All Large Meter Accounts Are Physically Inspected
- A Large Meter Asset Photo Database Is Developed
- Condition Assessments of Physical Inventories Developed
JBS Meter Management programs
also offers detailed condition
assessment
of
water meter assets.
The total metered
throughput and theoretical life expectancy identify
asset life cycles for scheduling replacements.
Meter
Sizing
A JBS
Meter Sizing Analysis
includes all meters regardless of size in the
billing database. Mis-applied, oversized and undersized meter
applications can
result in unrecorded water, lost revenue and increased asset costs.
JBS
uses a proprietary meter sizing program to assist in
the cost
analysis and meter sizing recommendations.
