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ORION® Case Study: Galveston, TX

From Badger Meter, Inc.
 

 

Just a few short years ago, sea waves weren't the only thing crashing in Galveston. The City's water meters and related infrastructure were dilapidated and unreliable. Faulty readings and inaccurate counts had become commonplace.

By switching from an aging touch-read metering system to a mobile automatic meter reading (AMR) solution, the City believed it could recover a significant amount of revenue by identifying and recapturing unaccounted for water. After carefully evaluating meters, transmitters, and software from many manufacturers, Galveston selected Badger Meter's ORION system.

Since installation, the Badger ORION system has helped the city dramatically increase water accountability, accuracy, efficiency, and revenue, while minimizing stranded assets. The city estimates it will recover more than $1.4 million annually in billing that was lost to the old metering process.

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