[Durham INC] Durham Begins Automated Meter Replacement This Week

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  June 16, 2010

 

 

Durham Begins Replacement Phase of Automated Meter Reading Project

Contractor Starts Water Meter Replacements This Week

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Beginning this week, Durham residents living north of
Interstate 85 may see the City of Durham's contractor working on
neighborhood streets as Durham begins replacing water meters as part of
its Automated Meter Reading (AMR) project.  

 

Vanguard Utility Services will have four, one-man crews working in
neighborhoods as the City transitions to its new automated meter reading
system.  During the next four weeks, crews will be working north of
Interstate 85, along Guess Road, Duke Homestead, Carver Street, East
Club Boulevard and North Roxboro Road as well as additional streets in
this area.

 

Existing meters will be removed and replaced with meters that will
provide radio-read signals to laptops used by meter readers in the
field.  In this phase of the project, 20,000 meters are scheduled for
replacement.  As more of the automated meters are in place, the City
anticipates transitioning to monthly reading for customers.

 

Employees of Vanguard will be driving company trucks with appropriate
signage and crew members will be wearing company uniforms or shirts and
have company identification. 

 

The City's Department of Water Management will provide updates on the
project as the replacement process continues.  For additional
information about the AMR project, contact Vicki Westbrook, deputy
director of the City's Department of Water Management, at (919)
560-4381, ext. 35266 or via e-mail at Vicki.Westbrook at durhamnc.gov. 

 

About the Department of Water Management
The City's Department of Water Management is responsible for the
operation and maintenance of Durham's water supply, water treatment and
water reclamation (wastewater treatment) facilities, the collection and
distribution systems (including meter reading) and customer billing
services.  For more information, visit www.durhamnc.gov/departments/wm.

 

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