Aug-7-2010
How Much Water Do You Use in a Day? NYC Installs Wireless Meters to Help Residents Find Out
Posted by Janice Kern under Home Improvement Guide
Yesterday, New York City announced it finished installing 417,000 wireless water meters—half of its goal to install 834,000 by January 2012, all intended to end the use of estimated water bills and provide customers with more accurate records of their individual water use in real time.
The 417,000th unit went to Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Borough President, and coincided with Brooklyn’s first day joining the online system that Mayor Bloomberg announced last month.
It is all part of a citywide conversion to an Automated Meter Reading system that will allow homeowners and businesses to track their water use and bills online, and help them identify ways to save money but also conserve water and detect leaks.