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Business Plan

Infrastructure

Goal 2: Support and Expand Programs to Reduce Environmental Impacts
Objective 1: Mitigate Operating Costs and Impact on Environment
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core Advanced Metering Install 10,000 meters and MIUs in FY 2024 Water Utilities
INF Infrastructure
2.1.1
Summary:
Estimated Actual
The City of Arlington Water Utilities will install 10,000 Milestone Completion Completion
meters and MIU’s in 2024 through an ongoing meter Begin MUI/Meter Installs Oct. 2023
replacement program and water line renewals. 2023-24
Council Approval of Meter Feb. 2024
The MIU receives input from the meter register and Replacement funding
remotely sends data to a fixed base data collector, located Council Approval of Mar. 2024
at one of five elevated storage tanks around the City. Top Annual Meter Supply
of the hour readings and other diagnostics are instantly Contract
forwarded to the network allowing for a greater Complete MIU/Meter Sept. 2024
awareness of the distribution system and possible on Installation for FY 2024
property leak conditions. In addition, the MIU stores up to
35 days of hourly consumption, providing the utility with
the ability to extract detailed usage profiles for consumer
education, such as water conservation, and billing dispute
resolution.

Infrastructure

Goal 2: Support and Expand Programs to Reduce Environmental Impacts
Objective 1: Mitigate Operating Costs and Impact on Environment
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core Water Conservation Program Maintain metered ratio rolling Water Utilities
INF average above 88%
2.1.2
Summary:

The City of Arlington Water Utilities will maintain a Metered Ratio
metered ratio rolling average above 88%. In FY 2024, 100%
Arlington Water Utilities will proactively evaluate 25,000 90%
linear feet of water line for leaks to catch them in the 80%
early stages before significant water loss occurs. 70%
Arlington Water Utilities will also evaluate and make 60%
recommendations to purchase additional leak detection 50%
technologies to accomplish this goal. 40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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