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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 2025 Water Utilities
INF Infrastructure
2.1.1
Summary:
Estimated Actual
Milestone
The City of Arlington Water Utilities will install 10,000 Completion Completion
meters and MIU’s in FY 2025 through an ongoing meter Begin MUI/Meter Installs Oct. 2024 Oct. 2024
replacement program and water line renewals. 2023-24
Council Approval of Meter May 2025
The MIU receives input from the meter register and Replacement funding
remotely sends data to a fixed base data collector, located Council Approval of June 2025
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. 2025 June 2025
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.

Update:
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In the 3 Quarter of FY 2025, AWU crews installed 5,847
MIUs, exceeding our average installation rate by 55%. As
of this quarter AWU is a 100% Automated Meter
Infrastructure (AMI) System.

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