KPRC 2 Investigative reporter Amy Davis uncovered billing problems in a years-long investigation. She explains who will get the new meters and what it means for customers’ water bills. The $8.5 ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Patricia Dabbert learned Austin Water would upgrade her analog water meter to a “smart meter” she had some questions. “We were concerned about having access online because of ...
Seasonal droughts have been with us forever. But, especially in the western US, they are of increasing duration and severity. Unfortunately, that trend is expected to continue. The result is less ...
FAYETTEVILLE -- The city's water meters are getting smarter. Fayetteville's Utilities Department has been working to replace all of the water meters in the city with smart meters. Smart water meters ...
As one Chicago suburb struggles to cope with chronic overcharging by its “smart” digital water meters, another is ramping up random testing after finding that some of its meters claimed usage when not ...
You’ve got a smart phone. Maybe a smart watch. Or even a smart doorbell. In the coming months and years as California struggles with worsening droughts, millions of Bay Area residents will soon be ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Over 40,000 of Richmond’s water meters are at or past their expected lifetimes, potentially compromising their accuracy. Scott Morris, director of the city’s Department of ...
Tucson’s water conservation odyssey started with homeowners ripping out lawns and thirsty mulberry and elm trees in the 1970s in favor of prickly pear and mesquite. Many or most front lawns had ...
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