WATER METER INSTALLATION PROGRAM: BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM TOWNHALL April - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

OXFORD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS

WATER METER INSTALLATION PROGRAM:

BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM TOWNHALL April 26, 2016

DEBORAH GOUDREAU, P.ENG., MANAGER OF WATER SERVICES

www.oxfordcounty.ca/water-wastewater

BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM WATER SYSTEMS

By the numbers…

• 3 municipal systems (Bright, Drumbo, and Plattsville)
• 4 communities served (Princeton interconnected with

Drumbo)

• 7 groundwater wells
• Approximately 1,180 customers
• Predominately flat rate accounts (only 22 metered

accounts)

Preparing for water meters

• Homes in municipal water systems that were

constructed after 2000/01 included a “meter spacer” to simplify the installation process

WHY METER WATER?

Equity/Fairness

• A flat rate fee means everyone pays the same amount

regardless of how much is used

• No recognition of the number of individuals in the household
• r their consumption patterns

Water Conservation

• Canadians are water wasters
• Finding new sources of water or expanding water or

wastewater facilities is expensive

Water Loss

• Without metering water it is difficult to know how much water

is being lost to leaks (ties back to water conservation)

BACKGROUND – METERING OF WATER IN OXFORD COUNTY

Pre-

Three water systems (Tillsonburg, Ingersoll and

2000: Norwich) have residential water meters installed all

• ther systems have commercial metering only

2009- Installed water meters and automated meter 2011: reading (AMR) equipment in Woodstock 2011: Conducted a business case for implementation of

water meters and AMR equipment in the rest of the County’s systems

2015: Reviewed Woodstock meter reading system

performance and compared with the 2011 business case recommendations

• Confirmed business case recommendations
• Performance is better than anticipated and with lower

meter reading costs

SCOPE OF WORK

AMR Equipment

• Supply of approx. 18,500 Itron 100W radio transmitters

(ERTs)

• Supply of ERT reading equipment
• Awarded to Wolseley Waterworks Canada for $1.56M in

September 2015

Water Meter & Installation

• Supply of 13,200 water meters (Sensus SR II for residential)
• Replacement of water meters where existing meters

11 or more years old

• Installation of both water meters and ERTs
• Awarded to Corix Water Products for $4.0M in December

2015

PROCESS

Installation Process

• Introductory letters will be sent

to customers announcing a public meeting

• Booklets explaining the process

will be mailed to properties

• nce Corix is active in an area
• When booklet is received, it is

time to book your appointment

• Booking can be done on-line
• r by calling Corix
• The length of the appointment will vary depending on the

amount of work to be done

• The area around the meter must be cleared so the contractor

can access

BOOKLET

TIMELINES

Entire Project

• Corix will move through the County area by area
• Must complete one area before moving onto the next
• Corix must make 6 attempts to contact the property owner

and have the work completed

• Completion of entire project by Spring 2017

Blandford-Blenheim

• Started in Area 1 (Tillsonburg)
• Area 2 for installations
• First installations expected summer 2016
• Should be able to move into Area 3 fall 2016

Participation is MANDATORY

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

• Introductory letters
• Delegation to Township Council
• Media release
• Recurring newspaper and radio ads
• Public open house
• Distribution of booklets

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Questions?