| The E-Series Ultrasonic meters present consumption, rate of flow, reverse-flow indication, and alarms in a compact, totally encapsulated, weatherproof, and UV-resistant housing. |
Beauregard Parish, which covers 1,200 square miles, is mainly rural with most of its 7,000 customers spread across the region, resulting in hard-to-reach meters. Although the aging system was working, there were many inefficiencies, including having to hire a third party to manually read the meters.
Overdue Efficiencies
Long driveways, wooded areas, hidden meters, and multiple meters per property were all barriers to an easy meter read. It took three people more than 12 days to collect information. The District knew that the time and money it spent obtaining readings could instead be used to increase efficiency. Enter BEACON AMA: an immediate solution that combined cellular endpoints, use of existing cellular networks and an easy-to-use software product to give the utility the fast, near real-time data it needed to start saving time and money. Now, instead of paying for manual meter readings, which averaged $2 per meter, the District is able to focus on its core competency.
The utility also knew it was obtaining readings from aging meters with decreasing accuracy. Therefore, District 3 selected the high-resolution E-Series Ultrasonic engineered polymer meter line for its durability and long-term accuracy.
E-Series Ultrasonic meters use solid-state technology in a compact, totally encapsulated, weatherproof, and UV-resistant housing. Equipped with an easy-to-read, 9-digit LCD display, the meter presents consumption, rate of flow, reverse-flow indication, and alarms. With no moving parts, the E-Series meter also improves reliability and has greater extended low-flow accuracy compared to other positive displacement meters.
