Water Meters & Conservation

Automated Water Metres

To modernize infrastructure, increase operating efficiencies, and improve the water meter reading process, the City launched a city-wide water meter replacement program.

This project was initiated through the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF) program, previously known as the federal Gas Tax Fund program. In Saskatchewan, this program is administered by the provincial government to help support municipalities.

Of the $1,680,000 budgeted by the City of Martensville for the Water Meter Replacement & Upgrade program in 2022, $579,200 of that was funded by the CCBF.

This project will reduce staff time and fuel savings associated with manual meter reads, allowing skilled operators to focus on higher priority tasks. It also provides the ability to generate water meter reads monthly and bills based on actual consumption rather than relying on estimates in the winter months. We also expect to reduce water loss through the early detection of leaks and anomalies.

The project was largely conducted by Neptune Technology Group between March and June. Through this program over 3,100 meters were converted to automated meters.

The new meters provide many benefits including:
- Automated readings at regular intervals, ensuring consistency and billing based on actual water usage – no more manual reads.
- Easier to see issues such as leaks – staff can analyze exactly when high or unusual usage occurred.
- No more issues accessing 'pucks' for readings, this can occur due to weather, vegetation, or other issues
- Safer processes to avoid ice, sidewalk, step, and animal hazards.
- Increases efficiencies in time and resources compared to manual meter reads.

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