Water meter upgrades in Innisfail

The Town of Innisfail will be upgrading water meter reading systems at every residence and business in town over the next few months.

Town officials say the new meter registers are being installed to increase efficiency, convenience and effectiveness in the collection of water usage data. This after Master Meter Canada, the Town’s current water meter supplier, acknowledged a battery-related fault was causing some of the Town’s meter registers to expire about halfway into their expected lifespan.

In addition to the replacement registers being offered under warranty at no cost, the Town says it will make use of the opportunity to upgrade to a more modern, user-friendly system town-wide.

“Since the original meters were installed, there have been significant technological advances in the water meter industry, and subsequently, to the products available on the market,” said Frank Colosimo, the Town’s Director of Operational Services. “The new system will bring the Town best practices to manage the water utility. Unusual and unexpected flow, tampering, errors, low battery — all will be easily and more quickly identified via the new system.”