2012년 도시 소유 시설로 합병되어 운영 중인 Bexar Metropolitan 용수 지구 San Antonio Water System (SAWS)은 효율성과 향상성이 비용절감 관리에 중요하다고 인정했다.

SAWS는 도시 소유의 공공시설로, 25년 동안의 물 사용을 판독하고 청구하기 위해 Datamatic사에 의존하고 있다. 지난 2012년 1월, SAWS는 2011년 11월 주민들의 압도적인 투표로 합병된 이전의 BexarMet 지역이었던 65세 서비스 지역의 통합을 시작했다.

 

 

 

Upon merging operations of Bexar Metropolitan Water District into its city-owned utility in 2012, San Antonio Water System (SAWS) recognized that efficiencies and improvements were critical to manage cost savings. As such, one key factor was the purchase of several ROADRUNNER™ Handhelds from Datamatic Inc., a specialist in utility meter reading automation, to replace units from a competitive vendor.
SAWS is a city-owned public utility that has relied on Datamatic to help read and bill water usage for over 25 years. In January 2012, SAWS began integrating the 65-year-old service area of the former BexarMet territory after its ratepayers overwhelmingly voted for the merger in November 2011. Steps for integrating the former BexarMet's approximately 80,000 meters and its meter reading operations took place immediately.

 

"The San Antonio Water System typically reads over 480,000 meters each month, and we add another 8,000 to 10,000 accounts per year -- and that's before the merger with BexarMet," said Alan Williams, SAWS director of Customer Service. "That means that we must aggressively optimize our people, pipes and technology to meet the rising demand in such a dry area of the country. To maximize our efficiency and minimize the transition for the larger number of former BexarMet customers, we chose to expand our Datamatic ROADRUNNER System."

The ROADRUNNER handheld is a powerful and versatile solution for utility meter reading. The unit can incorporate the latest optional technologies, including Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, a laser scanner, and a camera. When combined with Datamatic's RouteSTAR Meter Reading Software, meters can be read with handhelds, mobile radio equipment or fixed network advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology.

 

[출처 = waterworld / 2014년 9월 12일]