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��i <br />Elk River , <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Mike Tietz —Technical Services Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />July 9, 2024 <br />5.3 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Advanced Metering Infrastructure Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />• As of July 1, Allegiant has completed 507 residential water meter replacements and 34 <br />retrofits. The pace is slower than expected due to staffing issues that Allegiant is trying <br />to resolve. Allegiant is planning to have a total of four technicians by the middle of July. <br />• Staff has approved the commercial appointment letter and a few changes to the <br />residential letter. The next round of appointment letters is expected to go in the mail on <br />July 3. <br />• Allegiant has completed the setup of a scheduling database for commercial services and <br />is in the process of moving work orders to the appropriate databases. <br />• Allegiant's commercial meter subcontractor (Archer Plumbing) has completed five <br />commercial meter replacements as of July 1 and has another four scheduled. Staff met <br />with Allegiant and Archer Plumbing at Rinker Materials to go over the details of the <br />replacements. <br />• To date we have made four residential repairs utilizing Karsten Nelson (Archer <br />Plumbing) who is a master plumber and has agreed to set pricing for the replacement of <br />the utility side meter shut-off valve so that Allegiant can complete the meter exchange. <br />• TKDA has been performing spot inspections for us throughout this project. Our Sensus <br />AMI residential water meters have already shown us a benefit that I believe is a real <br />game -changer for both our customers and the utility by identifying issues quickly, and <br />thereby conserving water consumption. These smart meters provide notification of <br />continuous flow, even in small quantities through the meter, which helps us to quickly <br />identify potential leaks and notify our customers about their water usage. Most of these <br />types of leaks would never have been identified using our old Automated Meter Reading <br />system. This new technology empowers the customer to seek out the source of their <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />•: <br />