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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 />November 12, 2024 <br />5.12 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Advanced Metering Infrastructure Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />None <br />DISCUSSION: <br />As of November 4, Allegiant has completed 2,578 residential water meter replacements and <br />306 retrofits. Allegiant's goal is to maintain four water technicians working during the duration <br />of our project. The residential water meter exchange work is approximately 57% complete. <br />To date we have made 37 residential repairs utilizing master plumber Karsten Nelson (Archer <br />Plumbing) with a running total of $12,685.36 in repair costs. This is about a 1.44% repair rate <br />based on the total number of installed water meters. In April 2024, the Commission voted to <br />absorb these residential costs at an estimate of $300 per job for approximately 100-150 homes, <br />totaling between $30-$45K. <br />Allegiant's commercial meter subcontractor (Archer Plumbing) has completed 38 commercial <br />meter replacements and 22 retrofits as of November 4. The commercial water meter exchange <br />work is about 15% complete. <br />Staff continues to replace seasonal irrigation meters with new Advanced Metering <br />Infrastructure meters as time allows. There are about 12 remaining to be exchanged. <br />Our distributor notified us on October 21 that approximately 2,350 residential electric meters <br />were scheduled to ship from Sensus on October 31. During the Xylem Reach conference in <br />Atlanta, I met with senior representatives from both Sensus and Core & Main to address the <br />supply chain issues and collaborate on finding an acceptable resolution. The meeting in Atlanta <br />was productive, as we have received the shipment of November's and December's deliveries <br />for a total of 4,704 electric meters. <br />Allegiant began with a soft launch of installing electric meters on November 5. Initially, they will <br />have two technicians and expect to exchange between 700 and 1,000 meters per technician <br />each month. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />144 <br />