Municipal Water Meter Reading Services
Tracking your city’s water usage is a complicated task, one that can be time-consuming and expensive. That’s where Metereaders comes in; we can keep track of your municipal water usage while you focus on keeping everything else running. Leave the water meters to us.
Our team’s top priority is helping your city. With our commitment to efficiency, accuracy, and affordability, we’re confident that we’re the best team for the job. But you don’t need to take our word for it; we have over 40 years’ worth of satisfied clients to back us up.
Considering Contract Metering Services?
So, why sign up with a contracted meter reading service? There are a number of reasons. Perhaps the biggest advantage is that you don’t need to hire additional utility personnel to read your meters, or train your existing employees. City personnel can keep doing the work they need to do and we can handle the water readings.
Benefits of Contracting with Metereaders
Metereaders has been operating in Oregon for over 40 years now, and we’re very well-established in our area. Just a few of the many benefits of entrusting your meter reading to our experienced team are:
- Reduced Costs. You won’t need to purchase or maintain any new systems or vehicles; we keep our own. We also manage our own computer systems, ensuring accurate readings and minimizing redundancies. Our clients could save up to 50% compared to paying utility personnel to read meters!
- Fast Turnaround Times. We can read over a thousand water meters in a single day, and with our proprietary computer system, we can get those results back to you with minimal delay.
- Reduced Environmental Impact. Our team uses lightweight, fuel-efficient scooters during our rounds — averaging 1000 meters read for every gallon of gas. Plus, early leak detection could save gallons of water waste.
Automatic and Manual Meter Reading
Many cities haven’t updated their metering systems for some time simply because adopting these updated systems is time-consuming and expensive. That’s why Metereaders still reads older types of meters as well as new ones. We even handle manual reading systems. Whatever meter reading method your system requires, we can accommodate it. Metereaders can implement and maintain an AMR or AMI system with no upfront costs.
Even in the case of drive-by readings, we still take time to inspect the meters visually as well. This can help us identify leaks or other problems with individual meters. Every year, household water leaks cost cities money. Unusually high readings are a reliable leak indicator that our team can help you track down. Our visual inspections and fast readings mean we can catch leaks early, mitigating water loss and excess costs.
Metereaders: Oregon’s Trusted Water Meter Reading Company
We started out small in Tualatin, OR, in 1981 and ever since, we’ve been helping cities all over Oregon and Washington take accurate water meter readings. Several contracts we started in the 80s are still with us today. With our goal of saving cities money and keeping things green, we’ve adapted over the years to make things easier (and less expensive) for you.
If you’re interested in teaming up with professional meter readers who prioritize accuracy and efficiency, you’re in the right place. We’re proud to have several long-running contracts with various cities throughout the state; we’ve proved ourselves with decades of accurate readings and affordable service. Give us a call to get started.