· Context
About 62,000 of Amarillo's roughly 67,000 water meters are read by hand
ABC 7 Amarillo reported that the City had roughly 67,000 water meters, of which about 4,500 were automatic readers and about 62,000 were read manually. The Director of Utilities said replacing every meter with an automatic system was not feasible at the time and that the cost would be in the millions of dollars.[1]
What the sources say
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In July 2012 Amarillo had roughly 67,000 water meters: about 4,500 automatic readers and about 62,000 read manually.[1]
- Meters total
- 67,000
- Meters automatic
- 4,500
- Meters manual
- 62,000
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Emmett Autrey, Director of Utilities, City of Amarillo: Director of Utilities Emmett Autrey said the City was not ready to replace every meter with an automated system and that 'the cost would be in the millions of dollars.'[1]