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All 70,000 City water meters still read manually; consultants study automated reading
ABC 7 Amarillo reported that the City's roughly 70,000 water meters were all read manually and that consultants were studying whether automated reading would benefit Amarillo. Finance Director Laura Storrs said fully staffed crews read each accessible meter every month, so there were no estimated readings unless a meter was inaccessible.[1]
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In October 2018 the City had about 70,000 water meters of varying ages, all read manually, and consultants were studying whether automated reading would benefit Amarillo.[1]
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Laura Storrs, Finance Director, City of Amarillo: Finance Director Laura Storrs said 'fully staffed crews do go out and read each accessible meter every month, so there are no more estimated readings, unless the meter is inaccessible.'[1]