City of Wichita water customers are getting new meters with a high-tech twist. These meters electronically send water usage information to mobile collection devices. The technology is known as Automatic Meter Reading (AMR), and it allows meter readers to collect data as they drive down streets rather than walking through yards - doing in hours what used to take days to complete.
 
AMR offers many benefits that include:

• Less need for access to homeowners’ yards
• Improved meter reading accuracy
• Reduction in Wichita Water Utilities’ operational costs, particularly related to staffing and vehicles

Be careful around water meters
Water meters are generally located in homeowners’ front yards. Please avoid lifting water meter lids.

If the cables are cut or the equipment is damaged or tampered with in any way, a fee of up to $100 may be assessed. Cutting the cable or tampering with the meter does not prevent the meter from being read.
 
Tampering with water meters is a criminal offense that could also result in termination of service.

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