City of Brantford looks to reduce water usage and costs with upgraded meters [Video]

In an effort to reduce water and cash flow, the City of Brantford is installing upgraded water meters in every home.

The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system uses radio transmitters to share data from each home within the municipality.

“It’s transmitted at least six times a day, so we have a lot more data,” said Selvi Kongara, director of environment services for the city. “So if we see any reading out of the normal pattern, then we can alert the homeowner.”

The water meter is installed inside, and the radio transmitter is installed outside the home. According to the city, the same technology is already being used in some neighbouring cities like Cambridge, Hamilton, and Waterloo.

New water meters in a Brantford, Ont. home. (Krista Sharpe/CTV News)

The project is costing the city about $12 million but Kongara says it also helps save money because before, the city manually read …