The city is in the process of installing water meters that will support electronic communications, enabling the city to operate more efficiently and conserve more water, Capital Improvements Program Manager Tony Bettis said at the Feb. 20 city council meeting.
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Leander is ensuring that all water meters in the area are able to wirelessly send data to the city, and the process will require installing a minimum of 15 communication towers around town, Bettis said. Some of the towers will be built as 75-foot poles and others will be stationed on existing elevated water towers.
Once the survey is complete, Core & Main, the contractor hired by the city, will begin replacing and retrofitting meters based on billing cycles, Bettis said. Gradually, the changes will be made to every meter.
About a month after a meter is replaced or updated, the city will look at what data is being received to ensure the needed information is coming through.
The process is expected to be complete around spring 2027.
