LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., Feb. 16, 2012 — The City of Madison, WI, Water Utility will implement Itron’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system for Project H20, the city’s program to automate the collection and analysis of water meter reads. The new system will help Madison manage conservation initiatives, improve metering accuracy and operate more efficiently.
Installation using services from Wisconsin-based Corix Utilities Inc. and Madison Laborers Union Local 464 is expected to be complete by early 2013.
Itron’s AMI solution will enable Madison Water Utility’s 235,000 residents to switch from biannual meter reads to monthly meter reads and measure consumption in gallons instead of cubic feet, making bills easier to understand. Additionally, customers will be able to view their hourly water usage information online using web presentment tools.
The utility will install more than 66,000 Itron datalogging communication modules and a fixed network collection system as part of the upgrade to its water metering system.
The new system will offer Madison the benefits of advanced datalogging analysis to detect water loss and conserve water resources, which is one of the major objectives of Project H2O. The AMI will also virtually eliminate the time it takes to read all meters in the system and will seamlessly move the utility from a six-month billing cycle to a monthly billing cycle.

About City of Madison Water Utility
Madison Water Utility provides water service to more than 66,000 locations in the City of Madison, Town of Madison, Shorewood Hills, Maple Bluff, Blooming Grove, and Town of Burke. Madison Water Utility is an agency of the City of Madison. The Madison Water Utility is a public water system owned and operated by the municipality. The Utility is established under the authority of State of Wisconsin statutes which provide for appointment of a board to govern its operation, under the general control and supervision of the Madison Common Council. www.cityofmadison.com/water