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<br /> I - <br /> , <br /> I- July 19, 1995 <br /> I <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> I c/o Terry Post, City Accountant <br /> 1450 W. Hwy 96 <br /> Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> I RE: Sensus Technologies/WaterPro Supplies TouchRead System Analysis. <br /> I Thank you for requesting information on the fundamental process and benefits of <br /> the TouchRead System. You're in good company when considering the <br /> I TouchRead system. Many of your neighbors will attest the many benefits of the <br /> Sensus Technologies TouchRead System. They include among the nearly 1500 <br /> national accounts: Andover, Apple Valley,- Cottage Grove, Eagan, Eden Prairie, <br /> I Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Maple Grove, - New Brighton, Richfield, <br /> Shoreview(handhelds only), St. Louis Park, and Stillwater. Those accounts <br /> marked by the ** are communities that have previously entrusted WaterPro <br /> I Supplies Corporation with managing a complete meter changeout program. We <br /> have the ability to install a system-wide TouchRead system in three months with <br /> no interruptions to normal city activities. WaterPro remains the only local <br /> I- company to manage complete meter changeout programs in this state and <br /> beyond! <br /> I What is a Generator Type Meter Svstem? <br /> Currently, your system is comprised of "generator type meters." A generator <br /> I based system is one in which the register on the meter sends low voltage pulses <br /> to a remote collection device mounted on the outside of the building. The pulses <br /> advance the numerical wheels inside the remote device and then are read by <br /> I meter readers through the plastic window on the face of the remote. The <br /> readings are then manually written into meter route books and returned to the <br /> utility office for manual keyboard entry into the computer for billing. This <br /> I technology was introduced in 1964 by Sensus Technologies, Inc;. <br /> Problems inherent in the generator meter are: <br /> I - The system is very mechanical and subject to a high degree of <br /> maintenance. <br /> I -The utility relies on a "secondary" source for its billing information. <br /> The secondary source being the remote device. As the system <br /> weakens with age and weather, the remote reading can and will <br /> I begin to differ from what is actually being counted on the meter <br /> register. The difference without fail benefits the customer. <br /> I- Result: Lost Revenue! <br /> I <br /> --- ~ <br />