This article, which was recently published in the March/April 2013 issue of World Water, discusses how the City of Maumee, OH is upgrading its water system with Mueller Systems’ state-of-the-art advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network. The Mi.Net® Mueller Infrastructure Network for Utilities—an advanced two-way AMI network—is being deployed throughout the city to automate its meter reading-to-billing process by linking water meters, distribution sites and control devices in a single data network.
According to Joe Camp, Service Director for the City of Maumee, its decision to implement the Mi.Net System was driven by the technology’s ability to help the City’s Water Department automate the collection of meter readings, provide customers with a better understanding of their water bills and identify leaks that are responsible for losing treated water.