Non-revenue water–The sum of unbilled authorized consumption (firefighting, etc.) plus apparent loss (meter inaccuracies and unauthorized consumption) plus real loss (leaks). —the International Water Association and the American Water Works Association Water loss is serious business. Whether the loss is…
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Track Non-Revenue Water with District Metering Areas
Tagged with: district metering areas, DMA, Leaks, minimum nightly flow, non-revenue water, NRW, real water loss, spillage, unbilled, water loss, water tank spillage
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
Vacant Properties: A New Way to Monitor Flow at Inactive Services
For utilities that want to keep a watchful eye on water usage at vacant properties, BEACON now lets you close the Service Agreement for an Account/Location while keeping the meter active and visible on the Monitor page. Typically, when a…
Tagged with: filters, idle meter, inactive account, PII, sa end, sa start, sa_end_date, sa_start_date, service agreement, vacant
Posted in BEACON, Data Exchange, How To, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, Data Exchange, How To, User Guide
Monitor Flow at Inactive Services with a New SA_Start_Date
Q: How can we continue monitoring flow at locations with inactive services? A: To monitor flow at vacant locations, associate the inactive service with a special account called “Vacant” (or any name that you can quickly recognize as an unoccupied…
Tagged with: data exchange, DE, idle meter, SA dates, sa start, snow bird, snowbird, snowbird customer, vacant, vacant property
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
Posted in BEACON, How To, User Guide
Set Latitude and Longitude
Bringing latitude and longitude values into BEACON lets you see locations via the Monitor page Consumption Graph map view. If you provide latitude and longitude values that pinpoint service point locations, you and your customers that use EyeOnWater will get…
