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| MY TOWN - See what National Metering Services Inc. is doing in your community. Choose your municipality or Water Service Provider below to view additional project and contact information. Visit other communities to see their water accounting solutions. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a National customer service representative via email at natmeter@aol.com or by calling 1-888-448-0009. Thank you. |
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City of Apopka, FL has awarded a contract to National Metering Services, Inc. to retrofit and install high tech RF radio transmitter units to existing water meters. The new units will be read by a centralized base station remotely. This new system will provide accurate meter readings and reduce costs attributed to meter reading and billing. The project start date is set for April 11th, 2007. The procedure takes about 15 minutes to complete. NMS installers will be working to upgrade meters approximately 1 week after all customers are notified by mail. All meters under this contract must be upgraded without exception. Customers are asked to have any gate or obstruction to the meter open, clear and accessible. Please be sure all pets are secure to ensure the safety of installers and city employees working on the program. If a gate is locked or there is a loose animal on the property, a call back card will be left so an appointment can be scheduled Access to the customer’s home is NOT required to install the new RF radio transmitter unit or for any part of this procedure. Water service will not be interrupted by National Metering Services’ technicians. The new meters offer the convenience and benefits to customers not having to: ü read their own meter ü receiving estimated bills ü paying for exact water usage The new meters offer benefits to the municipality by: ü accurately accounting for its water ü eliminating costly estimates ü streamline billing and payment processing ü reduce time meter reading ü promoting water conservation ü identifying system leaks All National Metering Services, Inc. employees are in uniform and have proper identification. For more information please call toll free 1-888-448-0009 Monday - Friday 9:00AM to 5:00 PM or visit your community at City of Apopka, FL. |
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The City of Corpus Christi Texas has contracted, the team of National Metering Services, Inc., and Northrop Grumman Information Technology, to upgrade its current water and gas meter system to the latest state of the art centralized meter reading system manufactured by Hexagram Inc. Approximately 150,000 meters (85,000 water & 65,000 gas) will be upgrade and installed over the next 5 years. Northrop Grumman Information Technology, the Prime contractor is responsible for the system deployment and project administration and will provide the radio transmitters, data collectors, software and system support for the project. National Metering Services, Inc. will install the system hardware, gas and water meters and radio transponders. Customers in the area of operation will be notified prior to installation services to have fences unlocked and dogs chained or secured away from the meters. Customers not home during the installation of the new meters will be left notices to flush the water lines by running water for a few minutes and to call for restoration of gas service. Gas service will not restored unless access is given to National Metering Services, Inc. employees or to Gas department personnel to relight pilot lights and check for leaks. National Metering Services, Inc. & Northrop-Grumman IT will be providing the City of Corpus Christi TX with Wi-Fi equipment, project mapping & layout and installation services. This is in addition to the 5 year AMR Gas/Water program that the team of National Metering Services, Inc., & Northrop-Grumman will be performing. Press Releases: Corpus Christi Project Press Release |
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Effective March 1,2008, National Metering Services Inc.'s employees will not be upgrading your meter system. If you need to schedule an appointment to have your meter system upgraded to a radio read unit, please contact the MDC at: 860-251-7155 The MDC of Hartford CT, has contracted National Metering Services, Inc. to upgrade its water meter system. The new system being installed will be read by radio transmitters attached to the new water meters. The project is scheduled to start on or about on October 24, 2005. Customer notices will be mailed to all homes that are scheduled to have the new units installed. Access to customers homes is necessary to install the new system. The installation takes about 20 minutes to complete and in most cases, will not interfere with the water supply to the home. Customers are asked to have the area around the water meter clear and accessible for the technician. The project will upgrade approximately 90,000 units to the new radio technology over the course of the next 5 years. All National Metering Services, Inc. employees are in uniform and have proper identification. All installers have had background checks completed by the State Police prior to employment. The new meters offer benefits to both customers and the water utility not having to:
Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1- 888-448-0009 Monday - Friday 9:00AM to 5:00 PM or by submitting your request @ E-Appointments. |
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Village of Hempstead New York has awarded a contract to National Metering Services, Inc. to install high tech RF radio transmitter units to 9,000 units will be replaced and upgraded to the new Sensus Flexnet Fixed Base Network System This new system will provide accurate meter readings and reduce costs attributed to meter reading and billing. The project start date is set for February 4, 2008. The procedure takes about 30 minutes to complete. NMS installers will be working to upgrade meters approximately 1 week after all customers are notified by mail. All meters under this contract must be upgraded without exception. Customers are asked to have the meter area clear of any obstructions and accessible. Please be sure all pets are secure to ensure the safety of installers and city employees working on the program. If a gate is locked or there is a loose animal on the property, a call back card will be left so an appointment can be scheduled Access to the customer’s home is required to install the new meter and RF radio transmitter unit for this procedure. Water service will be interrupted by National Metering Services’ technicians. The new meters offer the convenience and benefits to customers not having to: v read their own meter v receiving estimated bills v paying for exact water usage The new meters offer benefits to the municipality by: v accurately accounting for its water v eliminating costly estimates v streamline billing and payment processing v reduce time meter reading v promoting water conservation v identifying system leaks v not having to access customer homes or property All National Metering Services, Inc. employees are in uniform and have proper identification. For more information please call toll free 1-888-448-0009 Monday - Friday 9:00AM to 5:00 PM or visit your community at Village of Hempstead New York |
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The Borough of Highland Park, NJ has contracted National Metering Services, Inc. to upgrade, test and repair large and commercial meters. New meters being installed will be read by digital remote units. Customer notices will be mailed to businesses and commercial properties where meter related problem have been identified or reported. Access to customer properties is required to install, repair or test the meter system. Customers are asked to have the area around the water meter clear and accessible for the technician. All commercial customers are responsible for the maintenance, testing, repair or replacement of their meters, including all fees involved with this service. Payment is due at the time services are complete. A free estimate is provided by National Metering Services, Inc. prior to scheduling the appointment for the work. All National Metering Services, Inc. employees are in uniform and have proper identification. All installers have had background checks completed by the State Police prior to employment. The new meters offer benefits to both customers and the water utility not having to:
Meters and remote units for this project are manufactured by Badger Meter Inc. Additional data about it can be found @ Badger Meter Inc. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1- 888-448-0009 Monday - Friday 9:00AM to 5:00 PM. E-Appointments are not available for this service.
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The Town of Lexington, MA
has awarded a contract to National
Metering Services, Inc. to install
high tech water meters. The new meters will be read by outside
remote units or in some instances by RF radio transmitter units. Meter
readers will be equipped with handheld data collection units and will
not require access to your home to read the meter once the new unit is
installed. This new system will provide accurate meter readings and
reduce costs attributed to meter reading and billing. The project start
date is set for February 20, 2007.
Access to the customers home is required to install the new meter and remote. The average installation takes approximately 30-45 minutes. Customers are asked to have the area around the existing meter clear from all storage. NMS installers will be soliciting door to door to replace meters approximately 1 week after all customers are notified by mail. All meters under this contract must be replaced with no exceptions. The new meters offer the convenience and benefits to customers not having to:
The new meters offer benefits to the municipality by:
All National Metering Services, Inc. employees are in uniform and have proper identification. The old water meters will be tested for accuracy at National Metering Services, Inc.'s certified meter test facility info here. Test results will be provided to the Water department at the end of the project. Test results are used for comparison of past and current usage, revenue recovery projection and leak detection for system analysis. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1-888- 448-0009 Monday - Friday 9:00AM to 5:00 PM or by submitting your request @ E-Appointments.For more information please visit: Town of Lexington, MA |
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The The City of Lufkin, Texas has contracted National Metering Services, Inc. to upgrade its water meter system. The new system being installed will be read by radio transmitters attached to the new water meters and retrofit onto existing gas meters. The project is scheduled to start on October 15, 2007 and is scheduled to be complete by April 15, 2008. The procedure takes about 15 minutes to complete. All meters under this contract must be upgraded without exception. Customers are asked to have any gate or obstruction to the meter open, clear and accessible. Please be sure all pets are secure to ensure the safety of installers and city employees working on the program. If a gate is locked or there is a loose animal on the property, a call back card will be left so an appointment can be scheduled Access to the customer’s home is NOT required to install the new RF radio transmitter unit or for any part of this procedure. National Metering Services’ technicians while upgrading or changing your meter will temporarily interrupt water service. The new meters offer benefits to both customers and the water utility not having to: Ø have customers read their own meter Ø entry into pits or vaults to read a meter Ø generating or receiving estimated bills Ø being billed and paying for exact water & gas usage Some installations may require the removal or replacement of the existing meter pit or rerouting of pipes to accommodate the meter upgrade. This will be done at no additional expense to the customer. All meters removed will be tested for accuracy and the results will be provided to the City of Lufkin. Radio units and water meters are manufactured by Neptune Technology Group. All National Metering Services, Inc. employees are in uniform and have proper identification. For more information please call toll free 1-888-448-0009 Monday - Friday 9:00AM to 5:00 PM. |
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The Village of New Paltz, NY , has contracted National Metering Services, Inc. to upgrade its water meter system. The new system being installed will be read by radio transmitters attached to the new water meters. The meter installation project is scheduled to start on May 3, 2007. Official project notices have been directly mailed to all residents who will participate in the upgrade/conversion. Access to customers homes is necessary to install the new meter system. The installation takes about 20 minutes to complete. Please be sure to have the area around the water meter clear and accessible for the technician. Meters that are not being replaced will be refitted with new electronic registers and radio transmitters. All meter technicians and service vehicles have been registered with the Village Police Department. All National employees will be in uniform and displaying proper company ID credentials at all times during the project. The new meters offer benefits to both customers and the water utility not having to: a. have customers read their own meter b. generating or receiving estimated bills c. giving a meter reader access to their home d. being billed and paying for exact water usage Meters and Radio units for this project are manufactured by Badger Meter Inc. The Radio product name is ORION. The old water meters will be tested for accuracy at National Metering Services, Inc.'s certified meter testing facility. Test results will be provided to the Water department at the end of the project. Test results are used for comparison of past and current usage, revenue recovery projection and leak detection for system analysis. For more info about certified meter testing - Click here. Go here to learn more about New Paltz, NY. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1- 888-448-0009 Monday - Friday 9:00AM to 5:00 PM or by submitting your request @ E-Appointments. |
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New York Water Service has contracted National Metering Services, Inc. to exit test all water meters being replaced. National Metering Services, Inc. is certified by the State of New York Public Service Commission (PSC). The exit testing program is being performed as mandated by the PSC to ensure the accuracy of the meters being removed and a hardcopy of the test results will be maintained by the PSC. The program will be in place until all meters are replaced/upgraded to the new radio technology currently being utilized by New York Water Service. Approximately 50,000 meters will be replaced and tested during this program. All meter installations will be performed by New York Water Service personnel. Customers will be contacted by NYWS to schedule the replacement. For more information about certified exit testing click here.
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The City of Talladega has contracted National Metering Services, Inc. to upgrade its water meter system. The new system being installed will be read by radio transmitters attached to the new water meters. The meter installation project is scheduled to start on or about on August 15, 2007. The procedure takes about 15 - 20 minutes to complete. All meters under this contract must be upgraded without exception. Customers are asked to have any gate or obstruction to the meter open, clear and accessible. Please be sure all pets are secure to ensure the safety of installers and city employees working on the program. If a gate is locked or there is a loose animal on the property, a call back card will be left so an appointment can be scheduled Access to the customer’s home is NOT required to install the new RF radio transmitter unit or for any part of this procedure. National Metering Services’ technicians while upgrading or changing your meter will temporarily interrupt water service. All meters being replaced will be exit tested at National Metering Services, Inc.'s, state of the art, Certified Meter Testing Facility. The test results will be provided to the City of Talladega’s Water & Sewer Department. The test data will help the City project it's revenue recovery and the Return On Investment (ROI) from the new meter upgrade. The data will also be provided to the customer service department to assist in accounting for water lost in the system because of under registering water meters. All National Metering Services, Inc. employees are in uniform and have proper identification. All installers have had background checks completed by the State Police prior to employment. The new meters offer benefits to both customers and the water utility not having to:
Water meters and radio units are manufactured by Neptune Technology Group. Special needs appointments can be scheduled by calling 1- 888-448-0009 Monday - Friday 8:00AM to 5:00 PM EST or by submitting your request @ E-Appointments.
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