Smart Water Meter Benefits
A smart water meter is a digital device that measures the volume of water passing through the meter and then securely sends this data via a low frequency radio transmitter to Council for processing.
Council expects the smart water meter program will reduce water loss, improve accuracy of water rates billing, and increase participation in water saving practices with an ability to provide real-time water usage data to the community.
Existing residential and commercial mechanical water meters will be either replaced with a new electronic meter or retrofitted with a low power transmitter. The new installations will link remotely to a private network which will send near real time water usage information securely to a Council’s data management system, enabling water reticulation monitoring, leak detection, and accurate billing.
Your current water meter is read manually by a staff member at set intervals, providing Council with a one-off read of how much water has been used for billing purposes. Once the system is operational, the smart water meter provides Council and the customer with daily data. This will:
- assist with the early detection of leaks
- enable you to check your water usage daily
- allow you to develop strategies to reduce water usage
- enable Council to respond more effectively to usage enquiries
Click/tap here to download the Smart Water Meter Fact Sheet (PDF 407.5KB).
Enquiries
For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Council by phone on
1300 MY SDRC (1300 697 372) or via email to
mail@sdrc.qld.gov.au.