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Workshop Memorandum 18-232

Date: October 9, 2018

Prepared By: Matthew Porras, Implementation Manager

Subject: Overview of a Successful Grant Funding Opportunity and Status Report of the
Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI) Installation Forecast

On October 2, 2018, the District was informed by the US Bureau of Reclamation that we were
one of 54 agencies to receive a grant for improving our water efficiency.

In California, only four agencies received the maximum grant of $1 million from the Bureau of
Reclamation. Those agencies include: Los Angeles County (2 - $1 million grants); Merced
Irrigation District; City of San Diego; and Yucaipa Valley Water District.

The District will use the $1 million grant to
fully install and activate the Advanced Meter
Infrastructure (AMI) so all of our water
meters will be able to transmit water
consumption data and allow for remote
meter reading. The data from this AMI
system will significantly improve our water
use efficiency and provide our customers
with more information to identify leaks.

Project Status: The installation of three
strategically located base-stations is now
essentially complete. Two of the three
locations had existing electrical service and
are fully operational. The third location will need an electrical service to make the base-station
operational, a project that is currently being designed. The District staff is making the installations
of the endpoint equipment to remotely read water meters throughout the service area.

Endpoint Installation: The endpoint is comprised of two pieces, the AMI capable meter and the
radio transceiver. To complete the installation of the radio transceiver, the meter box is modified
to accommodate a flush mount configuration. The service area has approximately 40% of the
AMI capable meters already installed and will just need a radio transceiver and meter box lid
modification (Retro-Fit). The remaining water services that do not already have an AMI capable
meter installed will receive an AMI capable meter, radio transceiver, and meter box lid
modification (Replacement). All endpoints are programmed at the time of installation to eliminate
an additional step of completion. District staff is currently performing the endpoint installations
and the following table reflects the progress of the project.

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