BERLIN – Smart water meters will be coming to homes in Berlin in the coming weeks.
The Berlin Water Resources Department will be replacing all water meters in town with new radio-read smart meters during the next four to six weeks. Town officials want to be sure residents aren’t surprised by the work or the potential for brief interruptions to water service.
“People are going to be wondering what’s going on,” said Jamey Latchum, the town’s water resources director. “We want to make sure they’re aware.”
Latchum told the council at last week’s meeting that the work was set to begin within the next four weeks. He said that as the project neared, homeowners should ensure meters could be accessed easily because contractors would be moving through town quickly.
“Make sure the meter’s cleaned off and they can access them easily,” he said. “If you’ve got bushes that have been planted there for 20 years and you don’t want them chopped up you better move them. They’re here to put meters in and to move fairly quick. It is in our code that if it’s obstructing our meter we are allowed to trim it back, move it, dig it up.”
preparing for a BIGGER water Bill !!!!!!