Orangeburg, S. C. -- June 30, 2008 -- City Meter, Inc., manufacturer of the world's first sewer service meter, has been notified by the United States Army Corp of Engineers its meters will be used to measure the seepage of water through the toe of levees, dikes and dams on all projects designed or permitted by the Corp. The meters were selected due to their ability to accurately measure low or intermittent flows in partially filled gravity pipelines economically and without requiring external power. The meters are fail-safe and routinely pass solids up to three inches in diameter. The accurate measurement of seepage through or under levees, dikes and dams is highly desirable because it provides early warning when portions of the infrastructure require maintenance or sealing to prevent further erosion damage which could lead to total system failure. The estimated quantity of meters to meet the requirements for this application annually was given as "thousands".
Nate Nivens, Senior Vice President of City Meter, and co-inventor of the patented meter, said, "The company was delighted to receive this notification because our meters will play a vital role in protecting people and property from flooding as being currently experience in the mid west. While we have sold and shipped meters all over the United States and Canada for the measurement of raw and treated wastewater, or for use in industrial applications, this use and application was developed entirely by the Corp of Engineers. Our meters are ideally suited because they accurately measure low or intermittent water flows and require no routine maintenance or external power source. The ability to direct bury our meters and their relatively low initial cost, made our meters stand out above all others."
City Meter, Inc. has been granted three United States Utility Patents on its meter and others are pending. More information is available at www.city-meter.com
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