Project Grant R23AP00265

CULINARY SMART METERING IS A SMALL-SCALE ON-THE-GROUND EFFICIENCY PROJECT THAT IMPLEMENTS MUNICIPAL METERING WORKPREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN DRAPER IRRIGATION COMPANY S (DIC) WATER PLANNING EFFORTS.THE PROJECT WILL USE FEDERAL AND PRIVATE FUNDS TO INSTALL NEW -INCH AND 1-INCH ULTRASONIC METERS WITH SMARTTECHNOLOGY ON EXISTING METERED CULINARY SERVICES AND WILL SPAN OVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD (APRIL 2023 TO APRIL 2024).THE PROJECT PROPOSES INSTALLING 566 ULTRASONIC SMART METERS WITH CELLULAR DATA TRANSMISSION. THE 566 EXISTINGCULINARY SERVICE LATERALS WILL BE MINIMALLY IMPACTED BY REPLACING THE EXISTING METERS WITH THE NEW METERS ANDENDPOINTS. THIS PROJECT WILL OCCUR AT 566 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT DIC S CULINARY SYSTEM SERVICE BOUNDARIES WITHINSALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE CULINARY SYSTEM IS LOCATED WITHIN PORTIONS OF DRAPER CITY, SANDYCITY, AND BLUFFDALE CITY, UTAH.THE PROPOSED METER PROJECT WILL INCLUDE REMOVING THE EXISTING METER AND REPLACING IT WITH THE NEW METER AND ACELLULAR ENDPOINT FOR TRANSMITTING THE DATA. THE ORION CELLULAR AMI NETWORK IS CURRENTLY BEING USED FORCOLLECTING THE DATA. WITH THE SYSTEM ALREADY IN PLACE, REPLACEMENT SHOULD EASILY INTEGRATE WITH THE EXISTINGSERVICES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT EACH SERVICE UPGRADE WILL REQUIRE ONLY INSTALLING A NEW METER AND CELLULARENDPOINT.PROJECT BENEFITS INCLUDE: REDUCING TIME AND ENERGY FOR METER READING, REDUCING TIME TO REPAIR SYSTEM DEFICIENCIESDUE TO REDUCTION IN TIME SPENT READING METERS (THEREFORE IMPROVING SYSTEM RELIABILITY), REDUCING TIME FOR LEAKDETECTION AND THUS REDUCING WATER LOSSES, INCREASED METERING ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY DUE TO METER TECHNOLOGYADVANCEMENTS, BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OVERALL WATER USAGE AND SUPPLY RELIABILITY THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, ANDINCREASED COLLABORATION, INFORMATION SHARING, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE DUE TO SOFTWARE THAT ENABLES INTERACTIVE,REAL-TIME FLOW MEASUREMENTS ACCESSIBLE BY DIC AND THE CUSTOMER.UTAH IS CURRENTLY IN ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE DROUGHTS IN RECORDED HISTORY. WITH LOW SNOWPACK, AND DIMINISHEDPRECIPITATION, CUSTOMERS ARE AT RISK OF ENCOUNTERING WATER SHORTAGES. AS DOCUMENTED IN DIC S 2018 WATER RIGHTSMASTER PLAN, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH RELIABLE WATER RIGHTS SOURCE CAPACITY TO MEET ALL DEMANDS DURING DROUGHTCONDITIONS. BY COMPLETING THIS PROJECT, CUSTOMERS AND DIC WILL BENEFIT BY BEING ABLE TO TRACK WATER MOREEFFICIENTLY, MAKE CONSERVATION DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO WATER USE, IDENTIFY LEAKS MORE QUICKLY, AND ULTIMATELYREDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION. ANY REDUCTION IN WATER USE WILL MITIGATE THE DROUGHT IMPACT AND LOWER THE POTENTIALFOR RUNNING OUT OF WATER FOR OUTDOOR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.