The city of stockton (city), located in SAN joaquin county, california will replace 25,401 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure for residential, commercial, and irrigation customers,…

The City of Stockton received $8.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to replace 25,401 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems serving residential, commercial, and irrigation customers. The project, awarded October 28, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2027, will deliver real-time water usage monitoring, automated leak detection capabilities, and remote data readouts designed to improve water management efficiency across the City's water distribution system.

The implementation of this advanced metering infrastructure is anticipated to generate annual water savings of 1,003 acre-feet currently lost to system inefficiencies and operational losses. These conservation gains will strengthen water resource availability in the San Joaquin River Basin and enhance supply reliability for economically disadvantaged communities in the project service area. This award represents a significant infrastructure modernization investment typical of WaterSMART's focus on cost-shared, competitive water conservation and efficiency projects that deliver measurable sustainability benefits to Western water systems.

The city of stockton (city), located in SAN joaquin county, california will replace 25,401 water meters with advanced metering infrastructure for residential, commercial, and irrigation customers, improving water management with real-time data, early leak detection, and remote data readouts. By replacing and retrofitting the city's outdated metering infrastructure, the project is expected to result in annual water savings of 1,003 acre-feet lost to system inefficiencies. These efficiencies will preserve water resources in the SAN joaquin river basin, resulting in a more reliable water supply for economically challenged communities in the project area.