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Show with an average annual inflation rate of 4 percent, the annual cost for installation of each meter is $ 37 to $ 49. The estimated cost to read the meters, record the readings, bill customers, and receive and record payments is about $ 4 per connection per reading. The total annual cost per connection for meter installation, reading and billing would be $ 41 to $ 53 with a total annual cost for the 80,000 connections of $ 3,280,000 to $ 4,240,000 if the meters are read once per year. The cost of water savings would then be $ 290 to $ 380 per acre- foot of water. & TABLE 1 Meter Costs for Small Service Connections Secondary Systems Meter Type Cost Evaluation Results Conventional Positive Magnetic " Probe" type meters Hand held meters $ 65 $ 2,000 to $ 4,600 $ 6,200 $ 5,000 + infeasible due to maintenance problems infeasible due to the meter cost infeasible due to the meter cost infeasible due to the meter cost 34 |
