{"id":2695,"date":"2011-05-29T10:19:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T17:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=2695"},"modified":"2019-11-27T23:58:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T06:58:56","slug":"itron-water-meter-in-bc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=2695","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Smart&#8221; Water Meters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdno.ca\/docs\/160321_condensedFAQ.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ert.png\" alt=\"ert\" width=\"427\" height=\"519\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100w.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"482\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Outdoor : Itron (ERT) Wireless Water Meter \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdno.ca\/docs\/160321_condensedFAQ.pdf\"><strong>Vernon BC<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0the Itron wireless water meter replaced the &#8220;TouchPad&#8221; technology (where a person was needed to get the data). However they have and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdno.ca\/docs\/160324_FRM_Opt_Out.pdf\">Opt Out water meter option<\/a> to return back to &#8220;TouchPad&#8221; with additional charges. \u00a0source :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdno.ca\/index.php\/services\/engineering\/water\/greater-vernon-water\/metering-program\">RDNO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more <a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/101320SP-03-100W+-WaterCommMod_WEB.pdf\">information<\/a> on the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/-\/media\/feature\/products\/documents\/spec-sheet\/100w-spec-sheet.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Itron 100W-R+<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and the<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/-\/media\/feature\/products\/documents\/spec-sheet\/100w-spec-sheet.pdf\">Itron 100W+<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sask_elster_water.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12655\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sask_elster_water.jpg\" alt=\"sask_elster_water\" width=\"671\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sask_elster_water.jpg 671w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sask_elster_water-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/sask_elster_water-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Outdoor : Elster Wireless Water Meter \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In Saskatchewan\u00a0the Elster wireless water meter is used in conjunction with the Sasktel wireless network also used for Smart Meters.<\/p>\n<p>source : \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskatoon.ca\/watermeter\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/www.saskatoon.ca\/watermeter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ITRONWATER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2519 alignnone\" title=\"ITRONWATER\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ITRONWATER-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"614\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ITRONWATER-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ITRONWATER-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ITRONWATER.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Outdoor : Inground Wireless Water Meter <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/itron_50w-1_pit_ert.pdf\">PDF From Manufacturer<\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; \u00a0Active when meter reader drives by<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antenna is from Itron, meter from Sensus &#8211; used in Abbotsford BC. \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/na\/PublishedContent\/101236MP-03%20100WTTL_WEB.pdf\">Itron meter for Outdoor can be viewed here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Toronto_Water.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3748\" title=\"Toronto_Water\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Toronto_Water-1024x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Toronto_Water-1024x284.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Toronto_Water-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Toronto_Water.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indoor :\u00a0<strong>Wireless Water Meter \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To clarify the difference between water meters that are <strong>In-ground <\/strong> ( ACTIVE ONLY WHEN CONTACTED )<\/p>\n<p>and \u00a0the <strong>Indoor water meters<\/strong> (CONSTANT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION) \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0( currently used in Toronto )<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toronto City Water Meter Photos From Their Official Video at:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torontowatermeterprogram.ca\/component\/content\/article\/10\/41-homeowners-with-water-meters\">http:\/\/torontowatermeterprogram.ca\/component\/content\/article\/10\/41-homeowners-with-water-meters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>City of Toronto states that the levels are safe, but if they are inside the home, and the signal is on all the time, these levels the city refers to must only be measuring the ones out doors, activated by drive by collections.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.toronto.ca\/City%20Of%20Toronto\/Toronto%20Public%20Health\/Healthy%20Public%20Policy\/Radiation\/Files\/pdf\/B\/Backgrounder-RFs%20and%20TO%20Water%20Meters.pdf\">https:\/\/www1.toronto.ca\/City%20Of%20Toronto\/Toronto%20Public%20Health\/Healthy%20Public%20Policy\/Radiation\/Files\/pdf\/B\/Backgrounder-RFs%20and%20TO%20Water%20Meters.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Backgrounder-RFs-and-TO-Water-Meters.pdf\">Toronto : Backgrounder-RFs and TO Water Meters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>Brands of Wireless Water Meters<\/h2>\n<p>Netune\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">E-Coder R900i<\/span>, \u00a0 Neptune T-10, \u00a0Sensus SRII, \u00a0 Elster, \u00a0Itron 50W-1 Pitt Meter, \u00a0 Itron 100W<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>British Columbia Wireless Water Meters<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Since around 2009, many Cities started installing Water Meters with New Construction (or roughed in the pitt boxes for future use)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>West Vancouver, White Rock, Port Coquitlam, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coquitlam.ca\/docs\/default-source\/city-services-documents\/2015-coquitlam-water-meter-specifications.pdf?sfvrsn=2\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Coquitlam<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.city.langley.bc.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/Bylaws\/Water_Meter_Specifications.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Langley<\/span><\/a><\/span>, Abbotsford, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmondhill.ca\/subpage.asp?textonly=&amp;pageid=2013_water_meter_replacement\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Richmond<\/span><\/a><\/span>,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.districtofwestkelowna.ca\/index.aspx?page=134\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kelowna<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamloops.ca\/waterwise\/radiofrequency.shtml#.Vx5v0Omd6Zw\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kamloops<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osoyoostimes.com\/water-shortages-and-conservation-remain-a-hot-topic\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Osoyoos<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdno.ca\/index.php\/services\/engineering\/water\/greater-vernon-water\/metering-program\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vernon<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lillooetbc.ca\/PDF\/Water-Info\/Lillooet-Water-Conservation-Plan.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Lillooet<\/span><\/a>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.princegeorgecitizen.com\/news\/local-news\/voluntary-water-meter-program-makes-comeback-1.2122880\">Prince George<\/a>,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.city.duncan.bc.ca\/pdf\/Water%20Meters%20FAQ.pdf\">Duncan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>How much Water is BC really using?<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wateroffice.ec.gc.ca\/google_map\/google_map_e.html?searchBy=p&amp;province=BC&amp;doSearch=Go\">wateroffice.ec.gc.ca\/google_map\/google_map_e.html?searchBy=p&amp;province=BC&amp;doSearch=Go<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.env.gov.bc.ca\/wsd\/plan_protect_sustain\/water_conservation\/wtr_use_eff_cat_bc\/op_mgt_tools.html\">www.env.gov.bc.ca\/wsd\/plan_protect_sustain\/water_conservation\/wtr_use_eff_cat_bc\/op_mgt_tools.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Metro Vancouver studying possibility of water meters<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Meters are costly but help curb water use<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CBC News \u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">April 19, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/beta\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/metro-vancouver-water-meters-1.3542195\">http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/beta\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/metro-vancouver-water-meters-1.3542195<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kelowna<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.districtofwestkelowna.ca\/index.aspx?page=134\">http:\/\/www.districtofwestkelowna.ca\/index.aspx?page=134<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How does my water meter work, how often is it read, and can I read it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your meter is a Neptune R900 radio transmitted water meter. The meter reader drives down your street, or nearby, and information automatically transmits to a Mobile Reader located in the meter reader\u2019s car. The meter is read <strong>every 3 months<\/strong>. You can read your meter by shining a flashlight on the digital read out. The last four digits (on the right) are decimal places. Look at the numbers on the left of the decimal. If you see a faucet this is an indication of a leak. A leak can be caused by anything from a leaky tap to a humidifier. Please investigate or call a plumber to assist with locating a leak. We can not tell you what is leaking. Please see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neptunetg.com\/\">Neptune Technologies Website<\/a>for more information on your meter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/neptunetg.com\/water-meters\/residential-water-meters\/\">http:\/\/neptunetg.com\/water-meters\/residential-water-meters\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/neptunetg.com\/articles\/2010\/november.aspx\">http:\/\/neptunetg.com\/articles\/2010\/november.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/neptunetg.com\/countries\">http:\/\/neptunetg.com\/countries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ottawa Ontario Water Meter<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/water_meter_monitor_OTTAWA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4605 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/water_meter_monitor_OTTAWA.jpg\" alt=\"water_meter_monitor_OTTAWA\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/water_meter_monitor_OTTAWA.jpg 320w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/water_meter_monitor_OTTAWA-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/na\/productsAndServices\/Pages\/Water%20Endpoints.aspx?market=water\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7699\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100w.png\" alt=\"100w\" width=\"224\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100w.png 624w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100w-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ottawa.ca\/en\/residents\/water-and-environment\/water-and-sewer-bills\/water-meters\">http:\/\/ottawa.ca\/en\/residents\/water-and-environment\/water-and-sewer-bills\/water-meters\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kamloops have more Questions than Answers on Potential Danger of Water Meters<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=2743\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=2743<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">February 5, 2011 \u00a0\u00a0By SHAWN BUCKLEY<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lawyer specializing in natural health<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Jan. 11, I started a debate on the potential danger of the new water meters that the City is installing. My intention in seeking information on the new meters was simply to satisfy myself that they are not going to present a health risk to my family. I have to confess that the thought of having microwave transmitters put on every home in the City struck me as potentially risky&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=2743\">READ MORE HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><b>WATER METERS \u2013 WHAT THE CITY IS NOT TELLING YOU<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>19 Sep 2014<\/p>\n<p>Dear Editor,<\/p>\n<p>Why is information on water meter installations so hard to get? We contacted Doug Allin at City Hall to get more info on one of the available options &#8211; the manually-read, human-friendly, non-RF, non-radiating meter (the \u201cProRead\u201d), and we were just pointed in various directions and given no hard data. There seems to be nobody available with definitive answers to this question. If you are a homeowner and concerned about RF radiation, are you even aware this is an option?<\/p>\n<p>Why isn\u2019t the city being open about this point?<\/p>\n<p>The meters being installed by the city transmit a powerful RF burst every 14 seconds, day in, day out, whether they are being read by the city or not. Since the City will likely read them only once every 2 months, this is a ridiculous amount of harmful, unnecessary RF radiation. Why not find an alternative meter that will transmit only when it is interrogated by the City\u2019s meter reader every 2 months?<\/p>\n<p>Are you also aware that it is a BC Building Code\/Plumbing Code requirement for the water meter installer to be a certified plumber?\u00a0 A \u201ccertified water meter installer\u201d as a trade qualification does not exist in the province of BC.\u00a0 It would NOT be prudent to let anyone install a water meter in your home who does not clearly meet the certified plumber\u2019s qualification. They should have their credentials clearly displayed. Anyone who has had an installation done by unauthorized personnel is encouraged to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.housing.gov.bc.ca\/pub\/codepdf\/BCAB%20Application%20fillable.pdf\"><b>file <\/b><\/a>a formal complaint to the BC Building Code Appeal Board.<\/p>\n<p>Have the Mayor and City Council really done their homework here? They will be leaving Grand Forks with a very big mess, with the potential for many health-damaging consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Beverley Tripp<\/p>\n<p>Grand Forks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/castlegarsource.com\/news\/letter-water-meters-\u2013-what-city-not-telling-you-33247#.Vx6Hlumd6Zw\">http:\/\/castlegarsource.com\/news\/letter-water-meters-\u2013-what-city-not-telling-you-33247#.Vx6Hlumd6Zw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>Not a ringing endorsement for water meters<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>By Jeremy Deutsch \u2013 Kamloops This Week<\/p>\n<p>Published: August 31, 2011 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=3558\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>READ MORE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>Water meter program accommodates radio concerns<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER 13, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About 2,000 water meters have been installed in Kamloops homes now as the City\u2019s program to put one in every house moves into its third month.<\/p>\n<p>City utilities director David Duckworth said Tuesday the main concern raised has been around the radio frequency emissions from the meters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=3611\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">READ MORE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>Wire option available for City water meters, resident learns<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 5, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A resident who says she was not informed of an alternative to a wireless water meter wants to ensure other homeowners are aware.<\/p>\n<p>Petrina Gregson, who is opposed to the use of wireless meters due to her uncertainty over health risks, now has one installed at her home.<\/p>\n<p>Gregson was initially told by installation contractor Neptune that the only alternative is to have a wireless meter installed in a pit elsewhere on her property at her expense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=3724\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>READ MORE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/skyvisionsolutions.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/smart-water-meter-system-rf1.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=536\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"411\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2015\/02\/13\/how-smart-water-meters-invade-privacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How Smart Water Meters Invade\u00a0Privacy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>Posted on\u00a0<a title=\"11:27\" href=\"http:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2015\/02\/13\/how-smart-water-meters-invade-privacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 13, 2015<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0by \u00a0<a title=\"View all posts by SkyVision Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/author\/skyvisionsolutions\/\" rel=\"author\">SkyVision Solutions<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Most of the focus in the media has been on smart\u00a0<em>electric<\/em>\u00a0meters and the many risks that these devices pose for customers and their families.\u00a0 Another risk relates to privacy invasions associated with smart\u00a0<strong><em>water<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0meters.\u00a0 A growing number of utilities are installing these devices.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2015\/02\/13\/how-smart-water-meters-invade-privacy\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>READ MORE HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/f3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5775\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/f3.jpg\" alt=\"f3\" width=\"964\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/f3.jpg 1606w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/f3-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/f3-1024x462.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/na\/PublishedContent\/100796BR-07%20ChoiceConnect.pdf\">https:\/\/www.itron.com\/na\/PublishedContent\/100796BR-07%20ChoiceConnect.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/FIELD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5777\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/FIELD.jpg\" alt=\"FIELD\" width=\"1159\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/FIELD.jpg 1932w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/FIELD-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/FIELD-1024x707.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1159px) 100vw, 1159px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fairsociety.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/water-7-858x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairsociety.ie\/safety-of-smart-meters-thrown-into-doubt\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SAFETY OF SMART METERS THROWN INTO DOUBT<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FEB 15 \u00a02015<\/p>\n<p>During routine investigations into the workings of a smart water meter today a lithium battery used to power the GPS on the meter exploded shortly after it was removed from the meter.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the explosion is unclear but what is clear the odour emitted from the device following the explosion can cause respiratory problems and injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The batteries have to be changed on these meters after a number of years and given that the meters are close to gas mains today\u2019s explosion has\u00a0to be a cause of concern.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The cause of the explosion is now been investigated but one theory is that the battery may have come into contact with water or short circuited.<\/p>\n<p>How long more can the Health and Safety Authority stay stum, and pretend there\u2019s nothing wrong with these meters<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairsociety.ie\/safety-of-smart-meters-thrown-into-doubt\/\">http:\/\/www.fairsociety.ie\/safety-of-smart-meters-thrown-into-doubt\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>City of Abbotsford to\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Deploy\u00a0<em>Itron\u2019s Water SaveSource&#x2122;<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. \u2014 April 26, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that it has signed an agreement with the\u00a0<strong>City of Abbotsford, British Columbia<\/strong>\u00a0(Abbotsford) to install Water SaveSource, Itron\u2019s fixed network system for water providers. Located approximately 35 miles east of Vancouver, Abbotsford provides water service to approximately 135,000 residents.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, Abbotsford read its customers\u2019 water meters annually, issuing a water bill yearly along with the customer\u2019s property taxes. Faced with growing challenges, the city set out to implement an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to initiate new water resource management and customer service programs, and reduce its meter reading costs. A longtime customer, Abbotsford again trusted Itron, this time to successfully deliver Water SaveSource. Past successes, along with the two-way communications offered by Itron\u2019s AMI solution, were critical in Abbotsford\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing from an annual meter read to hourly reads will be a transition for us,\u201d said Abbotsford Mayor, George W. Peary. \u201cWe are fortunate to be working with Itron through the process. Their technology meets our objectives, and the two-way communications and software applications will increase operational efficiencies and offer asset management unlike anything we\u2019ve had before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deploying 25,000 Water SaveSource endpoints over a six-month perio<\/strong>d,<\/p>\n<p>Abbotsford will achieve benefits from data logging, which means\u00a0<strong>more frequent and more incremental meter reads<\/strong>. Access to more granular usage information will enable greater customer service through efficient bill reconciliation and in-home leak detection, as well as allowing the end consumers\u2019 to better their water usage to support mandated conservation programs. With distribution-side leak management, the city will also be able to reduce non-revenue water losses and better oversee field assets by constantly monitoring and mitigating performance issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelping a customer like Abbotsford move from annual meter reads to hourly reading with a fixed network will be rewarding,\u201d said Scott Owen, vice president of Canadian sales for Itron. \u201cThis is a big change for the utility, but Abbotsford realizes that the challenges it faces require an\u00a0<strong>AMI solution<\/strong>. Itron is privileged to be working on this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Itron:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Itron, we\u2019re dedicated to delivering end-to-end smart grid and smart distribution solutions to electric, gas and water utilities around the globe. Our company is the world\u2019s leading provider of smart metering, data collection and utility software systems, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our offerings include electricity, gas, water and heat meters; network communication technology; collection systems and related software applications; and professional services. To realize your smarter energy and water future, start here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/\">www.itron.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About City of Abbotsford:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located in the shadow of Mount Baker in the fertile Fraser Valley, Abbotsford is a one hour drive east of Vancouver. With 135,000 residents, it has the fastest growing economy in western Canada and prides itself on being where the splendor of nature meets the promise of the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For additional information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kim Papich\u00a0Itron Communications and Marketing \u00a0(509) 891-3824 \u00a0kim.papich@itron.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/newsAndEvents\/Pages\/City-of-Abbotsford-to-Deploy-Itrons-Water-SaveSource.aspx\">https:\/\/www.itron.com\/newsAndEvents\/Pages\/City-of-Abbotsford-to-Deploy-Itrons-Water-SaveSource.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/h3>\n<h2>Water Meters \u00a0in Kamloops<\/h2>\n<p>March 13 2010<\/p>\n<p>Plan for universal water meters goes to council &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Kamloops Daily News\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/Plan%20for%20universal%20water%20meters%20goes%20to%20council\">Kamloops Daily\u00a0<\/a>March 13<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/28375517\/Kamloops-City-Hall-Universal-Water-Meter-Recommendation-Report-March-16th-2010\">Read More here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamloops.ca\/waterwise\/radiofrequency.shtml\">http:\/\/www.kamloops.ca\/waterwise\/radiofrequency.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamloopsnews.ca\/article\/20090611\/KAMLOOPS0304\/306119994\">http:\/\/www.kamloopsnews.ca\/article\/20090611\/KAMLOOPS0304\/306119994<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mayor cancels Montreal&#8217;s $355M water meter contract<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Mayor &#8216;lost control of city&#8217; : opposition<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/cbc-news-online-news-staff-list-1.1294364\">CBC News<\/a>\u00a0Posted: Sep 22, 2009 8:00 AM ET\u00a0Last Updated: Sep 22, 2009 8:24 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Mayor G\u00e9rald Tremblay is cancelling a $355-million water meter contract, the biggest ever awarded by the city. \u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Tremblay said Tuesday two of the city\u2019s top bureaucrats \u2014 city manager Claude L\u00e9ger and the city\u2019s director of corporate affairs, Robert Cassius de Linval \u2014 have been fired. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The move comes after the city&#8217;s auditor general recommended the city review \u2014 and consider cancelling \u2014 its contract with private consortium G\u00c9NIeau because of irregularities with the tendering process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\">MWC woman confronts city hall about controversial Water Smart Meters<\/h2>\n<div id=\"block-system-main\">\n<div id=\"node-article-29802\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"block-views-article-image-block-block\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/midwest_watermeter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6601\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/midwest_watermeter.jpg\" alt=\"midwest_watermeter\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/midwest_watermeter.jpg 584w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/midwest_watermeter-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Sarah Hussain \/ Red Dirt Report<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>The new water Smart Meter that was installed in Debbie Vancendrock&#8217;s yard Wednesday morning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"block-views-article-byline-block\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddirtreport.com\/users\/tim-farley\">TIM FARLEY<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0MAY 27, 2015 \u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddirtreport.com\/red-dirt-news\">RED DIRT NEWS<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0&#8211; Midwest City, Oklahoma<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>MIDWEST CITY \u2013 Debbie Vancendrock began protesting Midwest City\u2019s installation of water Smart Meters Wednesday morning, but her opposition ended quickly when police threatened to arrest her if she didn\u2019t move.<\/p>\n<p>Vancendrock, who suffers from a variety of medical conditions enhanced by radiation exposure, had sat on the ground and placed her feet in the hole where the city water meter is located. She didn\u2019t want the Smart Meter installed since it reportedly emits dangerous radio frequencies that play havoc with her health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of being booked into the city jail, Vancendrock stood up and invited police into her condominium so they could see the precautions she takes to prevent radiation from entering her home. The meter was installed over her objections, but she isn\u2019t giving up the fight. Vancendrock has a scheduled meeting with Midwest City Clerk Rhonda Atkins Thursday to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Already suffering from neuropathy, brain fog and anxiety, Vancendrock told\u00a0<em>Red Dirt Report<\/em>\u00a0in a telephone interview her medical issues were heightened in 2011 when utility companies started installing Smart Meters, devices that allow utilities such as Oklahoma Gas &amp; Electric to receive frequent usage information without using meter readers. The information is electronically sent to the billing department. The advanced meters, with its wireless and digital capabilities, also allow energy companies to raise thermostats a few degrees on a hot summer day, reducing demand and avoiding the need to start up expensive plants known as \u201cpeakers\u201d to meet short-term needs. Ultimately, that could lead to lower bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying I didn\u2019t have any problems before 2011, but when your immune system gets to a certain point anything can set you over the edge,\u201d Vancendrock said.<\/p>\n<p>Vancendrock claims to be sensitive to magnetic fields and can often become \u201cviolently sick\u201d when exposed to radio frequencies. The Midwest City woman said two Smart Meters were installed on the outside of her kitchen wall by power companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want these,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s like putting your head in a microwave and turning it on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, people expose themselves every day to low doses of radiation by using cell phones, garage door openers, microwaves, baby monitors and wireless Internet routers. Atkins said she had her first conversation with Vancendrock who uses a 3G cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>Utilities and municipalities face opposition from people like Vancendrock who see threats to health, privacy and security of the nation\u2019s power grid. Opponents contend the meters emit dangerous levels of radiation through the radio frequencies that allow communications between the meters, utilities and \u201csmart\u201d appliances, including thermostats.<\/p>\n<p>Vancendrock claims the city\u2019s Smart Meters emit quick bursts of radiation every 17 seconds. Atkins said that\u2019s not correct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe information will be transmitted for 250th of a millisecond four times a day,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s less than putting a cell phone to your ear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Midwest City has been licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to use radio frequencies that fall within federal guidelines. City officials discussed the use of Smart Meters for several years, deciding two years ago to install them on a citywide basis.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many of the energy companies, Midwest City does not offer an opt-out plan for residents who are opposed to the meters.<\/p>\n<p>Vancendrock had U-Verse and a wireless alarm system pulled from her house as another precaution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been totally surrounded by radiation,\u201d she said. \u201cI am overloaded. It feels like I\u2019ve been hit with a Taser when I\u2019m overloaded. It\u2019s all I can do to crawl into my bed. One time, I thought I was seeing Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She claims depleted vitamin and mineral levels and a balance problem were created by the radio frequency emissions<\/p>\n<p>Vancendrock\u2019s sensitivity to radio frequencies is so severe that a friend built a faraday cage around her bed. A faraday cage is made of a mesh that blocks external static and non-static electric fields from entering the enclosure, pushing it around and along the cage.<\/p>\n<p>Vancendrock said she is treated by a physician for her medical conditions and is dependent on a visiting nurse to assist her. The nurse, Vancendrock said, witnessed an episode that left her nearly helpless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad someone else saw it to prove I\u2019m not a nut case,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>During a typical day, Vancendrock said she\u2019ll leave her cage and work around the house until she experiences heart palpitations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen I spend another hour or so in the cage,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Vancendrock owns her condo, but said she doesn\u2019t have the financial resources to move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8211; See more at: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddirtreport.com\/red-dirt-news\/mwc-woman-confronts-city-hall-about-controversial-smart-meters#sthash.LyayUpTR.dpuf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/www.reddirtreport.com\/red-dirt-news\/mwc-woman-confronts-city-hall-about-controversial-smart-meters#sthash.LyayUpTR.dpuf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<div title=\"Page 1\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chicago Tribune investigation into Tinley Park&#8217;s overbilling water meters\u00a0prompts two planned audits\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>June 3, 2015<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tinley-Park-plans-2-audits.pdf\">http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tinley-Park-plans-2-audits.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ireland against Smart Water Meters<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fliuch.org\/smart-meters\/\">http:\/\/www.fliuch.org\/smart-meters\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>RF Pulses from a Neptune Ecoder Water Meter<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=INDEHZzX-Rw<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=13243\">Michigan, Usa<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Ecoder R900<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>A Neptune e-Coder R900 water meter\u00a0<strong>pulses every 14 seconds<\/strong>\u00a0and can fill a home with radiation if located in a basement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Ecoder 900i<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/www.neptunetg.com\/products\/endpoints-mius\/e-coderr900\/<\/div>\n<div><em>&#8220;Neptune\u2019s E-Coder\u00ae)R900i&#x2122;\u00a0combination absolute encoder register\/radio frequency meter interface unit (RF MIU) provides two-way communications of advanced smart metering. The E-Coder)R900i\u2019s interleaved mobile and <strong>high-power fixed network messages<\/strong> allow for simple migration from walk-by to mobile to fixed network reading without site visits or reprogramming. 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