Case Study: City of Hermiston achieves labor savings and improved water accuracy with Badger Meter cellular meter reading solution

City of Hermiston frees up 1 meter reader and improves daily meter reads with Badger Meter

The City of Hermiston, a growing municipality in Oregon, faced significant labor and financial challenges as its number of water utility customers increased. State requirements and budget limitations prevented the city's water department from adding more staff, necessitating a more efficient meter reading solution. The city turned to its long-time vendor, Badger Meter, to replace its existing system.

Badger Meter implemented its BEACON® Software as a Service managed solution with ORION® Cellular LTE endpoints. This cellular network solution eliminated the need for maintaining a fixed network and its associated gateways and labor costs. The results for Hermiston included improved leak detection, more accurate year-round readings that eliminated winter estimations, and the reallocation of a meter reader to other critical infrastructure projects. The Badger Meter solution provided greater efficiency and accuracy while resolving the city's labor constraint.

City of Hermiston