Case Study: Highway 71 Water District No. 1 cuts water loss and saves $260,000 with Badger Meter BEACON SaaS

Highway 71 Water District No. 1 cuts water loss in half and saves $260,000 a year with Badger Meter

Highway 71 Water District No. 1, a utility serving a large rural area in Arkansas, faced significant challenges with water loss. Their extensive distribution system made it difficult to detect leaks, resulting in high percentages of non-revenue water. To address this, the utility worked with vendor Badger Meter to implement its BEACON® SaaS, a cloud-based analytics platform.

The solution combined Badger Meter's BEACON SaaS software with a new district metering strategy, utilizing ModMAG electromagnetic meters to create isolated zones. This integration provided real-time data that allowed for rapid leak identification and repair. The results were substantial, saving the utility an estimated $260,000 annually in non-revenue water and cutting their water loss in half, with the system paying for itself quickly.

Highway 71 Water District No. 1