Smart metering and sustainable water pricing initiative
Hervey Bay, Queensland
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- Third party evaluation of Wide Bay Water Corporation Smarting Metering (PDF - 1,004 KB) | (RTF - 1.3 MB)
Total funding: $6.03 million with funding of $2.60 million from the Australian Government, $2.5 million from Wide Bay Water and $930,000 from the Queensland Government.
About the project
The project has involved the installation of a system that allows water meters on residential properties across the Hervey Bay water supply network to be read remotely. This will allow for introduction of a time of use billing system to encourage customers to use water in off-peak times. Water use at night will be billed at a cheaper rate than during the day. Smart metering also allows for the diagnosis of different types of water leaks.
This is a significant innovation in urban water management. The innovative approach and the demonstration benefits of the project will be widely communicated.
Project benefits
The project:
- is a model for installation of remotely read smart water meters;
- will be used to introduce a time of use billing system to provide greater information to customers regarding water use patterns;
- improved information for water planning;
- will defer the need to construct new water supply infrastructure, and
- achieved significant water savings.
The project has advanced the National Water Initiative objectives of increasing water use efficiency and innovation in urban areas.
Project evaluation
A third party evaluation of the project is available to download above
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Water Smart Australia projects are funded by the Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative.
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