Queensland Minister for Energy and Water Supply, The Honourable Mark McArdle, released a statement today praising Mackay Mayor Deirdre Comerford and her council for “their forward thinking with the decision to install advanced water metering systems.” “Adopting new approaches such as advanced water metering cannot only save families money on their water bills, but it can help councils and water service providers to defer major investments in new infrastructure,” he said.
The Mackay Regional Council is planning to take the project several steps further by installing other sensors to monitor sewer levels, its own electricity usage at treatment plants and pump stations, and rainfall, using the already installed communication network.