Haenam-gun to Replace Water Meters by 2025

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 24th that it will replace all 25,000 water meters in the jurisdiction with a smart remote meter reading system, establishing a foundation to remotely measure water usage.

Smart remote meter reading is a system that moves away from the traditional method where meter readers visit in person to manually check meters, utilizing remote meter reading terminals so that the meter readings of each household are automatically stored on a server, allowing real-time usage monitoring.

A total project cost of 7.9 billion KRW will be invested, and this year, along with server construction, 3,000 digital meters and terminals will be installed first in some areas of Haenam-eup and Songji-myeon.

With the establishment of the remote system, it is expected to reduce the workload of meter readers, improve water supply efficiency through early leak detection, and save about 400 million KRW annually by reducing water supply costs.

In particular, as the supply of metropolitan water expands and the number of water users rapidly increases, it is expected that the reliability of billing can also be enhanced based on accurate meter reading data.

A county official stated, “As the number of water users increases, a significant portion of the overloaded meter reading work can be resolved,” and added, “It is expected that the introduction of smart remote meter reading will increase trust in water administration.”

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