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<br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />I. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />Residential Secondary Water Meters - Research Proiect <br /> <br />6.0 METERING SURVEY <br /> <br />6.1 Questionnaire to Irrigation Districts and Municipalities <br /> <br />A questionnaire will be developed to obtaiin information from irrigation districts and <br />municipalities. The questionnaire will include a brief description of the proposed study, stating <br />test components and goals, encouraging participants to respond in a timely manner. This <br />survey will also inform participants that information gained during this study will be published <br />for their benefit. <br /> <br />The following list of questions is a sample of what may be asked. The specific questions <br />included in the survey will depend somewhat on the literature review and market analysis <br />results. It is assumed that this list of questions will be added to or be modified to determine the <br />potential market for meters, installation/O&M concerns, and meter design specifications. This <br />survey will also be used to find potential field-testing locations for meters and see if water <br />quality information is recorded. <br /> <br />1. Assuming that the importance of water conservation continues to increase in the next <br />ten years and it is determined that the cheapest residential irrigation meter costs $250, <br />would you be willing to buy this meter without remote read option (in today's dollars) <br />within a year from now? Sometime within the next 10 years? How much more would <br />you be willing to pay for this same residential irrigation meter with remote read? <br /> <br />2. If remote read option is added to the meter, would you be more willing to invest in <br />secondary water metering? <br /> <br />3. Do you feel that the community you serve will resist secondary water metering enough <br />to make it difficult to implement it? <br /> <br />4. Assuming the ability to measure low flows causes the price of a meter to increase, what <br />is the minimum flow range to be measured? <br /> <br />5. Assuming tighter accuracy tolerances causes the price of a meter to increase, what is the <br />greatest accuracy variance of a residential irrigation meter? <br /> <br />6. What should the minimum maintenance interval for a residential irrigation meter be? <br /> <br />7. If the residential irrigation meter is electric and requires a battery, how long should the <br />battery last? <br /> <br />8. Explain that meters are to be tested in the field and we would like to install meters on <br />existing service lines. Would your district/city be interested in allowing 3;4" to I" test <br />meters to be installed in your system? How many meters can be installed within your <br />district or city. <br /> <br />9. Do you have records of water quality data that you would be willing to share for the <br />purposes of this study? <br /> <br />10. Would you be willing to trade one of your old meters for a new one (of equal value) if <br />you are responsible for removal and installation only and not the cost of the new meter <br />so that the old meter could be tested in a laboratory? <br /> <br />Deliverable: A summary of results from the survey <br /> <br />11 <br />