Meters - Intro Distribution (1.25 Contact Hours)

Topics include customer service meters, compound meters, detector-check meters, and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The course also covers mainline and production meters used at key points in the system such as well discharges, treatment facilities, and pressure zones.

Learners will explore:

• Differences between positive displacement, velocity, magnetic, ultrasonic, and insertion meters.

• How to size and select meters for different applications.

• Standards for meter accuracy and maintenance schedules.

• Techniques for system-wide metering and district metered areas (DMA).

• AWWA standards and testing intervals based on meter size and type.