The water metering strategy and implementation plan has been unveiled and it will be up to Cranbrook city council to decide on an option.
The draft plan has two options for universal metering.
The first is a five year implementation plan that would require the city to fund approximately $1.7 million annually over the next 5 years.
The second option is a 10 year plan with a lower per year cost of $1 million but over a decade.
The city has been requiring water metres for new builds but this plan would address metering on existing properties.
Metres will be installed outside in meter pits within the owners property.
City staff will also be looking for other funding sources, but staff say there’s only been one recent grant program that included water metering and Cranbrook was not eligible.
The plan will be finalized at a future council meeting and will be included in the water and sewer rate study for future budget discussions.
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