AWWA ACE62981
Understanding the Role of Customer Billing and Metering Systems in Consumption and Revenue Management in Public Utilities in the United States
Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 06/01/2006
This slide presentation outlines the role of customer billing and metering systems in consumption and revenue management in U.S. public utilities. The basics of a customer information system (CIS) are given and several aspects of its functionality are outlined including: meter reading/AMR; walk-ins; telephone and accounting groups; collections; supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA); City Financial Management System (FMS); water conservation; table of statistics on Annual Revenue Loss Associated with Billing and MeteringInconsistencies - 20 U.S. Water and Wastewater Utilities; table of statistics on Annual Revenue Loss By Meter Size Associated With Billing and MeteringDiscrepancies - 20 U.S. Water and Wastewater Utilities; examples of how specific Customer Service Policiesand Operations affect Apparent Revenue Loss; Distribution of Inconsistencies and Related RevenueLoss by Meter Size; and, Policies and Procedures for Capturing Revenue. Includes tables, figures.
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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 06/01/2006 Number of Pages: 61File Size: 1 file , 1.4 MB