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SMART WATER FOMO: OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF CHANGE TO MOVE FORWARD

Leadership often feels like a leap of faith. As Simon Sinek has said, “it takes great courage to believe in something greater than yourself.” Being a leader is tough—it can be a thankless, lonely job. It takes courage to stand up for what you believe to be right, especially when leading people ...

IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT WATER: HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN TELL THE STORY

The Imagine a Day Without Water campaign, hosted by the Value of Water campaign, is truly one for public stakeholders because imagining that day is a nightmare situation for the water industry. We’re acutely aware of water’s connection to, well, everything. Imagine A Day Without Water, falls on ...

THE VALUE OF WATER: MEASURING, MANAGING, MASTERING

Last month Master Meter, Inc. presented at the Smart Water Summit at the PGA Resort & Spa in Palm Beach, FL. Since 2014, the Agora Smart Water Summit has brought together vendor partners and water utilities to create an intimate environment for in-depth discussions about updating technology and ...

AFFORDABILITY: MORE THAN JUST A BUZZWORD

On August 6-7, 2018, water industry leaders from across the country joined in Washington D.C. to discuss the issue of affordability. Why is this even a matter of discussion? Across the globe, water is declared a human right. Period. End of story, right? Not so fast. While the taglines hold truth, ...

THE TRUE VALUE OF WATER: THE IMBALANCE BETWEEN COST AND PERCEIVED VALUE

August is National Water Quality Month and is dedicated to protecting the natural resources we love for recreation but also to make the connection between that resource and the high-quality water we drink and use every day. It’s a timely opportunity to address the imbalance between the true cost of ...

Jean-Claude Lauret 1951-2018

The entire Master Meter family is saddened to announce the passing this week of Jean-Claude Lauret, our esteemed and greatly valued friend who oversaw our Master Meter Canada, Inc. operations as its Managing Director and Vice President.

J.D. POWER STUDY: YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE MEASURING WATER QUALITY BY SIGHT, SMELL, AND TASTE-NOT PPM AND PPB

August is National Water Quality Month so it seemed appropriate to dedicate some time to explore the difference in how customers perceive water quality as opposed to those in the industry. Ask anyone in the industry to define water quality and they’ll cite some definition related to the chemical ...

ENCOURAGING HOMEOWNER WATER CONSERVATION

The internet is flooded with articles on homeowner water conservation, yet why do so many water utility attempts to educate customers seem to fall on deaf ears? Perhaps the problem is not as much about educating people on what to do (water-saving checklists and guidelines) as it is about motivating ...

PREVENT WATER SCARCITY FROM BECOMING JOB SCARCITY

It doesn’t matter which came first — chickens, eggs, farmers, or consumers. When water scarcity is involved, all parties are interdependent. Limiting agricultural or industrial water use in favor of residential use does a community no good if the local economy cannot support existing jobs, or ...