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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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Identify The Potential Exposure

Most people accept that major purchases in life — e.g., housing, automobiles, appliances — come with cyclical budgeting impacts that require amortizing costs over the long term, through savings or borrowing. Why should anyone expect the national water infrastructure to be any different? The reality ...

Water is life. It’s a catchy slogan that is so true we often miss the forest for the trees. Water is, quite literally, life. Without it, life as we know it ceases to exist. And yet modern day water treatment and distribution infrastructure and operational systems have made the gift of water so ...

In January, Master Meter Inc. posted about our new website launch. This was built with you, the customer, in mind. Today we wanted to do a little #TBT (#ThrowbackThursday) to that blog.