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<br />e. Describe the location, include a map:
<br />See location map that depicts the service area boundary for IRCDUS
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<br />BENEFITS TO DISTRICT MISSIONS (Scoring Criterion #1-4)
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<br />Also see Additional Project Information Section. The AMI project will benefit four of the District's core
<br />mission areas water conservation, water supply, water quality, and natural systems. The primary benefit
<br />of the AMI system is conserving water. IRCDUS' AMI system will allow for efficient monitoring of
<br />customer level real-time water use. This data will be used to identify excessive water use, Teaks, theft,
<br />and irrigation violations. The reductions in water use will thereby reduce IRCDUS withdrawals from the
<br />Upper Floridan Aquifer. Reducing water used in irrigation will protect water quality from irrigation runoff
<br />that carries fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, and soil runoff Reducing this runoff will also reduce the
<br />nitrogen and phosphorus loading of the County's natural systems, most notably, the Indian River Lagoon.
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<br />INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL (N/A for REDI Communities)
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<br />Also see Examples of Where the Technology has been Successfully Used and Vendor Information
<br />section. AMI technology is proven technology. Aclara, Badger, Itron, and Sensus all have AMI systems
<br />readily available in the marketplace. AMI incudes meters embedded with radio frequency transmitters or
<br />MIU's. The radio signals are picked up by Data Collector Unit (DCU's) that are installed throughout the
<br />service area on water tanks, antennas and buildings. The MIU's communicate with the DCU's to capture
<br />meter readings that are transmitted back to IRCDUS via a communication network. IRCDUS can set
<br />parameters for how often they want to capture those readings. Although minute by minute is possible, it
<br />may be more practical to capture data hourly. At any given time, IRCDUS can spontaneously capture a
<br />read from any of its end users. Once the initial system is in place it can and will be scaled to encompass
<br />all of IRCDUS' meters Presently, there are approximately 47,000 meters. Of those, 45,000 are
<br />residential and 2,000 are commercial. St. John's County has successfully implemented and is currently
<br />utilizing AMI for its 25,000 water meters and is highly satisfied with the system. The City of Clermont is
<br />utilizing AMI for its 19,000 water meters and is also highly satisfied with the system.
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