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The California Department of Water Resources awarded the City of Rialto a $6 million grant through its Urban Community Drought Relief Program to replace more than 12,000 water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure that will provide more accurate meter readings and better detect system leaks.
“We appreciate the state’s support in helping to bring this critical project to the finish line. AMI not only will help customers better understand and monitor their own water usage, it moves our community toward quantifiable and sustained water savings by reducing imported water demand,” said Mayor Deborah Robertson.
Rialto currently relies on imported water from the State Water Project, which draws water from the San Francisco-San Joaquin Delta to replenish groundwater basins that supply Rialto’s potable water. The City projects the AMI project will save about 1,545 acre-feet per year.
Implementation of the AMI project will begin in 2024 and take about a year to complete.
