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<br /> <br /> <br />507 N. Nanum St. Suite. 102 · Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />T: 509.962.7515 · F: 509.962.7581 <br />www.co.kittitas.wa.us/health/ <br /> <br /> <br />Meter Reading <br />Badger Meter Company (Badger) was founded in 1905 and has earned an international <br />reputation as an innovator in flow measurement and control products. Badger Meter Company <br />offers an Orion Cellular Endpoint technology for meter reading that eliminates the need for <br />fixed network infrastructure or reading collection hardware. <br /> <br />Orion Cellular Endpoints (meter reader installed on the meter) utilize existing cellular networks <br />to broadcast their reading data multiple times per day. The Orion technology allows Kittitas <br />County staff to receive reads without ever leaving the office. The Cellular Endpoints can store <br />120 days of hourly data. These endpoints can be deployed in indoors, outdoors and in pit <br />installations. The Orion Cellular Endpoints include: <br /> Leak detection <br /> Cut-wire indication <br /> Reverse flow indication <br /> No usage indication <br /> Encoder error <br /> Low battery indication <br /> Remote programming <br /> Remote clock synchronization <br /> Firmware upgrades <br /> 10 year battery life <br /> <br />Meter Equipment <br />Badger offers a Recordall® Disc Series Meter which combines the accuracy of positive <br />displacement meters with the reliability and economy of nutating disc technology. <br /> <br />General Pacific, Inc. is Badger Meter Company’s licensed distributer in Washington State for the <br />meters and has a warehouse in Fairview, Oregon. Normal order time from the Badger Meter <br />Company factory in Wisconsin or Oklahoma is 3-4 weeks, but due to the extended life of the <br />battery and the product shipping in “Pause” mode, Gene ral Pacific, Inc. can stock the product at <br />the warehouse in Oregon. UPS ground could ship the product to Kittitas County in one to two <br />working days. <br /> <br />Software <br />The Badger Recordall® meter and Orion Cellular Endpoint technology are part of a <br />comprehensive system managed by Beacon Advanced Metering Analytics (Beacon). Beacon is a <br />user-friendly, intuitive software that would allow Kittitas County to set up and manage <br />accounts and create customizable reports utilizing the API. Beacon will host 2 years of metering