RMWD approves contract for new water meters

ZMFU II Inc. will be installing advanced water meters for the Rainbow Municipal Water District.

A 4-0 Rainbow board vote Oct. 23, with Bill Stewart absent, approved the installment purchase contract with ZMFU II, along with an amendment to a previously approved contract with ABM Building Services LLC to purchase the meters.

“We’re upgrading the services,” Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy said.

In 2015 the Rainbow district conducted an annual water audit using the American Water Works Association water audit software. The audit compared the quantity of water Rainbow purchased from the San Di...