Some residents might be wondering why they recently received a letter from the City of Airdrie asking to check their water meters.

According to Monica Lebates, team lead with Airdrie Utilities, it's part of ongoing process for the City.

"It's an upgrade of the outdated equipment related to that program (automated meter reading). We just target areas based on the type, age and use of their equipment that's there and as equipment fails or begins to get into that range, we look to replace it."

Lebates says the program has been going on since 2011. The City looks to make sure meters continue working properly as neighbourhoods in the Airdrie age.

"What we do is pull up different quadrants of the city," says Lebates. "Then we kind of sort through the data, choose the parameters that we're looking for and just hone in on those particular ones and send the letters out to those residents."

When it comes to which areas are being looked at, Lebates says they look at each quadrant of the city and which houses need to be looked at. The residents will then receive a letter asking to book an appointment for the City to look at their meters.

Lebates says the process ensures that utilities are running smoothly.

"For the most part it's used for billing purposes and it also helps with leak detection. If things are failing then we actually have to make emergency appointments with the resident to get into their home to fix whatever it may be."

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