Permanent Flow Monitoring Services

Permanent flow monitoring program for operation, maintenance, and data analysis of the flow monitoring network currently in place. Metro Water Services (MWS) currently has 70 ADS mainline Triton+ (UVP) flow monitors installed in sewers ranging from 8 inches to 84 inches in diameter. MWS also has 19 overflow (UVP) Triton+ flow monitors installed in overflow lines and has one FlowShark Pulse installed in a CSO structure. MWS maintains a rain gauge network consisting of 21 tipping bucket rain gauges in conjunction with Rain Alert III rain gauges. MWS currently has 8 TritonXIO meters (4-20mA) at billing sites and two Accusonic flow meters. In addition, MWS has 19 Triton+ (UVP) spare flow monitors in storage for use in the collection system as needed and 10 ECHO depth monitors for specialized studies. MWS also includes in the contract 6 flow monitors and 1 rain gauge owned by the City of Goodlettsville, 2 flow monitors owned by the City of LaVergne, 1 flow monitor owned by the City of Brentwood, and 1 flow monitor owned by the City of Millersville. All of the above equipment communicates wirelessly with the internet-based system via 3G communications. If the Contractor chooses to replace the current flow monitoring network, all meters must meet the following requirements

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