The Independent Water Commission called for compulsory smart water meters to reduce household consumption. (Alamy) The government has promised a "root and branch reform" of the water industry. The ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — For months, the city of Toledo has been telling residents they need to pay for broken water valves that contractors encounter when installing the city's new smart water meters. That has ...

The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board has inked a contract for a $67 million, citywide water meter replacement project, the utility’s solution for long-standing billing accuracy problems. The new ...

Jefferson Parish is forging ahead with plans to upgrade nearly every water meter in the parish with smart technology, despite accusations that its process for selecting a contractor for the lucrative ...

SAN DIEGO — Faced with scathing complaints over water bills that go back years, the city of San Diego is now undertaking major changes. This includes the way its Public Utilities Department tracks ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Some Albany utilities customers say the city’s transition to the new Smart Meters aren’t making the grade during the first phase of the switchover. As we’ve reported the city is ...

Beyond South Africa’s energy concerns, a quieter crisis is emerging; the steady decline of our water infrastructure. Municipalities across the country are grappling with ageing pipelines, growing ...

The use of smart meters to enforce water restrictions could encourage widespread conservation — but not without local backlash, a new study has found. Amid California’s ongoing drought, researchers ...

The government has promised a "root and branch reform" of the water industry. The move follows the long-awaited publication of an independent review by Sir Jon Cunliffe, which made 88 recommendations ...