The digital metering program, which was introduced in 2018, has seen more than 25,000 digital data loggers installed on existing household, business, and community water meters across the region.
The digital loggers record water use every hour and transmit the data daily back to Coliban Water.
Infrastructure manager Corey Bourne said the loggers meant leaks could be detected and acted on quickly.
“We’ve already been able to use the data to discover water leaks on a number of properties and act straight away,” he said.
“We identified a school using 25,000 litres a day during school holidays, and a home that was using 15,000 litres a day.
“Without the data loggers, we wouldn’t have been able to identify these leaks until the next quarterly bill.”
The final stage of the digital rollout is set to begin in the coming weeks at Marong, Raywood, Axedale and Sebastian.
“From there, we’ll move on to Bendigo, with a goal of having all the loggers installed and operating by 2023,” Mr Bourne said.
“Better data will also help us manage water pressure and make modelling of water leaks and losses in our water networks easier.
“The data loggers are free and there will be no costs on top of normal access and use charges.”
Coliban Water will hold online information sessions on October 2 for those wanting more information about digital data loggers.
To register for the information sessions or for more information, visit coliban.com.au
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