Tool lets Yuma meter readers record usage by driving. From: Sun (Yuma, AZ) | Date: July 23, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jeffrey Gautreaux

Jul. 23--Look ma, no hands! That is the exclamation you might hear from the city's water meter readers now that the Public Works Department has begun to institute its automated meter reading (AMR) program.

Starting with new subdivisions and covering the entire city over the next half decade, the city plans to install a special battery into meters that transmits information over a dedicated radio band. Meter readers will be able to...