Winnipeg is summing up its annual water meter studying program and it’ll embrace COVID-19 security measures.
Town says this system will start Could 1 and run till Sept. 1 and metropolis staff might be visiting properties weekdays between 9 am and nightfall.
Residents can acknowledge the meter reader by their uniform with the town emblem and they’re going to even be carrying a hand-held system. They are going to current picture ID earlier than coming into a house.
Town is reminding owners to ask for ID earlier than permitting a meter reader into their properties. Meter readers will solely knock on the entrance and facet doorways, not on the again doorways.
Plus, the town says owners ought to make sure the water meter is definitely accessible and away from obstructions. All canine must be secured in one other room or a kennel earlier than the meter reader enters.
Lastly, in line with COVID-19 precaution measures the meter readers might be carrying facemasks and the town encourages owners to keep up bodily distancing. A reader won’t enter any dwelling if there’s somebody within the family with COVID-19 signs.
The Metropolis requires a minimum of one correct meter studying per yr from every family. If a house proprietor is not at dwelling on the time of the go to, a meter studying card might be left with directions on easy methods to present an correct meter studying by cellphone or on-line.
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