In the middle of a water shortage, every drop matters. But for many Corpus Christi residents trying to conserve, there’s a problem: they can’t see exactly how much water they’re using in real time.
The issue surfaced this week after a KRIS 6 viewer asked why the city can’t provide customers with immediate information to help track and reduce their consumption.
“As we all know, we are in a dire situation in regards to our water supply. My question is how can a city the size of Corpus Christi that is fitted with water SMART meters on virtually every residential and business consumer, not provide REAL TIME data to thier users to help them conserve water. Other jurisdictions much smaller than CRP do this so their customers can monitor their usage and set alerts for excess use (can flag leak issues, or simply over consumption). Again, seems CRP is behind in the times. When I have called the called the city no one can provide an answer.”Anonymous KRIS 6 viewer
City Manager Peter Zanoni said the answer is less than straightforward.
“I don’t have the exact answer,” Zanoni said. “Except I can say this, the smart meters aren’t as smart as they could be.”…