Polk Co Water reads every meter on a monthly basis. Each meter is read electronically or "radio-read" as we call it.
Each meter is equipped with a digital serial number called an AMR. When the meter reader comes to each meter, he is able to point a handheld device at the meter that transmits a signal telling it what the reading is for that meter. Since each meter is digitally assigned its own separate AMR number, the computer knows which reading is assigned to the correct meter.
