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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.
Flow meters installed to AS 4747 standards don’t just help with compliance, they help protect farmers, water resources, and the long-term fairness of the entire system.
𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 caused by things like turbulence, air in the line, partial pipe flow, bypasses, or not enough straight pipe before and after the meter. This can result in:
• Over-recording water use, which can risk licence breaches
• Under-recording, which can lead to non-compliance and unfair water accounting
• Ongoing issues during audits, reporting, or inspections
𝗔𝗦 𝟰𝟳𝟰𝟳 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 ±𝟱% 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, giving confidence that:
• Farmers are only recorded for the water they actually use
• Water allocation accounting remains fair and defensible
• Meter readings are reliable long term
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗦𝗪. When meters are installed properly:
• All users are measured consistently
• No one gains an unfair advantage
• Surface water and groundwater systems are managed more fairly, especially in stressed catchments and aquifers
In simple terms, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀:
• Keep farmers compliant
• Ensure accurate and fair water measurement
• Protect valuable water resources
• Reduce long-term issues and costs
• Provide confidence in audits and reporting
𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘚𝘞 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘚 4747 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘋𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 (𝘋𝘘𝘗).
𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘞&𝘗 𝘗𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥.
