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New Submetering Technology Aids Property Owners in Fight Against Mold

Wellspring's Aqura can detect leaks within 24 hours, greatly diminishing risk of mold

San Diego, CA—February 13, 2002—There is good news for multifamily property owners plagued by the recent wave of mold-related claims. Wellspring Wireless Utility Services—the nation's leading provider of wireless, point-of-use water meters—has developed a new submetering technology capable of detecting leaks within 24 hours, greatly diminishing the chance of mold growth occurring.

“Leaks are a major source of mold that often get overlooked by residents,” says Brian Brittsan, president of Wellspring. “With our advanced wireless submetering system, Aqura, property owners and managers are able to detect leaks without a resident's phone call.”

With each installation of its submetering system, Wellspring performs a professional engineering audit. The audit provides detailed information regarding the average amount of water used at a property and comprehensively checks for leaks within the plumbing infrastructure. This includes checking all the angle stops, or connectors, and replacing any fixtures that show signs of leaks. Upon request from a property owner, Wellspring will also perform upgrades on current plumbing prior to installation.

Once the engineering audit is completed, an Aqura meter—resembling a hand-held radio—is placed at each point-of-entry within an apartment, whether behind a showerhead, toilet bowl or under a kitchen sink. A flow sensor, inserted into the base of the meter and attached by threads to the plumbing, continuously collects data before transmitting it every eight hours to a base station. Since data is recorded in flow events, it only takes one spin of the turbine inside the flow sensor to register activity. Each flow event is recorded and sent to receivers along with the duration and the time the activity occurred. It only takes 1/10 of a gallon of water to register a flow event, so leaks are easily detected by sporadic or continuous events.

Wellspring monitors flow events and provides automated diagnostics data to properties on a weekly basis. However, if a leak is detected, Wellspring will immediately notify the property, which in turn can dispatch a serviceperson to fix the problem, often before the resident is aware of the leak.

About Wellspring
Wellspring is the world’s most complete water and energy sub-utility offering metering systems—as well as reading, billing and collecting services—for all building types. Wellspring is based in San Diego, California and Bristol, Pennsylvania. For more information, call 858-824-0900 or visit www.wellspringacquisition.com.

For more information, contact:
Wade Smith, CEO, (858) 824-0900
wsmith@wellspringwireless.com