DataWest understands the specialized needs of our water and sewerage clients, and we’ve packed BillMaster with features and functions tailored directly to them. A selection of specialized water/sewer functions are listed below:
Compound meters
Deduct Meters
Automatic conversions using CuFt / Gallons / 10’s, 100’s, 1000’s
Irrigation charges based on acre feet or other allocations or shares
Complex Rate Structures to handle mandated conservation measures. These include, but are not limited to
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Assigning an ‘annual allocation’ to a customer based on customizable criteria and moving subsequent consumption into different rate levels
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Calculations based on number of fixtures, square feet, bathrooms, # of ‘Equivalent Units’ or other factors.
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Basing sewer usage on some calculated average based on some combination of prior billing periods’ usage. Most commonly, winter water average or usage last year same month or some variation on lent Units’ or other factors.
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Water Running – If the utility requests that water be billed based on some known value because they require the customer to keep their water running
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SnowBirds – Seasonal customers where billing is only performed when usage occurs.
Budget Billing / Level Pay
SIC Codes and other marketing information
Outsourced Bill printing / mailing
Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment
Remittance Processing
Block Consumption and Consumption Analysis reporting
Meter Testing history
Learn more about other Service Types :
Electric - BillMaster is crafted with the needs of our electric clients firmly in mind. Our extensive experience in the electricity industry has provided us with the practical, real-world knowledge of electric utility needs, processes, and practices necessary to pack BillMaster with precisely the features and functions that your utility needs. Click here to Learn More...
Gas - BillMaster is built based upon a thorough comprehension of the specialized billing needs of the gas industry, and is equipped with the robust, feature-rich functionality modern gas billing requires. Click here to Learn More...
Ratio Utility Billing - RUBS (Ratio Utility Billing/Submetering) is an optional capability that may be included in BillMaster, and is typically used in a situation where there is a single master meter for an apartment complex or other property, within which tenants are billed according to an apportioned ratio. Click here to Learn More...
