- Innovative water metering solutions offer high accuracy, long-life, reliability and low maintenance -

LUTON, England and MELBOURNE, Australia, September 6, 2012 - Elster announced today that the Melbourne regional water companies consisting of South East Water, Yarra Valley Water, City West Water, Barwon Water and Western Water in Australia have selected Elster as one of its suppliers to deliver up to 300,000 volumetric water meters over the next three years.

Elster is committed to helping customers responsibly and efficiently manage water by providing innovative, high-quality solutions in Australia, being recognised for its innovative product development approach in the water industry with a Product Innovation Award at the Australian Smart Metering Awards in February this year.

Elster's volumetric meters will help the Melbourne regional water companies to manage their water resources more efficiently, by providing accurate measurement of water usage and control over water leakage and wastage.

Available in sizes from 20mm to 50mm, Elster's V100/V300 volumetric water meters offer performance to Australian standards AS 3565 and NMI R.49. The V100/V300 offers high accuracy, long-life, low maintenance and tamper-proof operation and can be equipped with wireless automated meter reading (AMR) systems to provide valuable data for management information as part of an advanced water metering system.

"With the ongoing importance of water conservation in Australia, Elster's proven award winning technology can support water utilities in Australia with access to precise measurement data to help forecast customer demand, identify leaks within their distribution system, improve efficiency and help to reduce water losses," commented Rob Campbell, managing director of Elster's water metering business in Australia.

About Elster
Elster is one of the world's largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control providers. Its offerings include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and numerous related communications and services - key components for enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation. Its products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging smart grid markets.

Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its products and services in more than 130 countries across electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and distribution applications.

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