The truth regarding smart water meter misinformation A response to Ramona Municipal Water District's smart meter misinformation allegations
By Susan Brinchman, Patch Poster | Dec 27, 2017 11:25 pm ET | Updated Dec 27, 2017 11:55 pm ET Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) is currently installing smart water meters throughout its district, starting with San Diego Country Estates. RMWD has graciously agreed to provide free opt-outs for those customers who don't want a smart meter, according to its metering supervisor. Upon visiting RMWD's website (www.rmwd.org), a new article appears, entitled "Smart Meter Infrastructure." It alleges that the community is being misinformed about the new smart water meters, without naming sources. Smart water meter misinformation is alive and well. Unfortunately, the misinformation appears to be emanating from within, using industry-generated assertions designed to promote smart meters and calm the public down about smart meter realities many scientists and experts warn about. Literally, hundreds of thousands of utility - including water - customers have experienced unpleasant results from smart meter implementation, nationwide, in the past decade that they've been used in North America. These well-documented concerns, described at more length in the Patch article, Ramona's new smart water meters not a smart choice , involve:
Another critic of the CCST report found on the RMWD website was Dr. Karl Moret, MD, with a BS in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Engineering degree in Biomedical Engineering, and a four year post-doctoral fellowship in physiology. Dr. Moret had an interest for years in the health effects of electro-magnetic fields and energy medicine, lecturing on these topics widely. Dr. Moret's concerns about the CCST report included the following, and he called for a halt to smart meter installations as a result:
RMWD does not address the potential for conflict with other wireless devices using the same frequencies, such as garage door openers and baby monitors, described in Ramona's new smart water meters not a smart choice. In conclusion, I agree that smart water meter information can be misleading. But it is the promotional materials generated by a profit-making industry that is the source. I encourage Ramona Municipal Water District customers to strongly consider opting out of smart water meters and keeping an analog meter, by calling (and writing to document the request) the water district. As the nonprofit director of Center for Electrosmog Prevention closely involved in successfully obtaining a reduced cost gas and electric smart meter opt-out for customers of PG&E, Southern CA Edison, Southern CA Gas, and SDG&E (2011-2014), and who successfully prevailed upon Helix Water District, a utility providing water to 200,000 customers in East County, to drop their smart water meter program (2011), and now, working with RMWD to provide a free opt-out and to reconsider their smart water meter plans, I tell you that we can all make a difference. "It takes a village", as they say ... I appreciate the water RMWD has brought to such a wide area with a long history of water needs, as well as its expanded responsibilities for vital fire and emergency services. I suggest that the infrastructure and water services become more affordable - not less affordable - and truly safe for the community, and with a willing and informed spirit. I applaud RMWD for offering the free opt-out. That is a great beginning. Susan Brinchman, Director, Center for Electrosmog Prevention www.electrosmogprevention.org Ramona, CA Source: https://patch.com/california/ramona/truth-regarding-smart-water-meter-misinformation
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