Crighton’s Rural Engineering is helping inland NSW stay ahead of new water regulations.
Landowners in Southern Inland NSW have until June 1 this year to ensure their water meters are up to date.
Launched in 2019, the changes to NSW’s non-urban water metering rules require new, tamper-proof water meters be installed at some water supply works in the state.
Back in 2020 the NSW Water Department predicted 7,380 sites in the inland southern region would need a new compliant meter installed to meet the updated guidelines.
All these water meters must be pattern approved, have a local intelligence device (LID) and tamper-evident seals and be installed by a qualified person.
Based in Hay and serving properties all around the Riverina, the team at Crighton’s has been hard at work meeting this demand, installing water meter setups on pipes ranging from 50mm to 1,200mm in diameter.
With 11 certified meter installers and validators on staff, Crighton’s stocks and supplies a wide range of compliant, pattern approved water meters, including axial flow, submersible and mixed flow models.
Crighton’s spokesman James Bisset says the company’s most common meter installations are for river pumps – used for farm irrigation – and bores.
“One of Crighton’s larger metering projects was the major modernisation of the Hay Private Irrigation district, where 112 pattern approved meters were installed as well as upgrading the major infrastructure and installing automated outlets to all farms within the district,” he says.
“Crighton’s is able to install and validate all varieties of water meters to ensure customers meet mandatory water meter compliance before June 1.”
Bisssett adds that Crighton’s will also advise customers how to maintain the water meter sites.
“Crighton’s were involved in the initial water NSW roll out of pattern approved meters, working alongside Water NSW metering fleet and we continue to work closely with Water NSW,” Bissett adds.
A family business now run by its third generation, and with more than 45 years of local knowledge, Crighton works with meters from Aussie, Bates, Macquarrie, Pomona and Kelly & Lewis.
But it also offers plant, pump and machinery hire, steel welding and fabrication and crane work and hire, up to 80 tonnes.
“Crighton’s prides itself on being able to supply you with the most precise and up-to-date solution to your needs,” Bissett says.
To find out more, call on 02 6993 1768 or visit the Crighton’s Rural Engineering webpage