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Client Name: City of Santa Ana I AMI FEASIBILITY REPORT <br />likely that it would be combined with the MDMS and customer portal analyst in the early stages of <br />the program. <br />IT Support- The IT lead would be supported by System Administrator, Database and Business <br />Analysts to provide support to AMI, MDMS, Customer portal and billing system. <br />These roles are based on industry experience and best practices. Each utility is unique and no one <br />approach or resourcing model works in all cases, but the structure outlines staffing requirements <br />for an AMI deployment. <br />8 Data Integration and Analysis <br />The implementation of an AMI solution generates a tremendous amount of data. The achievement <br />of the business benefits for which the AMI solution is envisioned will be attained only if the data is <br />managed, analyzed, and put to productive use. <br />AMI solutions collect interval data on all water meters, normally hourly data on residential and <br />small commercial and 1S or 60 minute intervals on larger commercial and industrial meters. In <br />addition to the interval usage data, the system also collects data quality indicators, MTU status and <br />performance information, and other useful data necessary for the proper operation of the AMI <br />solution. <br />8.1 METER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM <br />The MDMS plays the central role as the meter data repository and source for all external and <br />internal data requirements. All raw AMI data collected by the AMI system is fed to the MDMS, <br />where it is processed for billing and made available to customers via the web portal. Figure 11 <br />shows the role of MDMS in the AMI program. <br />BLACK & VEATCH I Data Integration and Analysis <br />25G-153 <br />35 <br />