São Paulo, Brazil and Luton, U.K. --- (METERING.COM) --- August 15, 2012 - Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (Copasa), Brazil’s second largest water utility, has selected Elster to supply up to 110,000 S120 single jet water meters over the next eight months, the company has announced.

Copasa will deploy the meters to provide more accurate water usage measurement, to improve revenue generation, and to reduce water leakage.
 
This follows Copasa’s selection of Elster in December 2011 to supply 111,000 plastic register cover S120 single-jet water meters to support its metering programs.
 
“We are pleased to further expand our use of Elster’s S120 single jet water meters to deliver the best possible service to our customers,” said Arnaldo Reis Carvalho Filho, water meter manager at Copasa.
 
Copasa supplies more than 3.5 million domestic and business customers in the southeast of Brazil.