Submetering & billing
Metron-Farnier
Metron, legally Metron Farnier, LLC, manufactures water meters and sells them with its own cloud software. The product line covers Spectrum meters, Prism registers, hydrant meters and retrofit registers that convert existing third-party meters into cellular AMI devices, all reporting into WaterScope, the company's water data platform. Customers are water utilities, manufactured housing communities, multifamily and military housing, commercial properties, education campuses and real estate investors.
Meters transmit over cellular rather than drive-by radio or fixed infrastructure, gathering data every 60 seconds and alerting when a leak is identified, whether in an irrigation system, a building pipe or a toilet flapper. WaterScope is aimed at both utility staff and property managers, owners and residents, and the company builds integrations with common billing systems in both directions, pulling third-party data into WaterScope or feeding Metron data into another platform. A Metering as a Service program lets customers deploy with zero up-front cost.
The company says it has been in business for over three decades and reports over 800,000 deployments across the United States and Canada, serving its verticals in all 50 states and in Canada. It is based at 335 Centennial Pkwy, Suite C, Louisville, Colorado, on 303.449.8833, and it was named to PropTech Outlook's Top Water Management Solutions for 2025. Published case studies include a manufactured housing operator reporting a recapture rate near 100% across its portfolio and a community that found and fixed a 450,000 gallon per month leak.
Meter and software pricing is not published; quotes come through the site's form or sales team. Park owners should confirm which meter or retrofit register suits their existing pit and pad setup, and whether Metering as a Service or outright purchase is the better fit.
Best for
Manufactured housing and RV park owners submetering water who want cellular meters with minute-level leak alerts and billing integration, including owners retrofitting existing meters. Parks wanting a one-off mechanical meter swap do not need this.
What they do
- Cellular smart water meters
- Submetering for manufactured housing communities
- Prism register retrofits on existing meters
- WaterScope water data platform
- Leak detection and alerting
- Hydrant meters
- Billing system integrations
- Metering as a Service with no up-front cost
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| How they charge | Metering as a Service is offered with zero up-front cost; meter and WaterScope pricing is quoted rather than published. |
What stands out
- Reports over 800,000 deployments across the United States and Canada.
- Meters gather data every 60 seconds and alert instantly when a leak is identified.
- Serves utilities, manufactured housing, multifamily, education and commercial real estate in all 50 states and in Canada.
- A published case study reports one community found and fixed a 450,000 gallon per month leak using its meters and WaterScope.