Continental Utility Solutions, Inc. (CUSI), a leading provider of utility billing software to the public sector, announced today that Lakehaven Utility District has contracted to purchase and implement UMS.net -- the most advanced Utility Billing and Customer Information System on the market today.
UMS.net was developed using Microsoft's .Net toolset and will provide Lakehaven Utility District with state-of-the-art technology to improve customer service, operational efficiency and
better manage data across departments in providing water and sewer service to approximately 35,000 customers in Federal Way, Washington. The utility billing software implementation will
incorporate several modules available within the entire UMS.net CIS solution including Resident ASP.net Web Services, AMR Interface Module, Accounting Interface Module, and the Electronic
Payment Module.
Morgan Dennis, Director of Finance and IT for Lakehaven Utility District, states, "We are excited about our selection of UMS.net and anxious to begin the implementation. Leveraging the
technology of our new CIS/Billing system will result in efficiency gains that ensure we can continue delivering quality water and sewer service at the lowest cost to our customers." He
adds, "We are equally pleased with our selection of CUSI as our implementation partner. Their experience in delivering professional training, data conversion, and project management
services to utility districts like ours will be a key component of a successful implementation."
Michael Guerriero, President of CUSI, says, "UMS.net is the most advanced CIS/Utility Billing application in the market today. We developed this application based upon the latest
development standards and disciplines in the software industry." He adds, "The results are impressive in terms of product quality, scalability and ease of use and we are excited that
Lakehaven Utility District has selected us as their software provider and implementation partner."
For more information about utility billing solutions offered by CUSI, visit www.cusi.com.
About Lakehaven Utility District
Providing water and sewer service to the Federal Way area for more than 50 years, Lakehaven Utility District is a municipal corporation of the State of Washington. The water system
includes 400 miles of mainline, 22 wells and 12 storage tanks with an approximate storage capacity of 31 million gallons. The sewer system includes 350 miles of mainline, 27 pump stations
and two secondary wastewater treatment plants.