Abstract:
Billing is a critical function of most Water Boards especially towards sending the bill to their
consumers. Most problems, currently seen, result from the manual processes followed.
Calculation errors, delays in system updating and bill sending, also report tracking issues are
the major problems that water boards find difficult to find answers for. This project work
provides a solution called an sms based water billing system to collect, process and notify
consumers about consumption. This system will be reliable, efficient and accurate to suit
the requirements of Bagudo local government water board. The proposed solution uses
evolving Mobile Technologies known as SMS and voguepay online payment technologies, over
a solution which uses web applications to handle the organization’s day to day transactions
which will allow the water board to send bills to their consumers via SMS and consumers to pay
their bills using ATM cards. The burden on the billing is lessened and other new features
have also been introduced. Consumer interaction with the organization is improved and
consumers can easily view their monthly water bills by login to the organization’s web site.
