Palmdale Water District’s plan to upgrade its water meters to allow for remote online reading proceeded, Monday, when the Board of Directors approved purchasing $1.045 million in equipment. The system upgrade will allow the District to read customers’ meters online, without sending personnel into the field. Customers will also be able to log in and check the readings themselves. Monday’s approval was the second purchase from Riverside-based Aqua-Metric Sales Company. In September, the Board approved an initial purchase of $335,500 for hardware and software to help start the shift.