Badger Meter (BMI) 10-K 2004 FY Annual report

Exhibit (32.0)

Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350

      Solely for the purpose of complying with 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Badger Meter, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on our knowledge, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 1, 2005	By	/s/ Richard A. Meeusen
		Richard A. Meeusen
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
	By	/s/ Richard E. Johnson
		Richard E. Johnson
		Senior Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer