Water Loss
Billions of gallons of water are lost from US drinking water systems every day. Lost water is lost revenue. But, if system management doesn’t know how and why it is losing water and revenue, it cannot make effective management decisions for the benefit of its business and customers. Thus, a major goal of any water system should be the accountable and efficient management of its water supplies using a water loss control program. Resources here can help you get started.
Resources
Lean and Water Toolkit
A guide on how to apply "lean" organizational improvement methods to find and reduce water waste while improving operations and processes throughout...
Leakage Component Analysis Model
This excel-based tool allows water systems to model leakage, conduct failure frequency analysis and understand water loss performance indicators.
Water Audit Software
Free excel-based software that utilities can use to measure potential water loss.
Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems
Section 4 describes elements of a program to effectively prevent water loss. Techniques in this section can be used by systems to...