Leakage Management Technologies #2928

Project Summary: Assesses the practicality of applying U.K. proactive leakage management techniques to North American utilities. Provides guidance to water utilities on how to practically apply promising leakage management technologies. Research partner: USEPA. Published in 2007.

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Contractor: Water Systems Optimization Inc.

Project Manager: Maureen Hodgins

Funded: 2003              Completion Year: 2007              Funding Amount: $1,074,860.00

Goal Area: Infrastructure

Related Topics: Climate Change,  Distribution Systems Operations,  Infrastructure,  Metering,  Management,  Pressure Transients,  Water Loss Control

Benefits to the Drinking Water Supply Community:
This project will provide utilities with tools to proactively manage and reduce water loss due to leaks in the distribution system. Reduction of large-scale water losses would help utilities lower water costs, improve the supply-and-demand water balance, and raise public opinion of water suppliers.