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December 18, 2007
In Australia's New South Wales, Aging Infrastucture is Leaking Water
In New South Wales (NSW) towns, new findings have shown that aging water distribution infrastructure and the pipes in older homes are losing one third of their water to leakage.
The study was conducted in eight towns as part of the Water Loss Management Program (WLMP) for NSW Regional Water Utilities. "We found an average total leakage rate of some 10 litres per connection per hour in older water systems in these towns," says Stewart McLeod, chairman of the NSW Water Directorate.
"To put this into perspective, imagine a bucket under every front yard tap in your town and everyone going out and emptying that bucket every two hours … day and night …. This is the scale of the issue."
"The acoustic leak detection equipment and techniques available today has made the identification and location of leaking pipes much more efficient and cost effective than it used to be," says Cr Robert Bell, chairman of the NSW Water Loss Management Program, as reported by Stock Journal.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at December 18, 2007 01:01 PM
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