December 2008
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Water & Wastewater E-Zine December 2008 |
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WATER: Listening closely
Birmingham Water Works (BWW) is a big water system in a drought-stricken region. Leaks are an obvious concern, and in 1999 the nonrevenue water percentage had crept up to an expensive and unacceptable 25 percent. With 600,000 customers and more than 4,000 miles of mostly ductile iron line to maintain, and with limited manpower, the utility had limited options. “A manual leak survey of the entire system takes 30 months,” says Revenue Water Depart-ment manager Geoff Goodwin. “Since our main ... |
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A fresh approach to water practices
Science is meeting the challenge of finding ways to reduce Australia`s wasteful water practices and improve the way we use and manage this finite resource. In the regional NSW town of Goulburn, just down the road from Australia’s national capital, water supplies earlier this year fell to less than 10 per cent of capacity. In most of Australia’s major cities demand is close to or equalling supply availability. To tackle this worsening problem, CSIRO has established its Water for a Healthy Country ... |
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