water main leak detection Articles
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Yorkshire Water uses AQUASCAN TM2 for trunk main leak detection - Case Study
Introduction After initial meetings about suspected leakage and NRW losses with Craig Needham and Piotr Kozeil from Yorkshire Water a trial was arranged to use the GUTERMANN AQUASCAN TM2 correlator. An initial location on an 18” Cast Iron trunk main was identified from Longwood Service Reservoir feeding four large DMAs. Other leak detection methods had previously been carried out with a ...
By Gutermann AG
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Counting the Drops: Leak Detection and Auditing Methods for Property Managers
Leaks are never good, whether it’s a leaky boat or a leaky pipe system. Even advanced water utility systems can experience water loses ranging from 10 – 40%, with these losses being proportional to the population of the urban area serviced by the water distribution system. Large cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles are vulnerable to staggering amounts of water loss in ...
By WaterSignal
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Short Showers Replace Deep Baths: Drought Conditions Changing the Way Society Thinks About Water Infrastructure
While proactive water conservation is a smart way for consumers to react to climate change, the crisis puts increased pressure on water utilities to better manage their resources and pipeline networks. Change is in the air. One only needs to check the daily news to understand why climate change, drought and water infrastructure have become frequent buzzwords heard around the water cooler. For ...
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City Of Vancouver Deploys Free-Swimming Tools For Successful Inline Inspection Of Pressurized Main
With its Pacific Ocean entranceway and towering backdrop of snow-dusted mountains, it’s no wonder the City of Vancouver ranks among the most laid-back, beautiful cities in Canada, and indeed, the world. Water is in its blood. This spring the coastal seaport city retained the services of Pure Technologies (Pure) to perform a condition assessment and risk analysis of the Powell-Clark Feeder ...
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Making Every Drop Count: Unitywater uses leak detection as a foundation for condition assessment
It stands to reason why many utilities respond to leaks only after they receive a call about water gushing from a street or a complaint from a customer about a damp basement, or other signs of visible leakage. Human nature reflects the adage that is often easier to respond to an issue rather than to proactively seek ways to mitigate the potential problem before it happens. Let sleeping pipes ...
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Small leaks matter
In the final part of the leak detection series, we explain why locating small leaks is and important part of a water loss management strategy. To see the first post in the series that outlines the problem of water loss in North America, click here. Many leak detection programs have a mandate to save the most water and focus on locating and repairing large leaks in favor of small leaks. However, ...
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Small Leaks Matter
In the final part of the leak detection series, we explain why locating small leaks is and important part of a water loss management strategy. To see the first post in the series that outlines the problem of water loss in North America, click here. Many leak detection programs have a mandate to save the most water and focus on locating and repairing large leaks in favor of small leaks. However, ...
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