Prioritize before you go out detecting.

Baseform is the DMA/vDMA management software.

Active leak detection is a massive advantage when used wisely. But a water system is inevitably much more extensive than our ability to scan it for leaks. We can start today on the pipe just outside the door, and keep going for as long as we like – we will surely keep finding leaks. But are they the ones that make the biggest dents on our NRW?

The AWWA’s Water Loss 101 is based on a simple but effective strategy:

(i) Monitor flows, determine water balance and quantify apparent loss and real loss volumes in the different sectors;

(ii) Prioritize based on actual data, not perceptions: where is the most volume, or the most revenue, being lost? Where is the service level most impacted?

(iii) Then (and only then), choose what to do: active leak detection, pressure management, meter management, mains renewal.

There are no magical workarounds. If you don’t have DMAs/vDMAs, begin with your distribution zones or pressure zones. Any sector that breaks down the problem into smaller chunks is an opportunity. Then start building DMAs/vDMAs one by one.

Baseform is the DMA/vDMA management software.

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