Water Loss and Leak Detection Resources

  1. A Dynamic Trio For Water Networks — Smart Metering, Hydraulic Modeling, And AI 7/8/2025

    Non-revenue water is a global problem. Around 30% of drinking water is lost on its way to the consumer, imposing a huge economic loss that increases the overall cost of water treatment. The good news: By combining smart metering, hydraulic modeling, and AI, utilities can effectively increase their operational efficiency, reduce water losses, and optimize the utilization of increasingly scarce resources.

  2. Building A Sustainable Future With Smart Water Solutions 7/7/2025

    In a world facing mounting water stress and increasing demands on utilities, ensuring consistent water quality and minimizing pipeline losses have never been more important.

  3. Preparing Water Infrastructure For The Future 6/26/2025

    The current state of the water infrastructure in the U.S. is in need of critical attention. Aging and underfunded systems, increasing demand, and the impacts of climate change are putting immense pressure on the nation’s ability to deliver this essential resource.

  4. Water Loss Control For Small Water Systems – Part 3 6/10/2025

    This article will explore the true meaning of water loss in terms of apparent loss, utilizing scenarios and industry technologies to help us understand this form of loss.

  5. Water Loss Control For Small Water Systems – Part 2 6/10/2025

    This article will tackle the true meaning of water loss in terms of real loss, using scenarios and industry technologies to help us discover real loss.

  6. Water Loss Control For Small Water Systems – Part 1 6/10/2025

    Without leak detection equipment, or the ability to contract out this service due to budgetary constraints, many small utilities must rely on customer complaints or visible surface leaks to identify problems, which is far from an efficient approach.

  7. Depths Of Druck's Experience Prevents Leaks For Water Authorities 6/4/2025

    Druck’s Customer is a manufacturer of data logging equipment, used in the monitoring of water distribution systems. As with many of Druck’s Customers, they install sensors into the component or assembly that they in turn supply to their customer.

  8. Advanced Leak Detection Safeguards Water In Utqiaġvik, Alaska 5/28/2025

    In the remote Arctic village of Utqiaġvik, Alaska — where extreme winters and frozen terrain make traditional water system maintenance nearly impossible — the Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) faced a critical threat: a persistent underground leak draining over 10,000 gallons of water per day.

  9. Severn Trent Exceeds Leak Reduction Targets With Innovative Itron Water Solutions 5/20/2025

    Severn Trent’s smart metering program, powered by Itron’s technology, is transforming water conservation—reducing leaks by 6 million liters, cutting costs, and empowering customers to use water more wisely.

  10. Homing In On Leaks: Rethinking AMI's Role In Water Conservation 5/7/2025
    New research indicates that the targeted deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in leak-prone households, leveraging near real-time water use monitoring, could maximize their value.