WATER LOSS AND LEAK DETECTION RESOURCES
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Pumping stations reveal that water is disappearing but not where. Predicting pipe failure likelihood can point field crews to specific segments before anyone digs, replacing broad searches with targeted validation.
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Physics-driven algorithms and refined data processing are changing how acoustic monitoring finds leaks on large transmission mains, and standardized performance metrics are changing how utilities judge whether those systems work.
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Water quality depends on keeping distribution lines moving and monitored. Automatic flushing, connected sampling, pressure management, and leak detection work best together, with two municipal deployments showing the results.
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A large Kansas water utility modernized metering communications without owning or running the network. The tradeoffs of managed AMI connectivity, and what hourly data enabled, are in the details.
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Field-verified results from the first year of New Mexico's leak detection effort show how remote sensing can reach utilities serving fewer than 20,000 people, and what it found.
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L-band radar can detect hidden subsurface leaks across entire distribution networks, but its value depends on data quality and on how well it directs conventional field methods to priority areas.
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Satellite-guided targeting helps a small, drought-stressed utility find hidden leaks across hilly desert terrain in days rather than weeks, with field effort concentrated on a fraction of the network.
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Rocky soil can carry leaks through fissures and into creeks without a trace at the surface. Satellite-guided detection changes how a small crew finds real water loss and sets priorities.
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A high-desert water utility replaced a patchwork of legacy meter-reading technologies with one managed AMI network, gaining hourly data and better billing without building a network operations team.
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Treating water requires significant energy and labor, but unmonitored infrastructure leaks and inaccurate customer meters quietly drain operational budgets. Identifying hidden losses and auditing system measurement protects revenue and optimizes long-term distribution performance.
WATER LOSS AND LEAK DETECTION VIDEOS
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Beyond The Meter: Why Connectivity Matters For Smart Water AMI
This webinar examines how communications network decisions affect data availability, operational efficiency, leak detection, customer service, and future innovation.