pressure, transient pressure capture, acoustics, water temperature
WATERMAIN BREAKS
Main breaks can lead to catastrophic events – asset failure, road collapse, building flooding and boil water advisories. Utilities often are reacting to these events when a call is received from a local resident that notices water running down the road or finds that their shower pressure is much lower than expected.
Continue reading “Quick Identification of Watermain Breaks”For municipal workers, stopping watermain leaks can be a never-ending battle. Small leaks that are difficult to detect can quickly become big leaks. And, as municipalities know all too well, big leaks can take out a road.
Imagine, then, detecting a leak just as it starts?
Read the article on the Daily Commercial News website.
According to a 2016/17 report by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, leaks cost the province’s municipalities up to 40 per cent of their drinking water. As a result, Ontario taxpayers are spending millions of dollars each year to treat and pump water that never reaches the tap.
Read the article on the Ontario Water Consortium website.
