New Mexico – Land of Enchantment. I could not agree more, especially if your definition of enchantment includes friendly people and delicious green chile. Although the purpose of our recent trip to the Land of Enchantment was to deliver our…
Read MoreREASONS WHY WATER UTILITIES RESIST LOOKING FOR NON‐REVENUE WATER
I am asked this question all the time: “Why aren’t more utilities doing this?” It usually comes from a water loss control team member of a utility that has just discovered how much money they can recover through good water…
Read MoreAvoiding Catastrophic Drought
I recently had an opportunity to review David Sedlak’s excellent Ted Talk on four key ways we can transition from an urban water crisis. In his talk, David shares with a live audience the four key areas of: Storm Water…
Read MoreUnanimous Vote to Fund California Water Loss Control Collaborative
January 5, 2016 was a huge milestone date for Water Loss Control in North America as the California State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB) unanimously voted to fund the California Water Loss Control Collaborative. The Collaborative will be orchestrated by…
Read MoreNorth American Water Loss 2015 – Summary Report
Atlanta, Georgia The inaugural North American Water Loss (NAWL) Conference was held on December 8th and 9th 2015. The verbal and written feedback on the conference affirms that the conference was a resounding success. 501 delegates from 15 countries and…
Read MoreNRW: Integral to address California’s water emergency
It is urgent that every utility within California embrace NRW now, and implement water loss reclamation programs. California’s mandatory 25% decrease in water usage, statewide, in response to desperate drought conditions is necessary and showing results. However, it is both…
Read MoreThe Current State of NRW: Still Leaking But Filling In Some Holes
Water loss control and utilities implementing best practices continue to make progress. Statewide initiatives are full speed ahead and individual utilities are focusing on appropriate target setting and economic levels of intervention. Even in the last 60 days, monumental headway…
Read MoreCutting Our Losses – New Policy Map from NRDC
The NEW interactive Water Loss map is here! Interested in where your State stands regarding Water Loss Management policy? Check it out here.
Read MoreNRW Roadmap
Water loss management, in the long-term, is strategically important to every water utility. While the scarcity and delivered cost of water may vary widely across North America, the future brings a high probability that this precious resource will become more…
Read MoreNever Waste
The U.S. population grows by one person every 15 seconds. The total amount of water grows by one gallon never. These are the words that donned the jumbotron in NY Times Square in 2014. Part of a broad reaching Never…
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