Despite growing pressures on water suppliers from drought,
water shortages, and other challenges, the North American
water industry has been slow to implement reliable and
consistent water supply auditing and loss control. AWWA's
Technical and Educational Council funded a survey that confirmed
that US water loss reporting practices are limited and vary widely.
In 2000, an International Water Association task force, with
AWWA participation, assembled a water audit methodology as
a best management practice (BMP) that is applicable to water
suppliers worldwide, providing a framework to tabulate supplier
water use and loss. Additionally, effective leakage management
methods have been advanced with great success. This paper
advocates the use of the international water audit method and
water and revenue loss control technologies that offer North
American water utilities an outstanding water resource recovery
opportunity and a great stride toward sustainability. Includes 26 references.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 7 |
| Published : | 06/17/2004 |
