This slide presentation outlines the relationship between revenue and
apparent water loss in public utilities in the United
States over the last twelve years.
The data is from twenty public utilities ranging in
size from 30,000 to 440,000 connections.
Information is also provided on: the causes, impacts and
ways to prevent or manage water loss; annual revenue associated with
billing and metering discrepancies - 20
U.S.
water and wastewater utilities,
metering malfunctions by population; billing inconsistencies by population; wastewater inconsistencies by population; frequency of occurrence of billing and
metering inconsistencies by population; annual revenue by meter size and population
grouping associated with billing and metering
discrepancies - 20 U.S. water and wastewater utilities; frequency of occurrence of billing
and metering inconsistencies by
meter size and population grouping
served; distribution of inconsistencies and
related revenue by meter size; consumption pattern guidelines; four components of
managing apparent losses; new accounts; backbilling; meter read error; examples of calculation; adjustment; example of large system annual adjustments (total dollars and consumption); meter related malfunctions; and, discussion of policies for managing
apparent losses in water customer
service and meter management programs. Includes tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.6 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 41 |
| Published : | 06/17/2005 |
