Leakage Management
Average water losses are approximately 14% in the U.S, which translates into more than $6 billion in economic costs per year.
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Delving deeper into non-revenue water by system owner, the bottom-up data highlights clear differences in water and financial losses when comparing large & small munis, smaller private systems, and investor owned utilities.
Eric Bindler, Research Director
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