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Water Auditing and Leakage Management Training

5.5

Drinking Water

RCAP Solutions

Amy Forsha

aforsha@rcapsolutions.org

724-840-8761 Ext.

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Across the United States, non-revenue water (NRW), particularly distribution system leakage, is a widespread challenge to which no water utility is immune. There is growing recognition of the role that effective water loss control can play in helping utilities meet viability goals. This training will demonstrate the AWWA methodology as an effective means of obtaining accurate loss volumes, setting cost-effective leakage management strategies, and implementing controls to reduce leakage and contain it to acceptable levels. The method allows water utilities to quantify their operations and losses by: 1.Volume – how much water is being lost 2.Value – how much is it costing the system each year 3.Validity of data – based on the practices and policies within a water system, how reliable is the data used to quantify NRW. The leakage management methods included in the AWWA methodology is key to providing an early alert for newly emerging leaks in water distribution networks, allowing utility staff to act quickly to locate and repair leaks before they run at length, stressing water resources. Using the AWWA methodology will better equip water systems within or adjacent to the Susquehanna River Basin to be good stewards of this resource through effective water loss management, supporting the Commission’s mission.

Basic thru Intermediate

As a result of completing this training, students will be able to: • Track the water supplied by a water utility from its source to its customers using the Water Balance diagram • Define the components of Non-Revenue Water (NRW), or water volumes that fail to reach customers or are inaccurately billed, both of which cost the water utility money • Download the AWWA Free Water Audit Software and the AWWA Compiler Software Tool from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) website • Compile the annual water audit using the AWWA Free Water Audit Software • Analyze year-by-year utility NRW trends by using the AWWA Compiler Software Tool • Use the water audit results to set a cost-effective NRW management strategy

The target audience for this training will include representatives of public drinking water systems throughout Pennsylvania. The representatives may be operators, consultants, suppliers, regulatory agencies, technical assistance providers, board members, and managers.

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