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Assessing Recent Efforts and the Future of Water Loss Control in the Tar Heel State
Author(s) -
Blackwell Drew
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/awwa.1652
Subject(s) - audit , control (management) , business , heel , state (computer science) , best practice , environmental planning , water resource management , environmental science , operations management , environmental resource management , engineering , management , computer science , economics , accounting , structural engineering , algorithm
Key Takeaways Passage of the 2008 Drought Management Act provided momentum for North Carolina's water loss control efforts; AWWA Manual M36 and the AWWA water audit formed the foundation. Partnering groups tested a state pilot program to determine how small and medium‐sized utilities might benefit from using accepted best practices and tools for their own water loss control plans. It's all too easy to put the past behind us when a drought ends, so water utilities bear the responsibility of making water resource management a constant priority and educating the public.