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Reduction of Unaccounted‐for Water
Author(s) -
Hudson W. D.
Publication year - 1964
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/j.1551-8833.1964.tb01196.x
Subject(s) - leakage (economics) , mains electricity , environmental science , water leakage , computer science , engineering , electrical engineering , materials science , voltage , economics , composite material , macroeconomics
This article discusses the causes of unaccounted‐for water, including: inaccurate master meters; inaccurate domestic meters; inaccurate industrial and commerical meters; unauthorized use through fire lines or otherwise; underground leakage of mains and services; use of water from hydrants; and, leakage which would be uneconomical to repair.