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Billions of Gallons Lost to Leaks in San Fransisco

Analysis shows that 3 to 16 percent of the Bay Area’s treated water is being lost before the meter. This is 23 billion gallons; or enough to meet the needs of 71,000 families per year. See full story here

CRWA 2013 Associate Member of the Year Award

The Corporate Headquarters of American Leak Detection was recently awarded the California Rural Water Association’s 2013 Associate Member of the Year Award. The CRWA’s management team chooses to honor members who go above and beyond the call of duty for both CRWA staff and fellow members, according to Sara Rowe, CRWA’s Director of Internal Operations. …

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Addressing Leaks Helps Georgia Community Conserve Resources

Story appeared in the Water Utility Infrastructure Management (UIM) trade magazine, June 2012 Douglasville, Ga.- Joe Keller has been a plumber for 21 years, but he has never experienced a job quite this complicated. The Golden Estates Mobile Home Community’s 50-acre property boasts three types of water pipes, antiquated maps, few isolation valves and pipe …

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Experts to Evaluate Water Loss at Landmark Rockefeller Center Fountain

Manhattan, NY.- The Exxon Building overlooks the now empty Avenue of the Americas Fountain. Suspecting a leak, property management personnel called the experts from American Leak Detection to investigate. At 7 a.m. Sept. 3, specially trained technicians from American Leak Detection of New York City will inspect a dozen of the high-powered water jets in …

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American Leak Detection locates massive Roseburg leak, city may rehire for future analysis

Roseburg, Ore.- American Leak Detection technician Dan Schaffner spent three days diligently surveying 20 miles of pipe to locate a hidden leak causing Roseburg to lose 1,200 gallons of treated water per minute, totaling up to 2 million gallons a day. The city’s reservoir supply had dropped so drastically, officials initially asked more than 10,000 …

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