Managing Non-Revenue Water (NRW): Best Practices Roundtable (

Overview:
Non-Revenue Water (NRW) is a struggle for many water systems, particularly older ones. Our panel will share their success stories and lessons learned from decades of experience, including leak detection, using the AWWA Water Audit Methodology, meter pits, construction standards/inspection, asset management, and pressure management.

Panelists:
• Pat Burke (Entech)
• Rob Horvat (Entech)
• Kim Mazur (Entech)
• Dave Bonkovich (Bonkovich Leak Detection)
• Brennan Kelly (Aqua PA)
• Randy Simmons (Aqua PA)

Topics covered:
• What is Non-Revenue Water (NRW)?
• What are the optimal conditions for leak detection?
• What technologies are available to identify and reduce Non-Revenue Water?
• Can water modeling be used to detect leaks?
• What are the largest sources of NRW?
• How can theft be effectively curtailed?
• What is the Metered Ratio?
• How can meter size affect NRW?
• What does a water leak sound like?
• What is an acceptable percentage of NRW?
• What is a better unit of measure for NRW?
• What is AWWA M36 and how can it be best used?

Originally recorded: 11/5/2020