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City staff outline plan to investigate 37% water loss and describe splash‑pad operations
Summary
City staff reported a reported 37% average water loss in the city system and outlined steps to verify meters, install a master meter and hire leak detection; staff also described the new splash pad’s controls and how it is expected to conserve water compared with informal household water use.
City staff told the Estacada City Council on Feb. 10 that the city’s water master/conservation plan currently shows an average water loss of about 37 percent and outlined a step-by-step plan to verify and reduce that figure.
Staff (Melanie) said the city will first verify meter reads by doing a manual meter read and comparing those counts to recent automated reads collected by digital readers. The city plans to randomly test a sample…
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