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Smyrna to rehire leak-survey firm after study cut water loss roughly in half, staff says
Summary
Town staff recommended renewing eSource for leak surveys and help with the annual information report after a prior survey and repairs reduced estimated system water loss from about 29–30% to roughly 15%, saving an estimated 2.5 million gallons per day of production.
Town utilities staff asked the council July 21 to authorize a new contract with eSource to perform the annual leak survey and to assist with the town’s Annual Information Report to the state comptroller.
Mike (utilities staff) told the council that after eSource’s prior leak survey and the subsequent repairs, the town’s measured water loss fell from about 29–30% to roughly 15%. “What that does…is basically saving the plant from producing about 2 and a half million gallons a day,” Mike said. He added that…
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