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Murphy staff report 19% system water loss last year; city outlines multi-pronged plan
Summary
City staff told the Murphy City Council that the utility system showed about 19% water loss for the prior year, detailed recent leak repairs and said the city will pursue improved reporting, leak-detection tools and a phased five‑year service‑line replacement program.
City staff presented a water-loss update to the Murphy City Council on April 15, saying an analysis of the city’s distribution system showed a 19% loss for the prior year and outlining steps the city plans to take to reduce that figure.
The report, delivered by Laura Pagati (staff member), summarized a 10‑year pattern of intermittent nonrevenue water and gave monthly snapshots: January 17%, February 13% and March 17% for the most recent quarter. “We determined that we had a water loss for last year of 19%,” Pagati told the council.
Why it matters: sustained nonrevenue water at this level increases operating costs and can mask distribution problems. The presentation included examples of recent service leaks and the staff’s estimates of lost water from individual events — for example, a 7‑day service leak on Dakota Drive estimated at about 637,000 gallons and a one‑day leak on Pioneer Path estimated at about 131,000 gallons — to…
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