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Murphy staff report city’s water loss at about 19% and plan service‑line replacements
Summary
City staff told the council the Hawthorne Pump Station pumped roughly 1,487,000,000 gallons in 2024, with about 1,200,000,000 gallons accounted for and an estimated unaccounted loss of 285,000,000 gallons (≈19%). Staff recommended replacing remaining copper service lines with HDPE and quarterly updates.
Mister Reese, presenting the city’s water‑loss update, said the Hawthorne Pump Station pumped about 1,487,000,000 gallons in 2024 and the total accounted‑for consumption was about 1,200,000,000 gallons, leaving roughly 285,000,000 gallons — or about 19 percent — unaccounted for.
Reese told council that measurement practices varied in earlier years and that a change to the Texas Water Development Board method produced more…
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