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Committee backs water-loss study bill that uses existing data to identify system leaks
Summary
HB 154, a substitute directing the Division of Water Resources to analyze existing water-right and metered data to estimate unaccounted-for losses across systems, passed the committee after testimony that the review would rely on already-submitted data and avoid new burdens on small systems.
Representative Owens presented HB 154 (substitute), describing the measure as a limited, in‑house study to estimate water losses in distribution systems by comparing source-metering and end-use metering data. Joel Williams, acting director of the Division of Water Resources, explained that common causes include…
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