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Hutchinson water department reports 117 million gallons saved, plans continued leak detection
Summary
The city's utilities director reported a roughly 4% year-over-year reduction in treated water loss — about 117 million gallons — yielding roughly $166,140 in plant cost savings and an estimated $591,265 in recoverable revenue; staff will continue meter replacements and three-year leak-detection work.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — City utilities staff told the Hutchinson City Council on Feb. 17 that changes in field operations and an outside leak-detection effort reduced treated water losses by roughly 4%, an improvement staff quantified at about 117,000,000 gallons.
David Gwen, the city’s director of utilities, said the reduction reflects…
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