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Water Audits: A simple “How To…”
Why perform a Water Audit?
Water Pumped
Water Sold
Gallons of water being pumped into the distribution system each billing period exceeds the gallons being sold.
Water Loss Control
Monitoring water resources has been conducted for thousands of years.
Roman Adjutage
Julius Frontenus was first Roman Water Commissioner and recognized importance of equitable water distribution (300 BC)
Flow
Water Loss Control
Concept of “water rights” and efficient water use has been debated and fought over for centuries
End result: majority of water is now metered for equitable economic distribution.
Production Mag Meter
Production Venturi Meter
Wholesale 16”Turbine meter
Commercial/Industrial Compound Meter
Water Pumped
Water Sold
Where did it all go??
Water Audit Process: A Top Down Approach
• AdvantageAdvantage: quickly pulls together data and information that is readily available.
• DisadvantageDisadvantage: for most water utilities, incomplete or inaccurate data limitslimits the validity the validity of the top-down water audit.
Water Audit Process: A Top Down Approach with Bottom Up validation
• AdvantageAdvantage: pulls together top down data and field verifies results by field testing of various sorts
• DisadvantageDisadvantage: for water utilities, field testing must follow a strict method and costs extra $$’s for the field work.
Water Audit and M36 Publication
• In April, 2009, AWWA published the third edition of Manual 36 entitled Water Audits and Loss Control Programs
• Manual was prepared under the guidance of the Water Loss Control Committee (WLCC)
• Concurrently, a WLCC subcommittee developed water audit software
• The software was made available through AWWA on their website
M36 3rd Edition Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction: Auditing Water Supply Operations and Controlling Losses
Chapter 2 – Conducting the Water Audit
Chapter 3 – Identifying and Controlling Apparent Losses
Chapter 4 – Understanding Real Losses: The Occurrence and Impacts of Leakage
Chapter 5 – Controlling Real Losses: Leakage and Pressure Management
Chapter 6 – Planning and Sustaining the Water Loss Control Program
Chapter 7 – Considerations for Small Systems
Glossary of Terms and Definitions for Water Loss Control
Appendix – Blank Forms, Assessing Water Resource Management, AWWA WLCC Free Water Audit Software, Case Studies
Standard Water Balance Format
WaterImported
OwnSources
TotalSystem
Input
( allowfor
knownerrors )
TotalSystem
Input
(allowfor
knownerrors)
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
RealLosses
ApparentLosses
UnbilledAuthorized
Consumption
BilledAuthorized
Consumption
Non-Revenue
Water
RevenueWater
Leakage & Overflows at Storage
Billed Unmetered Consumption
Billed Metered Consumption
Billed Water Exported
Leakage on Service Lines(before the meter)
Leakage on Mains
Customer Metering & Data Inaccuracies
Unauthorized Consumption
Unbilled Unmetered Consumption
Unbilled Metered Consumption
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The Water Audit Process Roadmap• How is the software obtained?
The Water Audit Process Roadmap• How is the software obtained? Log in…
The Water Audit Process RoadmapAgree to Terms of Use…
The Water Audit Process Roadmap
Which Spreadsheet?
Version 5…
The Water Audit Process RoadmapDownload to your computer …
The Water Audit Process Roadmap….. and “SAVE”…
Completing the Water Audit
• Read the instructions provided in the software
• Follow the tabs
Title Page
Title Page
Hot buttons
What data do I need?
• System input including– Purchased water– Transferred water, imported and exported
• Sales– Metered, billed and unbilled– Unmetered, billed and unbilled
• Estimate of unauthorized consumption• Estimate of meter error or inaccuracy• Estimate of data handling errors
What data do I need?
– Physical parameters of the water system• Length of mains• Number of service connections• Average length of customer service line• Average system operating pressure
– Financial data on the system• Annual operating costs• Retail cost per unit• Marginal cost per unit
Where is the data entered?– Look for the whitewhite boxes in the spreadsheet
– Look for the white boxes in the spreadsheet
– That was easy, but what about those small white boxes?
Where is the data entered?
– How many miles of mains are in the system?
Grading the data: an example
What data do I need?
• System input including– Purchased water– Transferred water, imported and exported
• Sales– Metered, billed and unbilled– Unmetered, billed and unbilled
• Estimate of unauthorized consumption• Estimate of meter error or inaccuracy• Estimate of data handling errors
Standard Water Balance Format
WaterImported
OwnSources
TotalSystem
Input
( allowfor
knownerrors )
TotalSystem
Input
(allowfor
knownerrors)
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
RealLosses
ApparentLosses
UnbilledAuthorized
Consumption
BilledAuthorized
Consumption
Non-Revenue
Water
RevenueWater
Leakage & Overflows at Storage
Billed Unmetered Consumption
Billed Metered Consumption
Billed Water Exported
Leakage on Service Lines(before the meter)
Leakage on Mains
Customer Metering & Data Inaccuracies
Unauthorized Consumption
Unbilled Unmetered Consumption
Unbilled Metered Consumption
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How much water is Produced?
YearTotal Gallons
Pumped
2008 2,251,273,500
2009 2,179,328,503
2010 2,105,713,620
Data InputMaster Meter Annual Totals
Master Meter Error adjustment boxes
What data do I need?
• System input including– Purchased water– Transferred water, imported and exported
• Sales– Metered, billed and unbilled– Unmetered, billed and unbilled
• Estimate of unauthorized consumption• Estimate of meter error or inaccuracy• Estimate of data handling errors
Standard Water Balance Format
WaterImported
OwnSources
TotalSystem
Input
( allowfor
knownerrors )
TotalSystem
Input
(allowfor
knownerrors)
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
RealLosses
ApparentLosses
UnbilledAuthorized
Consumption
BilledAuthorized
Consumption
Non-Revenue
Water
RevenueWater
Leakage & Overflows at Storage
Billed Unmetered Consumption
Billed Metered Consumption
Billed Water Exported
Leakage on Service Lines(before the meter)
Leakage on Mains
Customer Metering & Data Inaccuracies
Unauthorized Consumption
Unbilled Unmetered Consumption
Unbilled Metered Consumption
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DETERMINE AUTHORIZED CONSUMPTION
Billed Metered Water Billed Unmetered Water Unbilled Metered Water Unbilled Unmetered Water
How much water is Billed?
0
5000000
10000000
15000000
20000000
25000000
30000000
Jan
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Cu. Ft.
2009
Billed
Residential
Commercial
0
5000000
10000000
15000000
20000000
25000000
30000000
Jan
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Cu. Ft.
2010
Billed
Residential
Commercial
Billing Data Sample
Size Number % of sample0.625 1227 89.23%0.75 43 3.12%
1 32 2.32%1.25 0 01.5 18 1.31%
2 25 1.81%3 6 0.43%4 5 0.36%6 4 0.29%8 4 0.29%
12 1 0.07%
10% statistically Significant Random Sample 95% confidence level
Average annual revenue per sampled meter record
Meter Size Cu. Ft. Revenue
0.625 6,737 $211.170.75 11,946 $311.29
1 20,718 $490.641.25 no data no data1.5 76,194 $3,770.29
2 97,335 $1,878.733 505,217 $7,991.874 470,220 $7,923.426 2,336,430 $42,795.008 9,496,130 $127,088.00
12 13,382,700 $179,486.00
Data Input
Standard Water Balance Format
WaterImported
OwnSources
TotalSystem
Input
( allowfor
knownerrors )
TotalSystem
Input
(allowfor
knownerrors)
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
RealLosses
ApparentLosses
UnbilledAuthorized
Consumption
BilledAuthorized
Consumption
Non-Revenue
Water
RevenueWater
Leakage & Overflows at Storage
Billed Unmetered Consumption
Billed Metered Consumption
Billed Water Exported
Leakage on Service Lines(before the meter)
Leakage on Mains
Customer Metering & Data Inaccuracies
Unauthorized Consumption
Unbilled Unmetered Consumption
Unbilled Metered Consumption
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2010 Pumped vs. Billed & Difference
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
Jan
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
%Differences
Month
% Differences (Pumped vs Billed) by yr
2008
2009
2010
2011
Year Aver % Dif.
2008 14.4
2009 13.0
2010 14.1
2011 **18.4
What data do I need?
• System input including– Purchased water– Transferred water, imported and exported
• Sales– Metered, billed and unbilled– Unmetered, billed and unbilled
• Estimate of unauthorized consumption• Estimate of meter error or inaccuracy• Estimate of data handling errors
Calculated Data from Input
Standard Water Balance Format
WaterImported
OwnSources
TotalSystem
Input
( allowfor
knownerrors )
TotalSystem
Input
(allowfor
knownerrors)
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
RealLosses
ApparentLosses
UnbilledAuthorized
Consumption
BilledAuthorized
Consumption
Non-Revenue
Water
RevenueWater
Leakage & Overflows at Storage
Billed Unmetered Consumption
Billed Metered Consumption
Billed Water Exported
Leakage on Service Lines(before the meter)
Leakage on Mains
Customer Metering & Data Inaccuracies
Unauthorized Consumption
Unbilled Unmetered Consumption
Unbilled Metered Consumption
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Data Input
What does this really mean??
Standard Water Balance Format
WaterImported
OwnSources
TotalSystem
Input
( allowfor
knownerrors )
TotalSystem
Input
(allowfor
knownerrors)
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
RealLosses
ApparentLosses
UnbilledAuthorized
Consumption
BilledAuthorized
Consumption
Non-Revenue
Water
RevenueWater
Leakage & Overflows at Storage
Billed Unmetered Consumption
Billed Metered Consumption
Billed Water Exported
Leakage on Service Lines(before the meter)
Leakage on Mains
Customer Metering & Data Inaccuracies
Unauthorized Consumption
Unbilled Unmetered Consumption
Unbilled Metered Consumption
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What data do I need?
– Physical parameters of the water system• Length of mains• Number of service connections• Average length of customer service line• Average system operating pressure
– Financial data on the system• Annual operating costs• Retail cost per unit• Marginal cost per unit
Data Input
Service Connection Diagram
Note differences in lengths for service connections
What data do I need?
– Physical parameters of the water system• Length of mains• Number of service connections• Average length of customer service line• Average system operating pressure
– Financial data on the system• Annual operating costs• Retail cost per unit• Marginal cost per unit
Data Input
How did the system do?
How did the system do?
How did the system do?
How did the system do?
WATER AUDIT DATA VALIDITY SCORE:
PRIORITY AREAS FOR ATTENTION:
1: Volume from own sources
2: Master meter error adjustment
3: Customer metering inaccuracies
Based on the information provided, audit accuracy can be improved by addressing the following components:
*** YOUR SCORE IS: 78 out of 100 ***A weighted scale for the components of consumption and water loss is included in the calculation of the Water Audit Data Validity Score
For more information, click here to see the Grading Matrix worksheet
Validity Score
Water Balance Filled Out
Grading the data: an example
Audit Validity Score
Making the Grade78 out of 100
Grading Matrix… lots of pages of grades
– Performance Indicators• NRW% by volume• Volumetric losses• Losses per connection per day• Losses per mile of main• Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI)
Grading the system
Grading the system
ILI= CARL / UARL
UARL
ILI= infrastructure Leakage Index
ILI= CARL / UARLUARL
UARL considerations
Interpreting the Grades: ILI
Smaller System Considerations
**Systems under 80 miles of main and less than 3000 connections will not show ILI.
Service Connection Density < 32 per mile (rural systems) will have Real Losses per length of main per day calculated
Interpreting the Grades: NRW volume
– Follow the trend– See any “suspect” data?
Total Losses
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Standard Water Balance Format
WaterImported
OwnSources
TotalSystem
Input
( allowfor
knownerrors )
TotalSystem
Input
(allowfor
knownerrors)
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterSupplied
WaterExported
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
WaterLosses
AuthorizedConsumption
RealLosses
ApparentLosses
UnbilledAuthorized
Consumption
BilledAuthorized
Consumption
Non-Revenue
Water
RevenueWater
Leakage & Overflows at Storage
Billed Unmetered Consumption
Billed Metered Consumption
Billed Water Exported
Leakage on Service Lines(before the meter)
Leakage on Mains
Customer Metering & Data Inaccuracies
Unauthorized Consumption
Unbilled Unmetered Consumption
Unbilled Metered Consumption
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Water Balance Filled Out
Audit Dashboard
Grading Matrix
Developing Actions
– Monitor, Maintain and / or Manage– Improve data– Develop a “bottom up” audit– Refer to M36 and other AWWA references– Other publications, IWA and privately authored– Review case studies– Comments to [email protected]
Recoverable Losses
Speed & Quality of Repairs
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Active Leak Control Program
UARL:UARL:Unavoidable Annual Real Losses
UARL
ELLELL
ELLELL: Economic Level of Leakage
Questions?
Don’t play Possum with Water Loss Management!!