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How can I determine if there are leaks at my home or business?
Answer: Leaks from the pipes going to the building or inside the building lose water delivered through the utility meter and service.
There is one way to test if leaks exist inside the residence/building:
- Repair leaky faucets, showers, toilets, etc.
- Turn off all the water using appliances (including the swimming pool, ice cube maker, water softener, etc.),
- Look at the meter. On the dial of many meters is a small triangle which rotates if any water passes through the meter. If this device is turning, then water is flowing to an appliance or a leak.
- You can also listen for the sound of leaks at the meter or at a hose bib.
LEAK DETECTION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How much water is lost to leaks?
Answer: A detailed water audit and leak detection program of 47 California water utilities found an average loss of 10 percent and a range of 30 percent to less than 5 percent of the total water supplied by the utilities. The July 1997 Journal American Water Works Association cites examples of more than 45 percent leakage.
Do leaks get bigger with age?
Answer: Yes. Leaks invariably get larger with time. A small leak this year will grow to become a large leak next year, all the while losing water and causing greater damage to infrastructure and property.
Does water from leaks always rise to the surface?
Answer: No, leaks are often unseen at the surface. Nonvisible leaks include leaks that percolate into the surrounding ground, leaks that enter other conveyance facilities, such as storm drains, sewers, stream channels, or old abandoned pipes. DWR estimates that up to 700,000 acre-feet of leakage occurs in California each year from nonvisible leaks.
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