COMMITTEE REPORT - WATER ACCOUNTABILITY

Often, decision-makers in the water supply field are satisfied when th ey can account for 85 percent of the water they produce. Recognizing t he problem of lost or nonrevenue-producing water and desiring to find solutions for member utilities, AWWA's Distribution and Plant Operatio ns Division asked the Leak Detection and Water Accountability Committe e to write this report, which recommends that because of increasing de mand and higher operational costs, the goal for lost or nonrevenue-pro ducing water should be less than 10 percent. The report also proposes that certain guidelines should be followed when the goal of 10 percent is not met.