Perhaps we should find a way to fund our water that does not depend on excessive water usage.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2022, 8:29 PM Ruth Ann Hendrickson <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, of course some people don't water their lawns and others have little > or no lawn and then some have vast lawns and water them lavishly. We have > not recently run the data to see the percentages. Let's just say that if > all the lavish waterers stopped irrigating, we wouldn't have enough revenue > to run the water department. The base charge only covers part of the cost > maintaining and operating the water infrastructure. > > For leak detection, professionals drive through the town in the early > morning hours when very little water is consumed, and they use special > highly-sensitive acoustic equipment to hear the sound of running water. The > water department also attempts to measure or calculate other non-metered > water use, such as main flushing, firefighting, etc. They measure the water > pumped out into the system, subtract the water read by the meters, and the > water used in known activities mentioned above and the result is the > unaccounted for water (UAW). They always find a number of leaks, some quite > substantial, and fix them quickly. A UAW of 25% is not uncommon. > > Ruth Ann Hendrickson > (She, her) > > On 8/4/2022 10:46 AM, Andy Wang wrote: > > I'm curious, is it that some folks are going WAY over 65 gal/per > person/per day and throwing off the average or is that most households are > going over that per day? Just curious if it is largely a systemic issue or > just a few outliers that are pulling the numbers high. That seems like the > water department or the town has that data since they are billing people. > Is that information public record? Seems like an interesting dataset to go > through. > > Also, 25% water loss seems huge. What is the mechanism to detect loss of > water? I presume you know how much is being cumulatively pushed through > all the meters in Lincoln (the out), but are there multiple points to > measure the input flow? Or even localize? I know when the town suspected > a leak near our house, they hired someone with acoustic equipment to find > the leak. it worked, but probably not cost effective on a large scale. > > Andy > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 10:23 AM RAandBOB <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The state restricts us in three ways: we are supposed to meet 65 gallons >> per person per day overall. We have a maximum amount of water we may draw >> from the well and from the pond. Our unaccounted for water should be less >> than 10%. We don’t meet any of those metrics. >> >> We are not over by a lot in water usage, but we are always over. We are >> under during the winter months, and significantly over during the summer >> months, so you know that the extra water usage is from outdoor watering. >> >> With regard to the leaks, we have a leak detection program that was >> yearly and is now going to be multiple times per year, but we still have >> almost 25% water loss. My personal suspicion is that it is from leaking >> service lines between the street and the house. Very hard to detect >> especially for houses that are far from the street. >> >> Be a good scout for the water department. If you hear running water or >> see swampy areas in your yard or in the woods, call us. The last two major >> leaks that we fixed were reported by alert citizens. >> >> Ruth Ann >> (She, her, hers) >> >> On Aug 3, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Ursula Nowak <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> If you are referring to my email, I didn't say we are using more than our >> neighboring towns. We are using more than the goal set by the state for us >> which is 65 gallons per person per day. At least that is my understanding >> of why we are a level above the state drought restrictions but perhaps a >> member of the water commission could shed more light on this. I attended >> part of their meeting on Friday and was impressed with their dedication and >> diligence. I am grateful for the work they do on our behalf! >> Ursula >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 2:45 PM Pat Gray <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> First, is the data correct? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On Aug 3, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Elaine Hawkes <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Having read that our town uses more water than others, and not >>> noticing that we, or our cars, are any cleaner than average, I am >>> wondering in what ways we are using so much water. >>> > Does the data give any information? >>> > Thanks, >>> > Elaine >>> > 🤔 >>> > -- >>> > The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> > To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> > Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> > Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> > >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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