WOW-Are you saying we relying on “over-use” to fund the Water Dept? So, the rest must cut back even further to allow this use and to provide revenues? Perhaps I have misunderstood. I hope so.
------ Sara Mattes > On Aug 4, 2022, at 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] >> <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> First, is the data correct? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On Aug 3, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Elaine Hawkes <[email protected] >>> > <mailto:[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] >>> > <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >>> > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >>> > Browse the archives at >>> > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >>> > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >>> > Change your subscription settings at >>> > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >>> > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. >>> > >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >>> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >>> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >>> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >>> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >>> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >>> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. >>> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >> <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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