Californians understand drought better than most Americans.
According to Klaus Reichardt, founder and CEO of Waterless Co. Inc, usage and waste are not the only issues that need addressed in the state —and elsewhere.
"Estimates are that the total amount of drinking water lost each year due to leaks is in the neighborhood of 200 billion gallons..."
Leaks! Let me get this straight, 200 billion gallons of water are lost each year due to leaks? Where's the outrage, folks?
Excerpts from the article:
With water restrictions now enforced in California after three years of
drought, more and more commercial facilities are looking for ways to
reduce water consumption without impacting building user satisfaction.
However, there is a much more significant step that the state and facility managers could be taking that might reduce water consumption by as much as 10 percent, if not more. That step, very simply, is to start plugging leaks.
Water leaks can often be reduced by simply lowering the amount of pressure in pipes. Water typically leaks from joints, seams of the pipes, and other “points of failure”; with less pressure going through with the use of advanced water management systems, there is less pressure on these points of failure.
Plus – and we have heard this before – investing more in water infrastructure is of critical importance. The fact of the matter is much of the water and sewer infrastructure in the US is decades old.
We have a challenge before us. Hopefully, it will not take more water main breaks in more parts of the country before we realize that something must be done.
Read full article here via Environmental Leader: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2014/08/28/the-new-water-normal/
According to Klaus Reichardt, founder and CEO of Waterless Co. Inc, usage and waste are not the only issues that need addressed in the state —and elsewhere.
"Estimates are that the total amount of drinking water lost each year due to leaks is in the neighborhood of 200 billion gallons..."
Leaks! Let me get this straight, 200 billion gallons of water are lost each year due to leaks? Where's the outrage, folks?
Excerpts from the article:
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| Klaus Reichardt, founder and CEO of Waterless Co. Inc. |
However, there is a much more significant step that the state and facility managers could be taking that might reduce water consumption by as much as 10 percent, if not more. That step, very simply, is to start plugging leaks.
Water leaks can often be reduced by simply lowering the amount of pressure in pipes. Water typically leaks from joints, seams of the pipes, and other “points of failure”; with less pressure going through with the use of advanced water management systems, there is less pressure on these points of failure.
Plus – and we have heard this before – investing more in water infrastructure is of critical importance. The fact of the matter is much of the water and sewer infrastructure in the US is decades old.
We have a challenge before us. Hopefully, it will not take more water main breaks in more parts of the country before we realize that something must be done.
Read full article here via Environmental Leader: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2014/08/28/the-new-water-normal/
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