Finding ways to manage water loss, especially given the age of our country’s infrastructure and the billions of gallons of water that is lost beneath our streets each year, is critical. Many water utility managers are familiar with winter water line breaks, when the...
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Plumbing Leak Detection: How to Find Hidden Water Leaks
by Bill Eller | Mar 17, 2021
In the average home, hidden water leaks lose approximately 10,000 gallons of water a year, and in one in ten, severe leaks can waste up to 90 gallons a day and hundreds of dollars, making plumbing leak detection something homeowners should practice as part of their...
The Benefits of ServLine – An Animated Explainer Video
by HomeServe USA | Nov 4, 2020
Animated video explaining the ServLine program.
Aging Water Infrastructure: Impacts and Innovation
by HomeServe USA | Apr 13, 2020
No one disputes water is one of our most precious resources and crucial to life. A human being can survive several weeks without food, but for not more than 48 hours without water. The U.S. uses 322 billion gallons of water each day, with 39 billion gallons processed...
NLC City Summit Nov 2019 Panel Discussion – Effect of Infrastructure Issues on Municipalities and Residents
by HomeServe USA | Nov 14, 2019
Panel discussion from the NLC Summit Nov 2019
The Benefits of ServLine
by HomeServe USA | Nov 4, 2019
The Business Development Team discusses the benefits of ServLine.
How Much Is An Aging System Costing Your Water Utility?
by Bill Eller | Sep 11, 2019
You may think you’re saving money by delaying capital improvements and approaching repairs on a reactive, instead of proactive, basis. After all, addressing aging infrastructure is a pricey proposition. But so is losing thousands, or possibly millions, of gallons of...
Looking At the Future of Infrastructure
by Bill Eller | May 21, 2019
As Congress and the president eye a bipartisan effort at improving our aging infrastructure, the time for a wide-reaching infrastructure program to rebuild water, electric, transportation and information infrastructure, is now. The need for locally-based planning and...
Aging Infrastructure Leads to Lost Money and Public Health Concerns
by Bill Eller | Apr 24, 2019
It is no secret that our country’s aging infrastructure is worsening, and that there is no one guiding agency or overall plan to address myriad issues from crumbling water pipes to inflow and infiltration overloading storm and wastewater sewers. Lead and Asbestos Even...
Rebuilding Sewage and Water Infrastructure Is Urgently Needed Publicly and Privately
by Bill Eller | Feb 12, 2019
That our national sewage and water infrastructure is in dire shape is no surprise to anyone – nearly ten years ago, the New York Times wrote an article warning of the then 240,000 estimated water main breaks occurring each year, marveling that, in some parts of the...
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Lead lines, water loss, and leak administration – OH MY! Webinar with NRWA
In addition to public infrastructure challenges, water systems are dedicating resources to support customers with myriad private infrastructure issues. An average household in the U.S. uses about 300 gallons of water every day, 12% of which is lost to water leaks from...
Case Study: ServLine Lost Water Product
“Among residential customers, water leaks in their home used to be a real problem for us,” Cam, who has been GM at Kingsbury General Improvement District of Stateline, Nevada (KGID) since 2008 explained. “It wasn’t so much the financial cost to us because of the way...
High Consumption and Leading Causes of Water Loss
Residents are changing their approaches to water conservation, especially as climate change leads to irregular weather patterns. High consumption and water leaks can come through everyday tasks, such as gardening and watering the lawn, but the gallons that can be lost...