Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Reuters: Israeli firms aim to plug world's water leaks

Israeli firms aim to plug world's water leaks

A World Bank study in 2006 showed water lost in the system before it reaches the customer -- known as "non-revenue water" -- costs utilities at least $14 billion worldwide every year, largely from leaky pipes and poor maintenance.

Most of the loss is in developing countries: 12 billion gallons (45 million cubic meters) of water are lost daily, enough to serve nearly 200 million people, the study said. [Read rest of Article]

 

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