Wasting Fresh Water: Stopping Systemic Failures
Published by Jo Claes, Administration and Communications Manager at International Stainless Steel Forum
Overview
Around one third of valuable treated drinking water is lost through leaks in distribution systems. Not only in developing cities, even the capital cities of major economies are losing far more water than is sustainable. In Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei they have installed corrugated stainless steel water service pipes; a system which avoids leaking at joints, reduces the number of joints, prevents residues building up in pipework and resists seismic shocks. Even though the impression might be this must be a high cost option, it is not in the long term. Learn more about this system that can save millions of cubic metres of fresh treated water, reduced overall costs and reduced GHG emissions.
Tags
- Drought
- Drinking Water Managment
- Urban Water Supply
- Drinking Water
- Leakage Reduction
- Efficiency Improvement
- Urban Water Infrastructure
- Water Loss Control
- Utility Pipe Network
- Water Supply Regulation
- green infrastructure
- Distribution
- Pipes and Pipelines