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M .\ni. X Me-1- ua.
('«UNSERVl Vf; WATER ' Si' FPL V- - \l INTERS.
11 has been the experience of t-n'ry city where the universal
meter system has been established thai a very large reduction in the
amount of water pumped has resulted' with corresponding" reduction
in cos! of pumping service. Only one third of the laps in Fori
Wayne are metered. \'i>vy large losses in revenue and kiree increase' in pumping service expense lesiills from fhe "Jlat rale'
system of selling water. A small leak in a kitchen fain el. closet
valve, hydrant or a house junior .. ill \_as1e more wafer in the course
of a year than a family arlualA ir-es. This is due to fhe facl I hat
Ihe water is escaping under 20 fm 40 poiimls pressure. The gallon
ol water find is wasted eoslsthe departjtieut just as much to sup
ply as ihf gallon that is used. .\\i invest igal ion into (he iceord.
for years back as lo revenue collected for water sold ami pumping
station records as lo water pumped each yem discloses the fact
that while each sii "< oi ding war shows a large increase in the amount
of wafer pumped according to the station pumping records with ac-
< cmpanying in-rc ase in the expense ol" pumping service. \o corresponding in-lease in revenue I'oj ..ana supplied consumers was
being received. There were only I wo ways of explaining this condition id" a Hairs. Esther 1 he stations were nol pumping Jlr- wafer ivg
isfej-ed on I heir pumps, or a wry la rue amount ol" ualer that was
being pumped was going lo \\;t,-iii\ Was niim-count<*d for and was no!
being' paid for. In vest iuaf ion established the fad that both condi-
lions were Inn-. Measures \wri> taken to prevent these losses with
the result thai in the y»':u- fiJOK less wafer was reported pumped
than in any year shire hi-Th The following' comparative fable
shows the v.afcr pumped, the ie eipts for waler and the number of
taps or cunsiuneis a1 Ihe end of ea< h y<ar for the years 1002 to
JflltH:
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| Date Digitally Created | February 23 2009 |
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| Transcript |
M .\ni. X Me-1- ua.
('«UNSERVl Vf; WATER ' Si' FPL V- - \l INTERS.
11 has been the experience of t-n'ry city where the universal
meter system has been established thai a very large reduction in the
amount of water pumped has resulted' with corresponding" reduction
in cos! of pumping service. Only one third of the laps in Fori
Wayne are metered. \'i>vy large losses in revenue and kiree increase' in pumping service expense lesiills from fhe "Jlat rale'
system of selling water. A small leak in a kitchen fain el. closet
valve, hydrant or a house junior .. ill \_as1e more wafer in the course
of a year than a family arlualA ir-es. This is due to fhe facl I hat
Ihe water is escaping under 20 fm 40 poiimls pressure. The gallon
ol water find is wasted eoslsthe departjtieut just as much to sup
ply as ihf gallon that is used. .\\i invest igal ion into (he iceord.
for years back as lo revenue collected for water sold ami pumping
station records as lo water pumped each yem discloses the fact
that while each sii "< oi ding war shows a large increase in the amount
of wafer pumped according to the station pumping records with ac-
< cmpanying in-rc ase in the expense ol" pumping service. \o corresponding in-lease in revenue I'oj ..ana supplied consumers was
being received. There were only I wo ways of explaining this condition id" a Hairs. Esther 1 he stations were nol pumping Jlr- wafer ivg
isfej-ed on I heir pumps, or a wry la rue amount ol" ualer that was
being pumped was going lo \\;t,-iii\ Was niim-count<*d for and was no!
being' paid for. In vest iuaf ion established the fad that both condi-
lions were Inn-. Measures \wri> taken to prevent these losses with
the result thai in the y»':u- fiJOK less wafer was reported pumped
than in any year shire hi-Th The following' comparative fable
shows the v.afcr pumped, the ie eipts for waler and the number of
taps or cunsiuneis a1 Ihe end of ea< h y |
