❓ Dr. Honey questions the Water Corporation on water leakage from pipelines and the reduction in leakage over recent years. The answer provides estimates for total leakage and the amount reduced through active leak detection and repair.
AnsweredQoN 5790Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Water Corporation pipelines in Western Australia, and ask: (a) How much water is estimated to be lost to leakage; and (b) How much has the estimated amount of leakage been reduced in the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 year-to-date?
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Answered
10 March 2020
Responded by
Minister for Water
Response time
10 days
(a) State-wide leakage (real losses) for the 2018/19 financial year was estimated to be 39,451 megalitres (ML).
(b) The estimated leakage identified and repaired through Water Corporation's ongoing active leak detection and repair program for the whole state was:
· 2016/17: 1,352 ML/year reduction
· 2017/18: 2,022 ML/year reduction
· 2018/19: 2,271 ML/year reduction
· 2019/20 year to date: 798 ML/year reduction
(b) The estimated leakage identified and repaired through Water Corporation's ongoing active leak detection and repair program for the whole state was:
· 2016/17: 1,352 ML/year reduction
· 2017/18: 2,022 ML/year reduction
· 2018/19: 2,271 ML/year reduction
· 2019/20 year to date: 798 ML/year reduction
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