ST LUCIE WEST SERVICES DISTRICT TIPS TO CHECK FOR LEAKS

The following is information captioned from a Water Operating Manual. This may help you understand the significant rise in your monthly bill should a leak be detected.

Water loss as a result of a leak only ¼” (0.63 cm.diameter) can mean a loss of 14,952 gallons a day.
Should this leak continue for a period of 34 days over ½ million gallons can be lost.

The following image will demonstrate loss of water per size of pipe leak.

GALLONS LOST

PIPE LEAK SIZE	PER DAY	PER MONTH

360	11,160	

3,096	
95,976	

8,424	
261,144	

14,952	
463,512	

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