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AWWA ACE70867

  • Puerto Rico's Island-Wide Non-Revenue Water Reduction Program: Moving Fast to Recover Revenue
  • Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2009
  • Publisher: AWWA

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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and SewerAuthority (PRASA), and the Non-Revenue Water Reduction Program(NRWRP). PRASA's goal is to reduce the non-revenue water(NRW) from 60% to approximately 25% by 2018. Agency-wide objectives of NRWRP include:commercial offices - restructure the customer servicedepartment to be more efficient and provide a betterrate of return; operations - replace broken and old meters, andimplement a regular meter replacement program; and, infrastructure - reduce capital investments by avoidingthe need for new or expanded production facilities. NRWRP has seven major focus areas, divided into the three areas of reduction of apparent losses, programmatic initiatives, and reduction of real losses.PRASA Non-Revenue Water ReductionProgram Components as of June 2009:Mega CensusOffices(Island-wide);CustomerDatabaseUpdates;Customer Census(Metro Region);Unregistered Water UseReduction (Tx);Small-Diameter MeterReplacement (Island-wide); Large-Diameter Meter Replacement (Island-wide); and, Special Projects of sewer connections, transfer of debt, and sprinklers. Includes figures.

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