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10-02-08, 08:22 AM
Board of Water Supply Helps Marines Conserve Water
By Kirk Matthews
The Board of Water Supply is using modern technology to help marine corps base Hawaii conserve water. This is a first of its kind partnership.
"Collaboration between Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Board of Water Supply to help in sustaining the health of our water resources through conservation and in this case, we did a small leak detection project with them," says Cat Sawai of the Board of Water Supply.
Marine officials believed there was a leak in a two inch pipe on base. So they called on the modern listening technology employed by the Board of Water Supply to try to detect the leak. Water was turned off in the area and workers began the process of uncovering the pipe.
"We're still working on one that we think might be a leak. We're not quite sure yet. The technology is excellent, but of course, you still need to do some trouble shooting to make sure that it is, indeed, a water leak."
Marine Corps Base Hawaii is one of the largest consumers on the windward side and officials there are doing what they can to conserve water.
"Toilets low flush. Showerheads, low use water. We also re-use a lot of our water for things like irrigation," says Major Alan Crouch.
Like much of the infrastructure on the island, pipes on base are aging - something the marines are trying to address, replacing old pipes with new ones in the modern housing areas. And they don't plan to stop there.
"This fiscal year, we plan to have another leak survey where we're going to be doing this same kind of activity. We're very glad to partner with BWS to use this modern technology to help us locate the leaks."
The technology worked perfectly and there was in fact a leak underground. This pipe will be replaced and the water conservation efforts will continue. Would the Board of Water Supply come to your house and look for leaks?
"There are private leak detection companies that will do that for your home. But for the Board of Water Supply, we have about two thousand miles of pipe so we're extremely busy keeping our mains tight and efficient," says Sawai.
Story Updated: Oct 1, 2008 at 5:40 PM HDT
Ellie
By Kirk Matthews
The Board of Water Supply is using modern technology to help marine corps base Hawaii conserve water. This is a first of its kind partnership.
"Collaboration between Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Board of Water Supply to help in sustaining the health of our water resources through conservation and in this case, we did a small leak detection project with them," says Cat Sawai of the Board of Water Supply.
Marine officials believed there was a leak in a two inch pipe on base. So they called on the modern listening technology employed by the Board of Water Supply to try to detect the leak. Water was turned off in the area and workers began the process of uncovering the pipe.
"We're still working on one that we think might be a leak. We're not quite sure yet. The technology is excellent, but of course, you still need to do some trouble shooting to make sure that it is, indeed, a water leak."
Marine Corps Base Hawaii is one of the largest consumers on the windward side and officials there are doing what they can to conserve water.
"Toilets low flush. Showerheads, low use water. We also re-use a lot of our water for things like irrigation," says Major Alan Crouch.
Like much of the infrastructure on the island, pipes on base are aging - something the marines are trying to address, replacing old pipes with new ones in the modern housing areas. And they don't plan to stop there.
"This fiscal year, we plan to have another leak survey where we're going to be doing this same kind of activity. We're very glad to partner with BWS to use this modern technology to help us locate the leaks."
The technology worked perfectly and there was in fact a leak underground. This pipe will be replaced and the water conservation efforts will continue. Would the Board of Water Supply come to your house and look for leaks?
"There are private leak detection companies that will do that for your home. But for the Board of Water Supply, we have about two thousand miles of pipe so we're extremely busy keeping our mains tight and efficient," says Sawai.
Story Updated: Oct 1, 2008 at 5:40 PM HDT
Ellie