EBMUD Sets ‘Loggers’ to Listen for Leaks
Sep.25, 2008 in
Public Works, Water Conservation, Water Leak Detection
(August 30, SF Chronicle) “In the middle of the night, when most of Berkeley is sleeping, hundreds of underground objects are listening for sounds that people can’t hear.
“They haven’t been planted by terrorists, spies, FBI agents or mystics. Instead, the East Bay Municipal Utility District is installing the acoustic devices, known as “loggers,” in an unprecedented pilot project to conserve water by finding leaks in water mains before they surface.
“A $300,000 federal grant and matching funds from EBMUD are paying for the project, which will end in December 2009. The state-of-the-art sensors are being supplied by Gutermann International of Switzerland…”
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