The Kansas Rural Water Association provides targeted assistance to public water systems identified by the Kansas Water Office as having high unaccounted for (>30%) water loss. These systems are referred to as "Special Focus Projects." Beginning July 1, 2007, KRWA has also been requested to help systems having a 0% or negative water loss. Check below for a brief report on the work by KRWA with the systems assigned to KRWA under the 08 contract. Funding for this assistance is provided through the Clean Drinking Water Fee, and administered by the Kansas Water Office. This report is for the period April 1 to June 30, 2008.

See also Summary Report, Fiscal Year 08 for results from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.

Cherokee RWD 1

Cherokee RWD 1 operator JW Stephenson, reports the district replaced a road bore that was thought to be leaking for some time. The district repaired another leak in June that reduced the amount of unaccounted for water by 5,000 gallons per day. JW also reports the system has two more leaks that are scheduled for repair. Unaccounted for water loss is July - Sept 26.7%, Oct - Dec 44.7%, Jan - Mar 45.8%, April - June 39.3%.

City of Baxter Springs

The City of Baxter Springs repaired four leaks in the first two weeks of May. There are nine additional leaks that have been identified by the city and are on the list to be repaired. Unaccounted for water loss is July - Sept 24.2%, Oct - Dec 22.2%, Jan - Mar 30.2%, April 34.1%. May and June information is not available as of July 8, 2008.

City of Bird City

The City of Bird City with the assistance of KRWA has conducted a water loss survey and have detected a leak on Rich Avenue north of Lebo Avenue. KRWA was not able to pinpoint the leak with the sonic listening device. In July, KRWA will use the leak correlator to try and pinpoint the leak. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 15.3%, Oct - Dec 63.3%, Jan - Mar 71.1%, Apr - May 41.5%, June information is not available.

City of De Soto

The City of De Soto will replace two of the four new well meters installed in April 2008. Testing for accuracy proved the meter at Well No. 8 is over-registering by 28% and the meter at Well No. 3 is over-registering by 13%. The new meters will be installed in early July and KRWA will test the meters for accuracy after they are installed. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 51.0%, Oct - Dec 35.6%, Jan - Mar 34.5%, April 42.6%. May - June information is not available.

City of Elgin

The City of Elgin had two leaks repaired on June 16. The leaks were estimated to be losing approximately 2 gallons per minute. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 53.1%, Oct - Dec 61.6%, Jan - Mar 59.1% Apr - June 56.5%.

City of Emmett

The City of Emmett has provided information on the amount of water produced and sold. However, the confidence in this information is not very high. On June 12 KRWA tech Greg Duryea visited with Mayor Ed Devader, Operator Amy Vandevelde and City Clerk Nikki Browning. During that visit it was determined that previous customer meter readings were incorrect in the billing system. There were 10 meters that were incorrectly installed in the meter setters (backwards) which caused the meters to register in reverse, thereby indicating those customers used almost 1 million gallons each. The city has since replaced those meters and made sure the meters are installed correctly. Also during the visit Amy and Nikki were going to review the 2008 sold information to verify accuracy. KRWA Tech Greg Duryea has another on-site visit scheduled for the last week of July to obtain information. He will calculate the amount of water sold for each customer based on the readings taken by city personnel. Then a comparison will be made between that information and the report from the city's billing software. Unaccounted for water loss as reported is: Jan - Mar 7.5%, Apr - June 45.4%.

City of Gaylord

The City of Gaylord reported no leaks were detected this quarter. The master meter will be tested for accuracy as soon as the city installs test ports to conduct the testing. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept (-8.1%) Oct - Dec 54.8%, Jan - Mar 38.5%, Apr - May 13.9%, June information is not available.

City of Glade

Glade city clerk Sheary Pumphrey reported there were no leaks repaired this quarter. Kansas Rural Water will conduct a water loss survey in July or August 2008. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 17.1%, Oct - Dec 30.2%, Jan - Mar 35.9%, Apr - June 41.8%.

City of Gove

The City of Gove has replaced the master meter at the south well in May. All businesses that were previously not metered now have meters installed. The city has also replaced several customer meters that had registered over 1 million gallons. In the past the city did not change meters until the meter quit working or other problem was noted. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 41.5%, Oct - Dec 47.2%, Jan - Mar 30.2%, Apr - May 39.3%, June information is not available.

City of Kirwin

The City of Kirwin has had no major leaks repaired this quarter. A water loss survey is planned in July when city personnel read customer meters. The volunteer fire department has not maintained a record of water used for fire fighting. Fire personnel have been instructed to inform the city how many times they have filled equipment. The city knows how much water each truck will hold and will be able to calculate total gallons used during the month for fire fighting or training. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 15.8%, Oct - Dec 15.1%, Jan - Mar 18.4%, Apr - May 29.3%, June information is not available.

City of Manter

City of Manter operator, Gary Graham repaired one leak in April. KRWA conducted a water loss survey in May and pinpointed a leak at a fire hydrant located at 4th & Madison Street. The leak was estimated at one (1) gallon per minute. The cost of production is $2.76 per 1,000 gallons. Plumbing modifications were made at the north well to test the master meter. The meter tested at 98.9% accurate. The meter at the south well could not be tested for accuracy because parts had to be ordered to make the necessary modifications. The meter will be tested when the modifications are completed. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 19.6%, Oct - Dec 36.9%, Jan - Mar 26.8%, Apr - May 15.6%, June information is not available.

City of McDonald

The City of McDonald was finally able to repair two leaks in June that were detected by KRWA from a previous water loss survey. KRWA Techs, Doug Guenther and Gary Armentrout with the assistance of Jim Grimes from Metrotech Corporation, used data loggers and a leak correlator to pinpoint the leaks. The two leaks were estimated to be losing a total of 30 gallons per minute. One of the leaks was located on a 2-inch galvanized line; this line is very corroded. The city is checking prices of new 2-inch pipeline to replace the galvanized line. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 31.5%, Oct - Dec 75.3%, Jan - Mar 83.1%, Apr - June 50.9%. June water loss percentage was 17.5%.

City of Reserve

The City of Reserve repaired one small leak on a 1-inch line this quarter. Unaccounted for water loss has improved slightly. Dave Grimm, operator for the city has worked to locate additional leakage but has not had much success. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 26.6%, Oct - Dec 27.7%, Jan - Mar 33.4%, Apr - June 25.7%.

City of Speed

The City of Speed has not completed the modifications needed to test the master meter for accuracy. There were no leaks repaired from April to the end of May. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept (-4.3%), Oct - Dec not available, Jan - Mar 18.0%, Apr - May 2.3%, June information is not available.

City of Waldo

The City of Waldo and Kansas Rural Water have conducted a water loss survey. A small leak was detected north of Highway 18, but has not been pinpointed. KRWA will continue to work with the city to locate this leak. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept (-6.9%), Oct - Dec information is not complete, Jan - Mar information is not complete, Apr - May 18.0%, June information is not available.

Cowley RWD 7

Cowley RWD 7 operator Dave Martin repaired two leaks in April in the North Ridge addition. The first leak was on a meter service line and the second was on a 2-inch mainline. A water loss survey was scheduled for July, but may not be needed because Dave has located another leak on Paul McKay's service line, which has been estimated at 2 gallons per minute. KRWA will continue to monitor the water loss. If the percentage of loss is above 20% after the leak is repaired at the McKay residence a water loss survey will be conducted. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 47.6%, Oct - Dec 35.6%, Jan - Mar 44.5%, Apr - May 30.3%, June information is not available.

Cowley RWD 8

Cowley RWD 8 purchases water from the City of Winfield. Winfield is responsible for the meter at the point of purchase. Plumbing modifications are needed before the meter can be tested for accuracy. These modifications have been explained to personnel from Winfield. KRWA will test the meter for accuracy as soon as the city completes the modifications. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 0.2%, Oct - Dec (-4.0%), Jan - Mar (-3.4%), Apr - June (-0.8%).

Crawford RWD 5

Crawford RWD 5 did not report repairing any leaks this quarter. Eric Davolt KRWA Technical Assistant has visited with district personnel and offered assistance in locating possible contributors to the high water loss. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 25.8, Oct - Dec 18.1%, Jan - Mar 37.7%, Apr - June 35.6%.

Dickinson RWD 1

Dickinson RWD 1 operator Ryan Feeney was assisted by KRWA Tech Jon Steele in repairing a leak on a 5-inch mainline in June. Ryan also repaired two other leaks. One was on a 5-inch line and the second on a 1.5-inch line. The operator continues to repair leakage when detected. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 24.6%, Oct - Dec 18.9%, Jan - Mar 36.0%, Apr - May 29.2%, June information is not available.

Greenwood RWD 1

Greenwood RWD 1 continues to repair leaks as they are located. District personnel located and repaired 7 leaks this quarter. One of the larger leaks was on a 4-inch line and drained the 150,000-gallon water storage tank before it was located and repaired. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 29.9%, Oct - Dec 33.5%, Jan - Mar 38.0%, Apr - June 42.6%.

Jefferson RWD 3

Jefferson RWD 3 reported repairing eight leaks this quarter. Most of these leaks have been in the Indian Ridge area. Operator, Vincent Petesch checks the distribution system for leaks by shutting down the mainline valves. The Indian Ridge area has proven to develop more leaks than the remainder of the distribution system. The district also has flushed a total of 450,000 gallons this quarter. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 26.2%, Oct - Dec 42.2%, Jan - Mar 24.1%, Apr - June 19.9%.

Leavenworth RWD 2

Leavenworth RWD 2 installed a new 6-inch valve this quarter in the vicinity of a major line break, which was also repaired. This repair has reduced the water loss percentage from 52.8% last quarter to 34.3% this quarter or a reduction of 18.5%. KRWA will continue to work with the district in identifying additional contributors to the high water loss. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 28.9%, Oct - Dec 30.5%, Jan - Mar 52.8%, Apr - May 34.3%, June information is not available.

Montgomery RWD 9

Montgomery RWD 9 personnel continue to repair leaks as detected. KRWA Technical Assistant and district personnel will conduct a water loss survey in July to locate any additional leaks. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 53.5%, Oct - Dec 38.6%, Jan - Mar 15.3% Apr - June 31.7%.

Republic RWD 1

Republic RWD 1 has sustained lightning damage on the tower controls several times this spring. This damage has caused the tower to overflow each time lightning has hit the controls. The amount of water lost cannot be accurately estimated. The district also drained one of the storage tanks for cleaning and inspection in June. The tank has a capacity of 50,000 gallons. Plumbing modifications are needed at the well site before the master meter can be tested for accuracy. The district also repaired five leaks this quarter on lines from 2-inch to 5-inch. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 57.7%, Oct - Dec 49.5%, Jan - Mar 49.5%, Apr - May 28.8%, June information is not available.

Republic RWD 2

Republic RWD 2 reported repairing 7 main breaks this quarter. The new well house and meters are not complete as of June 30, 2008. June is also the month that district personnel read all customer meters to verify reading accuracy by each customer. Unaccounted for water loss is: July - Sept 26.3%, Oct - Dec 34.2%, Jan - Mar 42.9%, April - 38.1%, May - June information is not complete.