This graph shows the flow in financial terms at a secondary school.

On the 4th August an underground burst occurred causing the flow to increase to a level costing £22 every hour. No one was on site, and no water was visible. The customer was notified and urgent investigations undertaken, resulting in the repair being completed just two days after the burst occurred. Unchecked, the additional flow would have cost £3,700 in just 1 week.

Across 72 sites a picture emerges of water losses across different public sector properties accounting for 36% of all consumption, or more than £3,000 per site on average.

In times of financial constraints, identifying and resolving such losses becomes ever more pressing. Once resolved, with continued monitoring, the savings will be completely sustainable. Demeter places great emphasis on ensuring that each site is checked every day, and it is this service that ensures the sustainability of the solutions.

Implementing the monitoring system costs little over 10% of the losses identified. Overall payback including investigations and repair works is around 6 months.