Look at the numbers in Los Angeles alone.
6,730 — Miles of pipe in the DWP water main network
435 — Miles of deteriorated water mains that DWP wants to replace, about 6.5% of the network
$1.34 billion — Cost to replace at-risk water mains by 2025
$44 million — Annual average amount DWP has spent on pipe replacement in the last eight fiscal years
$135 million — Annual spending needed to reach 10-year pipe replacement goal
On the link below, there is a map of leaks in the LA area alone, however these leaks are happening across the country. (See Flint, MI and Washington, D.C.)
http://graphics.latimes.com/la-aging-water-infrastructure/
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