Pipe leakage in Australia is perceived to be a major problem by many water authorities, both from an environmental point of view, as well as the associated costs that are incurred due to overdesign of our sewerage systems (to cope with wet weather loads) and the treatment of additional potable water that is lost due to leakage. This paper discusses the state of our reticulation systems, design and environmental concepts to allow us to categorise the problem, methods of leakage detection, solution concepts to solve leakage and finally methods to allow planning to occur to prioritise asset management solutions.

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