[{"states":{"va":["Virginia",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required;  Virginia should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801aw.pdf"],"co":["Colorado",2,["2"],"Although annual reporting of water loss is required, use of the AWWA standard water audit method is an option, but not a requirement.\u00a0 \u00a0Colorado should do more to require standard AWWA water system audits on an annual basis using standardized terminology.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801at.pdf"],"ca":["California",6,["3","4","5","6"],"California requires all urban water suppliers to audit water losses annually using the AWWA software, and audit training is now available for any utility seeking assistance.  Beginning 2017, all audit reports must be validated, and will be posted on the web. By 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board must adopt a performance standard for the volume of losses from urban water distribution systems.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801as.pdf"],"al":["Alabama",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Alabama ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"ar":["Arkansas",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Arkansas ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"vt":["Vermont",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Vermont ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"il":["Illinois",2,["2"],"Illinois' water loss reporting requirement is limited to systems within the Great Lakes basin;  however there is momentum building in Illinois with a recently launched statewide water loss audit & technical assistance training initiative.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801an.pdf"],"ga":["Georgia",6,["3","4","5","6"],"Georgia has been a national leader in water loss management policy. It was the first state to go beyond the annual requirement for utilities to use AWWA water loss software by instituting a program for validation of the submitted audits per AWWA best-practices. Georgia has also adopted a performance standard regulation that requires each water supplier to develop and conduct a water loss control program and demonstrate \u201cdemonstrable progress\u201d toward improvement, based on non-percentage performance measurements. ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ap.pdf"],"in":["Indiana",4,["3","4"],"Indiana law now requires all water utilities to prepare and submit to the state a standardized water loss audit report using AWWA terminology. The Indiana Finance Authority is to review these audit reports and submit a report on non-revenue water and water loss in Indiana to the legislature by November 1, 2017.","/sites/default/files/indiana-waterloss-feb2017.pdf"],"ia":["Iowa",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Iowa ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"az":["Arizona",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required;  Although a percentage-based water loss requirement is in place, Arizona should do more to require actual water system audits on an annual basis using standardized terminology.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801au.pdf"],"id":["Idaho",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Idaho ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"ct":["Connecticut",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Connecticut ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"nh":["New Hampshire",3,["3"],"New Hampshire has abandoned outdated terminology in favor of AWWA best-practice terminology, but should move to the AWWA software format, which would incorporate the all-important Data Validity assessment.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801al.pdf"],"nj":["New Jersey",2,["2"],"Although New Jersey has not adopted standardized water loss auditing requirements, several large water suppliers (Trenton, Camden, NJ American Water) have prepared and submitted annual water audits under regulations of the Delaware River Basin Commission, a regional agency formed by interstate compact. In 2009, the DRBC required that all utilities located in the Delaware River Basin submit annual water audits beginning in 2012 using the AWWA Free Water Audit Software.  New Jersey should do more to promote water loss auditing statewide.","/sites/default/files/cuttingourlosses-new-jersey-jan2017.pdf"],"nm":["New Mexico",1,["1"],"New Mexico has piloted the AWWA M36 water audit method with a small number of utilities, but should do more to promote water loss management on a statewide basis.",""],"tx":["Texas",3,["3"],"Texas is a leader in water loss auditing, the first state to require annual water loss reporting as a general requirement for most municipal water suppliers. The state has implemented its own version of the AWWA software, which has a data validity component that is similar, but not identical to, the AWWA format. The state also requires water loss reports to be distributed to utility customers. However, water audits submitted by water suppliers do not go through any validation process.  ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ai.pdf"],"la":["Louisiana",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Louisiana ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"nc":["North Carolina",2,["2"],"Water loss management is incentivized through the SRF loan program, but North Carolina should do more to promote water loss management on a statewide basis. ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801am.pdf"],"nd":["North Dakota",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, North Dakota ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"ne":["Nebraska",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Nebraska ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"tn":["Tennessee",4,["3","4"],"Tennessee has an annual requirement for utilities to use the AWWA software.   However annual audits are not validated, and the performance benchmarking that has been established inappropriately sets universal numeric targets (with outdated use of percentages as a performance indicator) for its utilities.  ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801g.pdf"],"ny":["New York",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required.  However, several small water systems located in the New York portion of the Delaware River watershed are now preparing and submitting standardized water audit reports annually under regulations of the Delaware River Basin Commission, a regional agency formed by interstate compact.  New York should do more to promote water loss auditing statewide.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801e.pdf"],"pa":["Pennsylvania",4,["2","3","4"],"The PA Public Utilities Commission requires all Class A water utilities (over $1,000,000 in annual revenues) to file annual water audit summaries, using the AWWA methodology. The PUC proposed to further update its regulations in 2013 to incorporate the AWWA standard terminology, but has not acted on the proposal.  The Dept. of Environmental Protection regulates all public water suppliers and requires submission of an Annual Water Supply Report form that requests data on \u201cwater losses,\u201d but does not require use of the AWWA audit methodology.","/sites/default/files/cuttingourlosses-pennsylvania-jan2017.pdf"],"ak":["Alaska",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Alaska ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"nv":["Nevada",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Nevada ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"pr":["Puerto Rico",4,["3","4"],"Puerto Rico's primary water supplier, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA), has enormous levels of non-revenue water, as well as high levels of Safe Drinking Water Act violations.  PRASA has been voluntarily performing AWWA standardized water loss audits since at least 2012, but the Commonwealth should require annual audits to be validated and posted for full public disclosure.  Reasonable targets for water loss reduction should be integrated with SDWA compliance activities going forward.","/sites/default/files/cuttingourlosses-puertorico-may2017.pdf"],"wa":["Washington",3,["3"],"Washington has abandoned outdated terminology in favor of AWWA best-practice terminology, but should move to the AWWA software format which would incorporate the all-important Data Validity assessment.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801i.pdf"],"de":["Delaware",1,["1"],"Although the state of Delaware has not adopted standardized water loss auditing requirements, the state\u2019s major cities (Wilmington, Dover) have prepared and submitted annual water audits under regulations of the Delaware River Basin Commission, a regional agency formed by interstate compact. In 2009, the DRBC required that all utilities located in the Delaware River Basin submit annual water audits beginning in 2012 using the AWWA Free Water Audit Software.  Delaware should do more to promote water loss auditing statewide.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ad.pdf"],"wi":["Wisconsin",3,["3"],"Wisconsin has strong momentum, and is presently working towards an annual requirement for utilities to use the AWWA software, as well as launching a statewide water loss training and technical assistance initiative.  ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801z.pdf"],"wv":["West Virginia",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required;  West Virginia should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801aj.pdf"],"hi":["Hawaii",5,["3","4","5"],"Hawaii now requires all large capacity water systems to prepare and submit standardized water loss audits on an annual basis, beginning with CY 2017 for county-run water systems and CY 2019 for all other large capacity systems.  AWWA terminology and software are to be used, and all audits must be validated prior to their submission to the state.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801b.pdf"],"ma":["Massachusetts",2,["2"],"Massachusetts recently funded a demonstration project to have the AWWA M36 water audit performed with a pilot utility.  There is growing momentum here, but the State should do more to promote water loss management on a statewide basis.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801d.pdf"],"fl":["Florida",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Florida ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"wy":["Wyoming",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Wyoming ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"me":["Maine",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Maine ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"md":["Maryland",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required;  Maryland should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801av.pdf"],"ok":["Oklahoma",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Oklahoma ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"oh":["Ohio",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required, and this is limited to only investor-owned utilities;  Ohio should do more to promote water loss management.  ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801n.pdf"],"ut":["Utah",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Utah ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ","https://assets.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/cuttingourlosses-utah-jul2018.pdf"],"mo":["Missouri",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.\u00a0 Compared to other states, Missouri ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management.",""],"mn":["Minnesota",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place. Compared to other states, Minnesota ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801x.pdf"],"mi":["Michigan",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required;  Michigan should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801w.pdf"],"ri":["Rhode Island",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required;  Rhode Island should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801s.pdf"],"ks":["Kansas",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Kansas ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"mt":["Montana",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Montana ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"ms":["Mississippi",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, Mississippi ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""],"sc":["South Carolina",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required; South Carolina should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ah.pdf"],"ky":["Kentucky",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required, and this is limited to only investor-owned utilities;  Kentucky should do more to promote water loss management.  ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801c.pdf"],"or":["Oregon",2,["2"],"Only rudimentary reporting is required;  Oregon should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801f.pdf"],"sd":["South Dakota",1,["1"],"No water loss reporting requirement in place.  Compared to other states, South Dakota ranks poorly and should do more to promote water loss management. ",""]},"regions":{"Charlotte, NC":["Catawba Wateree Watershed Management Group","circle","2","CWWMG has strong momentum, moving towards the annual AWWA software requirement.  ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801aa.pdf",525,225],"Trenton, NJ":["Delaware River Basin Commission","circle","3,4 ","DRBC has instuted the annual AWWA software requirement, but submittals are not validated.","/sites/default/files/delaware-river-basin-commission-updated-20170210.pdf",575,130],"Brooksville, FL\u00a0 34604":["Southwest Florida Water Management District","circle","2","Only rudimentary reporting is required;  SWFWMD should do more to promote water loss management.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ae.pdf",530,330],"Washington DC":["DC Water","circle","5","DC Water has voluntarily performed an annual water audit for several years per the AWWA M36 standards, and has validated their audits since 2012 through the AWWA Water Loss Control Committee's Water Audit Data Initiative.  ","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ab.pdf",555,165]},"suppliers":{"Austin, TX":["Austin Water Utility","star","Austin Water utility serves a growing region subject to supply constraints, and has been a leader in applying water conservation and efficiency measures, including water loss auditing.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111703a.pdf",320,310],"Cincinnati, OH":["Greater Cincinnati Water Works","star","The Greater Cincinnati Water Works provides water for more than 1.1 million people in the City of Cincinnati and surrounding counties. GCWW completes a validated AWWA Water Audit each year to assess the performance of the water system.","/sites/default/files/wat_supp-cincinnatioh-160919.pdf",474,175],"Las Vegas, NV":["Las Vegas Valley Water District","star","Las Vegas Valley Water District serves customers throughout the Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area, and has been a leader in many facets of urban water conservation and efficiency.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801af.pdf",105,205],"Philadephia, PA ":["Philadephia Water Department","star","The Philadelphia Water Department has been a national leader in adopting and advancing water loss accounting.\u00a0 Although losses remain substantial, the willingness of the department to share data and place audit information in the public domain is a model for water systems nationwide, and has contributed to the advancement of this field.\u00a0 With many years of auditing experience, the PWD\u2019s water audit for Fiscal Year 2013 available here is substantially more detailed than the basic information generated on the AWWA Water Audit worksheet.\u00a0 However, all terms are standardized to AWWA usage, and the familiar water balance table can be seen on page 16.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ao.pdf",565,145],"Rio Rancho, NM":["City of Rio Rancho","star","The City of Rio Rancho serves one of the fastest growing cities in the southwest. The CIty of Rio Rancho is taking action to conserve water by conducting water audits and promoting water conservation.","/sites/default/files/wat_supp-rioranchonm-160919.pdf",205,240],"Orlando, FL":["Orange County Utilities Department","star","Orange County Utilities serves customers in the Orlando, Florida area. It has completed a validated water audit using the newest version (5.0) of the AWWA Free Water Audit Software.","/sites/default/files/wat_14111801ag.pdf",545,335]}},{"1":"#f5f2eb","3":"#f9c637","2":"#f8ec8a","5":"#2fa16a","4":"#98ba69","6":"#0099bb"},{"1":"No Action","3":"Annual Water Loss reporting with AWWA standard terminology is required","2":"Rudimentary Water Loss reporting is required","5":"Validation of water loss data is required","4":"Annual use of AWWA Free Water Audit Software is required","6":"Volume based performance benchmarking required"}]