A leading developer of sustainable multi-family communities is saving approximately $262,000/year at a 127,584 sq. ft. apartment building with 149 units after detecting an underground irrigation system leak with insights gained from the AlertAQ™ water intelligence platform.

The water-saving insights from AlertAQ™ are bringing us closer to achieving our mission of restoring the balance between humans and nature and to increase well-being.

– Project Manager

AlertAQ™ detects irrigation leak

The facility team at the apartment complex installed Alert Labs water flow sensors on the main water line to monitor the building for abnormal water use, leaks and other problems. Soon after turning on the irrigation system, AlertAQ™ identified an overnight water usage of 160 gallons per minute.

Equipped with this information and after an analysis of water systems records, the facility team narrowed down the cause of the high water use. An irrigation pipe had broken underground and was leaking approximately 40,000 gallons of water per day.

The leak was repaired within a few weeks and water use returned to a normal rate of about 20,000 gallons per day. 

Based on the cost per gallon of water including sewer charges in the city of Stamford, CT, the annual savings are estimated to be $262,800 (40,000 gal./day avg. × $0.018 gal. × 365 days).

Continued success

The property developer continues to see cost-saving insights generated by AlertAQ™ at buildings throughout the country.