Non-Revenue Water
Non-Revenue Water
Non-Revenue Water (NRW) is not only a waste of precious resource but also causes economic, ecological and humanitarian damages.

This global issue harms the environment by losing potable water, generates additional costs to utilities (production, maintenance, revenue losses) and can have consequences on service levels and water quality.

Locally, recent governmental policies and publications warn about the urgency to fight against the NRW phenomenon. All over the world, some issues are already identified: ageing of networks, reduction of consumption, price control.
The causes of Non-Revenue Water
NRW is not only leakage. It has an impact at all levels – from water abstraction to billing.
Causes are as diverse as they are complicated to identify and measure.
The factors for NRW are plenty. This makes NRW decrease a major topic to ensure the future of utilities.