Save water. Save energy. Save money.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved The Acoustic Testing Pilot Program, a new $1.5 million grant program for water utilities to install state-of-the-art leak detection technology.
The program was developed by Dr. Kira Lawrence, Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship recipient with the New Jersey BPU.
"Water leaks waste money, energy and a precious resource, especially at a widespread infrastructure level," state BPU President Joe Fiordaliso said.
Water uses the most energy resources with their water treatment plants and waste water treatment plants. So if the state can save both of these precious resources, then we're going in the right direction, said Fiordaliso.