City of Austin pipes leaked 9.3 billion gallons in 2024

City of Austin pipes leaked 9.3 billion gallons in 2024

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One misstep by a contractor last September cracked a 48-inch water main in northwest Austin, launching a geyser 50 feet over treetops and draining more than 16 million gallons of treated water into a ravine. It was enough to fill 24 Olympic swimming pools, but compared to how much water the city lost last year to leaky pipes, it was just a proverbial drop in the bucket. In 2024, city-owned pipes seeped and spewed 9.3 billion gal…

Austin is losing even more water to leaky city pipes than previously thought

Austin Water said improvements in how it monitors the system and an increase in water line breaks pushed up estimates from last year.