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Thanks everybody, I have a lot to do next week and so will be back to say job done or to seek further counsel. Your comments are much appreciated.

At the moment we pump about 150 cubic metres per week, so 30 cubic metres gets lost. During the summer this will increase to 500 cubic metres per week being pumped and 100 cubic metres being lost per week. Many of the community members have smallholdings and all will require irrigation for...

Thanks for your idea on the capping and this will go on the list. I looked at the link and I would be concerned with the safety as it is going into his drinking water supply. I like your style on the sewerage!

You make a good point on the isolating valve as the local contractor has pressure tested the pipe and was not able to locate any problems. Where they were working was visible to this farmer. Further he built the original network when it served just a few properties and he has full knowledge of...

That sounds like a sound approach. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks

I need some advice on how to detect an underground water leak / illegal branch. As background I am the President of a Spanish water community serving about 30 rural properties distributed over several square kilometres. We pump water from a lower deposit to a higher deposit that then feeds...