Targeting water leakage on the most likely sections

What was done

According to Digital360 (28 February 2025), Sicoval manages 1,000 km of drinking water with a 78% yield, or about one million cubic metres lost each year, a level deemed unacceptable in a context of stress on the resource. The community already had about 50 connected sectorization flow meters. Leakmited has applied an algorithm that operates a base of more than one million leaks, as well as the geological context, weather and topography, to designate the 20 to 30% of the network that concentrates 80% of the leaks. In two weeks of targeted research, twelve leaks were found and repaired immediately, avoiding 113 000 m3 of losses, equivalent to the annual consumption of 950 households, and about 93,000 euros of expenditure. The benefit, billed for the result according to the volume of water saved, cost 20,000 euros. The work on the algorithm was conducted by the claimant, with the operator Network 31 for the interventions.

Before you start

Tool cited by the source: Leakmited. Fill in the bracketed items: [tableau]. Strip confidential data that is not needed and check your tool’s access terms. Features and plans can change.

The method, in three steps.

1. 01

   Gather the context

   Spot the bracketed items in the prompt ([tableau]) and prepare what they ask for.

2. 02

   Adapt the prompt

   Copy the prompt below, replace the bracketed items, then paste it into the AI assistant you use. The cited tool (Leakmited) is not necessarily available to the public..

3. 03

   Reread before using

   Reread the result, correct it if needed and keep the final decision. Caveats are detailed below.

Your starting point.

Replace the bracketed items, then adapt the proposal to your situation. This prompt is written by the iadujour desk It is not a quotation from the source.

Here are the data from our water network sectors (sector, length, age and material of pipes, night flow, past leaks): [tableau].

1. Classifies areas by leak priority, explaining the criteria.
2. Estimated the order of magnitude of the recoverable volume if the 20% priority is treated.
3. Proposes a two-week research plan and indicators to measure its outcome.

What deserves your attention