- 504,000
- gallons saved per month
- $16,140
- saved per month
- < 2 months
- payback
Multifamily Apartments saves over 500,000 gallons of water per month
NOWi customers with multifamily buildings were able to identify significant water leaks, leading to substantial monthly water waste and costs.
By implementing water monitoring systems, they saved a combined total of 504,000 gallons of water and $16,140 per month, achieving a return on investment in less than two months.
- 71,000
- gallons per month in leaks found
- $923
- per month
- < 12 months
- payback
Garden-Style Property wasting 71,000 gallons per month in water leaks resulting savings of $923 per month
NOWi's Building Monitors were deployed in a luxury garden-style community with 240 units across 15 buildings and 3 irrigation water meters.
The monitors detected over 71,000 gallons per month worth of water leaks with 11 out of the 18 monitors finding leaks.
At the national average cost of water and sewer of $0.013/gallon the buildings were wasting $923/month resulting in a potential pay back of less than 12 months not accounting for any potentially damaging leaks detected early that on average cost around $10,000 per claim.
- 230,000
- gallons per month in leaks found
- $7,360
- per month
- 320 GPH
- peak leak rate
230,000 gallons per month leak detected in a Student Housing
A NOWi Building Monitor was installed on a 40-unit student housing building. The owners had no idea there was an issues with the building before the device was installed.
The device detected a leak wasting 320 Gallons Per Hour. The cause of the leak was an issue with the sprinkler system that was likely going on for years.
Each month this leak was wasting 230,000 gallons or $7,360 at local water and sewer rates ($0.032/gallon).
- 794,000
- gallons per month in leaks found
- $190,000
- wasted per year
- 72%
- of buildings leaking in week 1
Los Angeles portfolio uncovers $190,000 a year in wasted water across 1,789 units
NOWi Building Monitors were deployed across a 47-building, 1,789-unit multifamily portfolio in Los Angeles. Each one straps onto the building's water meter in under 10 minutes with no plumbing required.
In the first week of data, 72% of buildings already had an active leak, and 34% had a large one costing over $100 a month.
Across the portfolio roughly 794,000 gallons a month were leaking away. That is about 8.5% of all metered water, or $190,000 a year. The worst single building was losing 7,351 gallons a day, over $4,400 a month.