Water loss & leak detection · Network management

We turn escaping water into a signal.

LeakExpert is a system for water loss and leak detection in municipal drinking-water networks: it finds physical loss by acoustic listening, measures flow and pressure continuously, and manages the whole field on one platform. More than 25 years of field experience, built into a mobile app and a web panel.

Field experience
25+ years
Completed projects
43
Acoustic listening
1,000+ km
DMAs installed
70+

The basis of the method

Minimum night flow is the measure of an invisible leak.

Consumption stops at night. The higher the minimum night flow measured at the reservoir outlet, the more leakage is running below ground. By international consensus, roughly 70% of that volume is physical loss and 30% is apparent loss. We turn that difference into a number without any excavation.

Measurement and analysis services
Reservoir outlet · 24-hour flow live monitoring
0 MIN. NIGHT FLOW ≈ 70% PHYSICAL LOSS ≈ 30% APPARENT 03:00 18:00
Example curve. The same method is applied with real data from the pressure and ultrasonic flow loggers installed at the reservoir outlet of a municipal network.

One system

From the field to management, one seamless platform.

Web and mobile work as one: the field crew records on a phone, the office manages from the web panel, and the API connects both sides and the GSM flow meters in real time.

01 · MOBILE

Field app

Instant recording of a leak point with GPS coordinates, acoustic sound level and a photo. Pressure points, map and offline working. Expo-based iOS/Android.

Mobile app detail
02 · WEB

Management panel

Leaflet-based interactive map, main and route drawing, multi-layer view, Excel/Word report output, quotation module, per-municipality role management.

Web panel detail
03 · API

Data infrastructure

Hono + PostgreSQL core, cloud photo archive, live sync over WebSocket, GSM ultrasonic flow meter integration.

API infrastructure detail

Field services

From measurement to a repair plan.

A

Acoustic leak detection

Day and night acoustic listening and correlation locate the leak point below ground to the metre. Non-destructive.

B

Flow measurement & NRW

Ultrasonic flow meter installation, minimum night flow analysis, IWA water balance and non-revenue water (NRW) calculation.

C

Pressure monitoring & management

24/7 pressure tracking with data loggers, anomaly reporting, pipe life and burst risk management.

D

GIS & street-level mapping

All fault and loss points are mapped with coordinates; the municipality receives an interactive map and a digital archive.

E

DMA, step & zero-pressure testing

Isolated zone setup and test methods narrow down which main the loss is concentrated in.

F

Training & consultancy

Training for municipal teams in acoustic listening, pressure management and digital infrastructure planning.

All services and the method

Working method

Four stages, a closed loop.

Preliminary assessment

The network map, meter data and the existing water balance are reviewed. Critical zones and a priority order are set.

Field measurements

Flow and pressure loggers are installed. Day/night acoustic listening is carried out and data is collected regularly.

Analysis & detection

Data is processed in a GIS environment. Leak points are located on the map and ranked by impact.

Reporting & repair follow-up

A fault report, water balance and NRW calculation are delivered. The loop closes with a post-repair check listen.

Proof from the field

Figures from the project archive.

At night on a street, a three-person LeakExpert crew doing acoustic listening with headphones and ground microphones, marking a wet patch on the ground Night · acoustic listening
Batman · leak at two adjacent fault points
8L/s
Annual water loss of this single point
252,288m³/yr
Annual revenue loss equivalent (estimated)
~2.77million ₺
Kütahya · faults found in 348.5 km of acoustic survey
432count
Kütahya fault density · about 3× the EU threshold
1.34faults/km/yr

Values are compiled from completed project reports; they are verified with the utility's own data in each case.

See the projects

Corporate references

Municipalities and institutions trust us.

From Kastamonu to Kütahya, from Rize to Bodrum; work carried out with municipal water utilities and private infrastructure companies.

Municipality of Kastamonu
Municipality of Sivas
Municipality of Rize
Samsun Metropolitan Municipality
Municipality of Kütahya
OSKİ / Ordu - Fatsa
Municipality of Doğubayazıt
Municipality of Bodrum
Kocaeli SME OIZ
Akvadem
AYKOME
+ 30 institutions
All references and project history

Contact

How much water is escaping in your network? Let's talk.

In a remote, interactive video call we assess the current situation together and discuss the approach and the scope.