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<br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />III. MISCELLANEOUS METHODS OF CONSERVATION <br />A. Water Audits and Leak Detection <br />Audits of water systems, commercial, residential <br />and agricultural, are conducted by various water agencies. <br />Portable computers have been developed to take into the field to <br />evaluate efficiency. These work best in a residential setting. <br />The Department of Water Resources provides grant monies derived <br />from The Clean Water and Water Conservation Bond Law of 1978 for <br />audits and leak detection programs. Leak detection is one of the <br />main benefits of an audit. The most common method for locating <br />underground leaks is sonic equipment. Mobile vans equipped with <br />sophisticated listening devices and computers are in present use <br />but generally a small staff conducts manual surveys. Los Angeles <br />has four two-person crews working full time on leak detection and <br />it takes the crews 15 years to do a complete survey of the City's <br />water system.9 The East Bay Municipal Utility District of <br />Alameda County was the first district to establish a leak <br />detection and repair program. The program has saved the district <br />about 10 million gallons of water daily.l0 <br /> <br />B. Public Information Programs <br /> <br /> <br />A very enthusiastic public information program has <br /> <br /> <br />been undertaken at all levels of water agencies and government <br /> <br /> <br />offices in California. A water conservation catalogue is <br /> <br /> <br />available from The Department of Water Resources illustrating <br /> <br /> <br />pamphlets, buttons, brochures, bumper stickers, slide shows, <br /> <br /> <br />videos, bill stuffers, posters, press releases and broadcasting <br /> <br />-7- <br />