丹佛水利部（DWD）认为，强有力的、积极的、制度性的保护计划对丹佛市未来的福祉至关重要。本文概述了DWD从1980年1月到1989年12月的泄漏检测调查工作。泄漏团队调查的管道平均每13.1英里泄漏一次。

The Denver Water Department (DWD) believes a strong aggressive and institutional conservation program is essential to the future well-being of the Denver metro area. This paper provides an overview of the DWD's Leak Detection survey efforts from January 1980 through December 1989. The leak team averaged one leak for every 13.1 mile of pipe surveyed.