1988年，波士顿（马萨诸塞州）水和下水道委员会开始调查缩小水表尺寸的可能性，以减少不明原因的水。这篇文章的作者证明，委员会的各种账户都成功地缩减了规模。截至1991年5月17日，该委员会已通过缩小400多米（1.5英寸）的规模回收了超过429905 gpd的水。而且更大。除了减少下落不明的水资源外，缩减规模的努力每年可产生200多万美元。包括6个参考文献、表格、图表。

In 1988, the Boston (Mass.) Water and Sewer Commission began investigating the possibility of downsizing meters as a way of reducing unaccounted-for water. The authors of this article demonstrate that downsizing was successful for a variety of the commission's accounts. As of May 17, 1991, the commission had recovered more than 429,905 gpd of water by downsizing more than 400 meters of size 1.5 in. and larger. In addition to reducing unaccounted-for water, the downsizing effort could generate more than $2 million annually. Includes 6 references, tables, figures.