In March 2005, Westhorp & Associates assisted the Town of Medley to successfully secure a grant from the South Florida Water Management District’s Water Savings Incentive Cooperative Funding Program, (also known as WaterSIP) for the testing, calibration, and replacement of inaccurate water meters. This grant marked the beginning of Westhorp & Associates’ ongoing collaborative effort with the Town of Medley to reduce their water distribution system’s unaccounted-for-water.

As part of this effort, the Westhorp & Associates team worked with the Town to develop a perpetual meter maintenance and replacement program which includes in-house testing.  Westhorp & Associates also prepared manuals, standards details, and instructional reference materials for Town personnel.

Westhorp & Associates developed the Town’s Unaccounted-For Water Loss Reduction Plan in 2006, which has served as a blueprint for the ongoing efforts by the Town to reduce their non-revenue water.

For the past five years, Westhorp & Associates has prepared an annual audit of the Town of Medley water distribution system in accordance with International Water Association (IWA) standards. This audit has identified areas of concern and provided guidance on best management practices for the Town. Since the implementation of the Unaccounted-For Water Loss Reduction Plan in 2006, the total non-revenue water within the Town of Medley distribution system has been reduced by over 20% and unaccounted-for water has been reduced by 67%!

These efforts by the Town of Medley with the assistance of Westhorp & Associates have not only improved the efficiency of the Town’s water distribution system and reduce lost revenue (after all, meters are “cash registers” for a utility), but have also helped the Town conserve one of the most precious natural resources in South Florida – our major water source, the Biscayne Aquifer.