America's sewers are failing in real time.
Every year, approximately 56,000 sewer overflow events1 flood streets, basements, and waterways across the United States. Some pipes in service today were installed before the Model T.
The response is already underway. Water and wastewater utilities across the U.S. and Canada are projected to invest $117 billion2 in pipe infrastructure over the next decade. But money alone does not fix pipes. You need to know which ones are broken, where, and how badly.
The Numbers Behind the Crisis
These are not abstract statistics. They represent crews being dispatched to emergency calls, treatment plants being bypassed, and municipalities writing checks for EPA violations. The average sewer pipe in the U.S. is over 45 years old. In some cities, the median age exceeds 75.3
Meanwhile, non-revenue water losses exceed 17% nationwide.4 Billions of gallons of treated water never reach a customer. That is treated water. Pumped water. Chlorinated water. Paid-for water. Disappearing into the ground.
This is not a maintenance problem. This is an intelligence problem.