CivilSense™

ROI Calculator

Municipal Water Asset management

Make the invisible visible: uncover hidden savings in your water network

See—in real time—how CivilSense™ can slash non-revenue water (NRW), avert costly main breaks, and protect your bottom line.

Why Use This Calculator

Quantify The Problem

Convert invisible losses into hard numbers your finance team understands.

Model “What-Ifs”

Understand in seconds how CivilSense™ could improve your network efficiency—no spreadsheets required.

Prove ROI Fast

Demonstrate how improved water asset management puts dollars back into your budget.

Support Funding Requests

Save the results to bolster grant applications, budget proposals, or board presentations.

CivilSense™ ROI Calculator

Enter a few system details below and the calculator will instantly translate leaks and breaks into dollars, gallons, and community impact.

Tip: For the most accurate output, use your utility’s own leak density and main-break KPIs. If you don’t have those figures, our industry-average defaults give you a conservative baseline.

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Describe Your Network

Network length (miles)*

Variable production cost ($ per Mgal)*

Average leaks per mile*

CivilSense™ project data indicates an average of 0.53 leaks per mile.

Average water loss per leak (gal/min)

CivilSense™ project data indicates an average of 6.10 gpm per leak, ranging from 4.33 to 9.22.

Main-Break Assumptions

My expected main breaks / yr

([know_breaks]*[breaks_user]) + ((1-[know_breaks])*[breaks_auto])

Expected main breaks per year

Average economic impact per main break

ASCE estimates that ~260,000 water main breaks per year result in $51bn economic impact for most water-intensive industries.

Main break probability per leak

12 %

1 %

100 %

Utah State University found a national average of 11.1% per 100 miles in 2023. CivilSense™ projects indicate an average of 12% per leak.

Cost & Repair Factors

Consolidated business tax rate

19.8 %

1 %

100 %

Emergency repair cost per break ($)

Percentage of leaks repaired

100 %

0 %

100 %

Results & Savings Summary

[leaks_per_mi]*[network_mi]

Probable undetected leaks

[econ_impact]*[tax_rate]/100

Tax loss per break

Non-Revenue Water – Lost Volume

[loss_per_leak]*[undetected]

Gallons Per Minute

[nrw_yr]/365

Gallons Per Day

[nrw_min]*60*24*365

Gallons Per Year

Non-Revenue Water – Cost

([nrw_min]/1000000)*[water_cost]

NRW Cost Per Minute

([nrw_day]/1000000)*[water_cost]

NRW Cost Per Day

([nrw_yr]/1000000)*[water_cost]

NRW Cost Per Year

Annual Impact

[pct_fixed]/100*([nrw_rev]+([breaks_exp]*([tax_loss]+[repair_cost])))

Budget Improvement

Lost production cost recouped, business tax revenue protected, emergency repairs prevented

[pct_fixed]/100*[nrw_yr]

Water loss prevented, gallons

([pct_fixed]/100)*[breaks_exp]

Main breaks prevented

[pct_fixed]/100*([breaks_exp]*[econ_impact])

Economic activity protected

[leaks_per_mi]*[network_mi]

Total leaks per year

unit

[leaks_tot]*([break_ratio]/100)

Main breaks / yr (auto)

unit

Customize & Download the Full Report

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Prepared By:

First Name*

Last Name*

Email *

Job Title

Company / Organization

Department

Phone Number

Prepared For:

Project Name / Reference

Company / Organization

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