Many technologies can help detect leaks on a water distribution system. Acoustic sensors can be deployed in the field by attachment to hydrants or valve boxes. Field personnel can actively listen for leaks with portable devices.These technologies are great for ongoing monitoring of a distribution system and detecting and localizing slow leaks. But what about the bigger leaks — those that happen when pipes burst, as many did during the wickedly cold winter just past? Here, rapid response can head off major water losses and property damage and shorten service interruptions.Syrinix, based in the United Kingdom, offers a solution in
