Austin’s leaky pipe problem keeps getting worse. In recent years, the city’s water utility has recorded losses of about 7 billion gallons annually due to leaks in its treatment and distribution system. That’s about enough water to fill Lady Bird Lake three times over every year.
Now, an annual review shows the problem could be far greater than officials had suspected.
According to Austin’s Water Audit Report, the city lost nearly 9.3 billion gallons of water last year. That’s enough to fill the lake four times, and an increase of nearly 31% from 2023…