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MetricThames WaterYorkshire Water
LeakageMl/d570.02024260.02024
Leakage
Water lost from the distribution network and from customer supply pipes through physical escape, expressed as a daily volume.
LeakageThames Water: 570.0 Ml/d. Yorkshire Water: 260.0 Ml/d0200400600Ml/dThames WaterThames Water: 570.0 Ml/d570Yorkshire WaterYorkshire Water: 260.0 Ml/d260

Absolute leakage scales with the size of the company, so it must not be used to rank utilities of different sizes. Use litres per property per day or leakage per kilometre of main for comparison.

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SubjectValue (Ml/d)Notes
Thames Water570.0
Yorkshire Water260.0