25/10/2026
Every day, millions of litres of water are lost through underground drinking water leaks, and these leaks can be difficult to locate. Our specially trained team of water leak detection dogs at Cutting Edge Canine is changing the way water utilities approach leak detection.
Our dogs pinpoint hidden leaks that show no signs on the surface, including pipes buried up to 2.5 metres underground. This helps reduce unnecessary excavation, saves time and cost, and conserves a valuable resource.
Five Reasons We Should Conserve Drinking Water
1. Fresh water is limited
Only about 3% of the world’s water is fresh, and most of that is locked in ice caps and glaciers or lies deep underground. The share we can easily reach in rivers, lakes and aquifers is tiny, and we depend on it for everything.
2. Climate change and drought are increasing pressure
Rainfall is becoming less predictable, and droughts are more frequent and severe. Australia is the driest inhabited continent, so water security is a constant concern, and using less today helps build resilience for dry years.
3. Treating and delivering water takes a lot of energy
Drinking water has to be collected, treated, pumped and piped to homes and businesses. Every litre wasted also wastes the energy, chemicals and money used to produce it, and adds to greenhouse gas emissions.
4. Healthy ecosystems rely on water
Taking too much from rivers, wetlands and aquifers harms fish, wildlife and vegetation. Conserving water leaves more in the natural environment, which supports biodiversity and the long-term health of waterways.
5. It keeps water affordable and available for future generations
Wasted water means higher costs for utilities, which are eventually passed on to customers, and it increases the need for expensive new infrastructure such as dams and desalination plants. Conserving water now protects supply for communities, industry and agriculture in the future.
