Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18

31 Strategic Report NI Water Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18 Plugging the leaks 3. We failed tomeet the target level of 159 million litres per day, with an actual level of leakage of 165 million litres per day. The increase in leakage was primarily caused by this year’s bad weather fromDecember to March, which caused a higher level of bursts on our network during 2017/18. Leakage reduction will continue to be given a high priority in 2018/19 to achieve the PC15 target of 153 million litres per day by 2021. Leakage detection by NI Water staff member.