Calculating Business Risk Exposure Using Machine Learning

By Doug Hatler & Matti Kakkori

Aging drinking water mains are facing an increasing number of failures leading to service interruptions, higher operating costs and non-revenue water loss. Some failures cause much bigger financial or socioeconomic impacts than others. A 2018 study led by Dr. Steven Folkman at Utah State University (USU) revealed that water main breaks across the United States and Canada were up 27 percent over the previous six years.