Theory 199/Water networks/Rate lens
Loss Grows at Leak Rate
The claim
Network water loss is set by the rate at which new leaks appear rather than by the number of existing leaks.
01Mechanism
Loss accumulates from new failures; repair removes old ones, so the steady-state loss depends on the failure rate.
02Prediction
Loss should track leak formation rate.
03Refutation
Loss tracking leak count would remove repair.