Utility Invests in Australia’s First Water Leak Detection Dog

Following successful field testing with two spaniels over the summer, the Water Corporation of Western Australia is training a dog to become a full-time leak detection tool
Utility Invests in Australia’s First Water Leak Detection Dog
Nicola Lazaroo with Water Corporation CEO Sue Murphy and the leak detection dogs that did the field testing over the summer, Tommy and Emma.

Early next year, an Australian water utility will be deploying a new leak detection tool — Kep. That’s the name of an English springer spaniel who is currently being trained in the ways of leak detection by a leading Australian dog trainer, Steve Austin.

When Kep is fully...

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