(12-15-2022, 06:25 AM)R. Westmoreland Wrote: Concerning the Jamestown water leak. Would some kind of non-toxic dye added to water reservoir lead to where the leak is?
Maybe, but depending on the leak size and soil conditions, some leaks tend to percolate down, and depending how long they go and how saturated the ground gets, the accumulated volume may rise to the surface. Then you gotta factor in where the frost-line/depth is, that varies as well.
I think the mains and feeds to individual homes are buried 4-6 feet, if not more in some areas.
Here's a really low tech method.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wfitM1KT8BM