14.6% Before We Did Anything: What a Detroit Case Study Actually Shows.

A 161-unit property in Detroit.

Before we fixed a single leak. Before any alert was acted on. Before the property team changed a single thing about how they operated.

The conservation technology PhantomH2O installed dropped their water consumption by 14.6%.

Just from the device. Just from being installed.

Where That Number Comes From

This isn't a marketing claim. It's a line in an engineering evaluation written by Maurice Tobon, P.E. — PhantomH2O's lead engineer.

Maurice holds a PE license in Florida. He sits on the advisory board for the government of the Philippines, consulting on national water infrastructure. He recently returned from Nepal, where he worked with a University of Florida Engineers Without Borders team to improve rainwater collection and sanitation systems at a school serving 130 students. He has done water infrastructure work in Afghanistan on behalf of the United Nations, serving a region of 8 million people.

When Maurice writes an engineering report, it is not a summary. It is a documented methodology, real consumption data, and a real analysis of what the system actually did to a building's water use.

The 14.6% figure is from that report, on that building, from the moment the system went in.

What Happened Over the Full Year

Over the following 12 months, that same property saved $23,604 total.

The conservation device running in the background was part of it. Leak alerts were part of it. Faster response from the property team, now working with actual data instead of a monthly bill, was part of it.

But the baseline drop — the 14.6% that happened before any of that — came first.

That matters because it means the savings floor for a well-fitted property is not dependent on catching a specific leak or training a team to respond faster. The system produces measurable results from day one.

What This Typically Looks Like

For context: PhantomH2O typically sees around 15 to 25% savings on combined water and sewer spend for properties that are a strong fit.

On a building spending $8,000 per month on water and sewer, a 15% reduction is $1,200 per month — $14,400 per year. A 25% reduction is $2,000 per month — $24,000 per year.

How to See the Actual Numbers

If you want to see the engineering evaluation Maurice put together on the Detroit property — the real consumption data, the methodology, what the conservation technology did and why — you can request it directly.

No form. No funnel. Just the report, sent to you.

Just reach out to support@phantomH2O.com and ask for the report. ​