Water Mitigation Category (WTR)
The Xactimate trade category containing line items for water damage response, including extraction, drying equipment rental, monitoring, antimicrobial treatment, and temporary containment. Prefix WTR identifies water mitigation line items.
The WTR category in Xactimate is for water mitigation — the emergency response work that happens after a water loss, separate from structural repair. It covers extraction, drying, monitoring, and related services.
What Mitigation Work Includes
Mitigation typically begins within hours of the loss and continues until materials reach their drying goal. Line items in WTR cover extraction of standing water, daily rental of air movers and dehumidifiers, antimicrobial application, content manipulation (lifting or moving contents to facilitate drying), drying monitoring visits, and temporary containment. Each is billed per its appropriate unit — per gallon, per day, per square foot, per visit.
Documentation Supports the Invoice
WTR invoices are typically supported by drying logs that document daily readings, equipment placement, monitoring visits, and the progression from wet to dry. Carriers expect this documentation because mitigation happens fast and equipment charges add up quickly. Without logs, invoices are easier to dispute.
Mitigation Separation from Repair
WTR work is usually invoiced and sometimes paid ahead of the structural repair scope. Mitigation contractors want to be paid once drying is verified complete, not months later after reconstruction finishes. Most carriers accept this separation and process mitigation invoices on their own timeline. Coordination between the mitigation contractor, the adjuster, and the repair contractor keeps the overall claim moving without gaps in documentation.
Frequently asked questions
Common items include water extraction by volume, air mover and dehumidifier rental by day, antimicrobial application by square foot, content manipulation for drying, drying monitoring visits, and temporary containment with polyethylene sheeting. The category covers the mitigation phase, separate from structural repair.
Equipment is typically billed per day of deployment. Xactimate's WTR items include per-day rental rates for air movers and dehumidifiers. Monitoring visits are priced per inspection. Extraction is priced per volume or per area depending on the method. The invoice reflects the actual days of equipment use, confirmed by drying logs.
Mitigation costs are part of the same claim as structural repair but are usually billed and often paid earlier because the work happens first. Carriers want mitigation invoices as soon as drying is complete so equipment can come off. Repair work typically waits for the full scope to be finalized.
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