On acreage, a pipe can fail a long way from the house. It can happen in the house, sure, but it can also happen anywhere along the run from the meter, under the driveway, out by the irrigation manifold, in the line feeding a guest house or a barn, and the water can run a long time before anybody notices. If water is getting loose somewhere it shouldn't right now, call (442) 226-4460 and we'll send someone out.
The country versions of early warning look a little different. A patch of green in the dry season. A meter that moves with everything off. Pressure that dropped at the far buildings. On a big property, finding the source means looking at the whole run and not just the house, and the contractor can trace the failure across the property.
Once the failure is found, the repair is matched to it. One failed section under the driveway can get a targeted repair, not an excavation across the yard. An aging run that keeps failing gets a plain conversation about its future, with the decision made at your pace.