Effect of water conservation on water demands. [San Francisco Bay area]

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage. Div., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5881470

Maddaus, W O; Feuerstein, D L

A new method for predicting long-range water demands was developed to quantify the post-drought effectiveness of water conservation in the San Francisco Bay area. The method relates water use and population density with employee density in the area. The projection model was used to test several alternative water conservation programs and the water savings were found to range from 4 to 16% by the year 2000. When the costs of water conservation were compared with those for building new water supply projects, it was concluded that water conservation is the most cost-effective source of water supply. 14 references.

• Research Organization: Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, CA
• OSTI ID: 5881470
• Journal Information: J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage. Div., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 105:WR2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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