This study begins by providing a brief overview of the city of Georgetown, Texas, and the Brazos River Authority's water supply reservoirs. Study objectives included two fundamental options for meeting
demand,
increase supply (expensive) and
reduce demand through conservation/reuse, along with the objective of implementing water conservation programs in Georgetown to ensure water supply for the future. An analysis of both residential and non-residential water usage is presented, along with non-revenue water use projections, considerations for water conservation analysis, central Texas climate, and reclaimed water system of irrigation. A residential irrigation study is presented of the Sun City
Conservation Pilot that studied
the feasibility of a
2-day-per-week
watering schedule, and the effect of
feedback and water
audit on water demand. Pilot study conclusions indicated the following: irrigation schedule with feedback and water
audit results in water conservation; conservation can also be achieved on a 3-
day schedule; shallow soil depths make implementation of
a 2-day schedule problematic; and, current block rate structure has limited
influence on water conservation without
feedback. A plan of action, demand goals with conservation, and demand projections with conservation are presented along with further conclusions that indicate: with conservation Georgetown may be able
to meet water demand with current supply; irrigation is main focus of conservation plan; water use study allows Georgetown to track
progress; and, understanding the customer and region may
result in a more successful conservation
effort. Includes 2 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 5.7 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 45 |
| Published : | 11/01/2009 |
