The purpose of this research presented on a powerpoint presentation is to quantify the residential water use changes
across North America observed during the past 30 years. The study seeks to
learn to what extent the household water usage patterns observed throughout
North America vary over time, and to begin to characterize those patterns by
unique place and utility elements. Specific objectives include: understanding water usage behavior patterns and trends;
assessing the impact of those patterns on water utility
operations; and,
providing data that can be correlated with future trends for
planning purposes. Project methodology included: for national trends -
examine the historic water usage trend of randomly selected utilities; for
regional characteristics -
explore the relationship between usage and utility-specific characteristics; and, for
local behavior -
explore usage behavior at the household level, and
analyze the relationships between the household usage data and the
underlying socio-economic factors. Conclusions indicate that: there has been a pervasive decline in residential water usage demand; and,
econometric models estimate that penetration of conservation
appliances attribute to a 18.8 % decline in usage. Includes tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.8 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 31 |
| Published : | 11/01/2009 |
