Third-party billing for water and wastewater in the
multifamily housing sector is growing at an estimated
rate of 25% per year, but many water providers are
unaware of the effect, implications, administrative
issues, and potential water savings of this practice. The
National Multiple Family Submetering and Allocation
Billing Program Study evaluated the merits of separate
billing programs including the potential water savings,
costs, and benefits from the perspectives of utilities,
property owners, and residents and analyzed the
accompanying administrative and regulatory issues.
Properties equipped with submeters or that have
undergone a billing system conversion were identified
and compared against control properties in which
water and wastewater fees are included as part of the
rent. It was found that the practice of installing individual
water meters (submetering) in multifamily
properties and billing based on actual consumption
results in substantial water savings. Water billing
practices based on allocation methods (ratio utility
billing systems) did not effect savings in water consumption. Includes 8 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. 98 - No. 8 |
| File Size : | 1
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, 310 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 08/01/2006 |
