Download or read book Water Use Efficiency in Urban California written by California Urban Water Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Estimating the Value of Water use Efficiency in the Intermountain West written by David G. Groves and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of water-efficiency programs can be difficult, because not all the benefits are easily quantified. This report presents an economic framework based on two tools from the California Urban Water Conservation Council to estimate the avoided costs and environmental benefits of an agency's efficiency programs. The report evaluates the benefits of Denver Water efficiency programs and uses an exploratory modeling approach to accommodate the significant uncertainty in such estimations. The results of this study suggest that the inclusion of long-run avoided costs and environmental benefits is critical to fully recognizing the value of water-use efficiency programs. The authors find that evaluating only the short-run avoided costs leads to the conclusion that many water-efficiency projects already a part of Denver Water's 10-year conservation plan are not cost-effective. When long-run avoided costs and environmental and recreational benefits were factored in, all but two Denver Water programs were estimated to be cost-effective. The timing of projected water savings from efficiency programs is also critical. Water savings from programs that concentrate savings during summer months, when water is scarcer, should be valued higher than saving from programs that lead to more uniform water savings throughout the year, because these water savings reduce peak water needs." -- publisher's website.
Download or read book California Water Plan Update 2003 written by California. Department of Water Resources and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Untapped Potential of California s Urban Water Supply written by Heather Cooley and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of water strategies in urbanized parts of California to both reduce inefficient and wasteful water uses and expand local water supplies. This assessment finds that urban water-use efficiency improvements could reduce statewide urban water use by 2.0 million to 3.1 million acre-feet per year (AFY). The reuse potential of municipal wastewater is 1.8 million to 2.1 million AFY, and the stormwater capture potential is 580,000 AFY in a dry year to as much as 3.0 million AFY in a wet year. Previous assessments have shown that these efficiency and supply options are more cost effective than traditional--and increasingly hard to implement--options to expand supply. Programs to tap this potential would tremendously help solve California's long-standing water problems.
Download or read book Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans written by Lisa Maddaus and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many communities are facing water scarcity in developing and developed countries alike. There are numerous publications and on-going research studies documenting the changes in our climate and potential for worsening shortages in our future. Meeting future potable water demands as communities continue to grow will rely heavily on using our existing water resources more efficiently. Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans provides detailed approaches to developing and implementing a water conservation plan. This book covers the broad spectrum of conservation planning for urban communities including achieving more efficiency from: Residential domestic uses Commercial and governmental facilities use Industrial uses Pricing Water Loss Control Programs The steps in the Guide clearly outline and provide sample calculations to aid determining which water use efficiency activities are financially justifiable to undertake. The end result is a plan that policy decision makers can adopt and fund, and that water service provider staff can implement to help increase their community's water reliability. It includes numerous case studies and a Microsoft Excel based software tool to allow planners to evaluate the business case for implementing various water conservation activities. This book is an essential resource for professionals in water and wastewater resources, particularly for planners and engineers. It is also a useful guide for Post Graduate and Undergraduate students. Author(s): Lisa Maddaus, William Maddaus and Michelle Maddaus, Maddaus Water Management Inc.
Download or read book Setting Urban Water Rates for Efficiency and Conservation written by David L. Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reductions in Urban Outdoor Water Use as an Adaptation to Rising Temperatures and Declining Water Supplies in Southern California written by Diane E. Pataki and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fourth Target Method for Urban Water Suppliers to Determine Urban Water Use Targets for 2020 written by California. Department of Water Resources. Water Use and Efficiency Branch and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Water written by Allison Lassiter and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water scarcity, urban population growth, and deteriorating infrastructure are impacting water security around the globe. Struggling with the most significant drought in its recorded history, California faces all of these challenges to secure reliable water supplies for the future. The unfolding story of California water includes warnings and solutions for any region seeking to manage water among the pressures of a dynamic society and environment. Written by leading policy makers, lawyers, economists, hydrologists, ecologists, engineers, and planners, Sustainable Water reaches across disciplines to address problems and solutions for the sustainable use of water in urban areas. The solutions and ideas put forward in this book integrate water management strategies to increase resilience in a changing world. Contributors: John T. Andrew, Carolina Balazs, Celeste Cantú, Juliet Christian-Smith, Matthew Deitch, Caitlin Dyckman, Howard Foster, Julian Fulton, Peter Gleick, Brian E. Gray, Ellen Hanak, Maurice Hall, Michael Hanemann, Sasha Harris-Lovett, Matthew Heberger, G. Mathias Kondolf, Jay Lund, Damian Park, Kristen Podolak, John Radke, Isha Ray, David Sedlak, Fraser Shilling, Daniel Wendell, Robert Wilkinson, Cleo Woelfle-Erskine, Sarah Yarnell
Download or read book Statewide Market Survey written by California Urban Water Conservation Council and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing California s Water written by Ellen Hanak and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State Water Project Recommended Water Management Plan for in Response to Governor s Executive Order B 68 80 written by California. Department of Water Resources and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessing the Potential of Urban Water Efficiency written by Sonali Mariam Abraham and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change threats have become one of the most pressing issues of our time and California has felt this acutely. The state faced its driest period on record during the 2011-2017 drought, and in 2021, is faced with the start of yet another major drought. The state is dependent on a highly engineered water management system, with miles of distribution systems and large reservoirs to get water to its residents at the times it is needed. This system is no longer sustainable in the face of a changing climate. A key solution for California that is cost-effective and requires minimal new resources is water efficiency and conservation. In this dissertation, we examined the potential for efficiency to create new water supply and provide multiple other benefits. We first examined and quantified the water savings available from each sector and in each hydrologic region across the state by adopting efficiency improvements such as efficient devices and climate-appropriate vegetation. Next, we reviewed the many benefits attributed to sustainable landscapes, i.e., landscapes that are irrigated efficiently, exist in harmony with their environment, and require minimal external input. In the next two chapters, we studied efficiency within the commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) sector. We first evaluated through a quantitative analysis the outdoor water use patterns for CII customers at a water supplier in Southern California. Next, we evaluated factors that motivate and hinder decision-making at a CII site to encourage uptake of sustainable landscapes within the sector. We found that efficiency improvements can save between 2.1 to 3.2 million acre-feet of water statewide. Sustainable landscapes are a key solution that contribute to additional supply while also providing benefits such as groundwater recharge, improved water and air quality, and community benefits. For urban areas to harness their full efficiency potential, the CII sector needs to be part of the solution. We found opportunities for savings within this sector but also a need for more study and understanding. Our key final recommendations discussed the need for ambitious efficiency policy for existing buildings, more study into CII end-uses, and targeted and aggressive outdoor efficiency policy.
Download or read book Competition for California Water written by Ernest A. Engelbert and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California’s water is at the center of an intense economic and political struggle. A balance between supply and demand must be reached, but it is far from certain that all Californians will get as much water as they want at a price they feel is right. Competition for California Water presents essential information on key issues, including: Costs: What would be the yields and what would be the costs, in dollars as well as less tangible values, of developing new sources of water? Cost-sharing: How much of the cost of water development and distribution should be borne by the general public, and how much by water users and other beneficiaries? Environmental protection: To what extent should environmental values be protected? Conservation: To what extent can the need for new water development be offset by conservation and more efficient use of water? Institutional reform: Can changes in the laws and institutions of California produce a more efficient system of water supply and management? Agriculture: How much increase in cost and/or loss of water can California agriculture bear and still remain competitive? Thirty-one experts on all aspects of this topic project alternative futures for California’s water supply. Written in nontechnical language, Competition for California Water is an invaluable source of information for Californians concerned with the future of their state. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.
Download or read book Urban Water Use in California written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book California Water Plan Update 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Economic Development and Environmental Quality in California s Water System written by Zach Willey and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
