By American Water Works Association
This handbook presents suggestions for municipal water assets managers on constructing a citywide or nearby water conservation plan.
The guide describes objective atmosphere, water use research, power rate reductions, charges and merits, conservation innovations and price environment, obligations of stakeholders and outdoors teams, developing a software, overcoming public resistance, application implementation, and luck size
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A per account target for nonresidential use. — a volumetric or Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) target for leakage reduction. • Best practices program approach The two options include different methods of agreeing activities and are described as follows: — Option A: Develop an MOU comprising a range of activities (Best Management Practices—BMPs, or Reasonable Conservation Measures– RCMs), through a stakeholder consensus process, similar to the California approach. Penalties for noncompliance would be sufficiently harsh to ensure performance.
A brief summary of each type of organization and their potential interest in water efficiency programs follows. Wastewater: There are two primary benefits to reductions of wastewater volumes caused by decreases in indoor water use from more efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances. , reductions in oil and grease from limiting household garbage disposal use). NEED FOR EFFICIENCY AND SETTING GOALS Table 2-1 19 Overview of benefits from water use efficiency Recipient of Benefit Type of Benefit Description Water Utility Supply System O&M Short-term and long-term O&M costs reduced as a result of lower energy expenses because of reduced pumping and chemical use in water treatment and disposal.
These programs are defined as follows: • Total gallons per capita per day (GPCD) program. For the first management plan, all water providers were assigned a total system GPCD target based on their 1980 water use, future demand projections, and the potential savings from water conservation measures commonly used in the western US. The targets were modest and ranged from a 6 to an 11 percent reduction over a 10-year period. Generally, the higher the current water use, the higher the target. For the second management period (1990–2000), each provider was assigned a GPCD target based on an extensive analysis of the water use in each provider’s area and the conservation potential.