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PUBLICATIONID : 18769
PUBLICATIONTYPE : 1
TYPE : Article
TITLE : Residential water demand management: Lessons from Aurora, Colorado
ORIG_TITLE : Residential water demand management: Lessons from Aurora, Colorado
AUTHOR : Kenney, D.S., C. Goemans, R. Klein, J. Lowrey, and K. Reidy
FIRST_AUTHOR : Kenney, D.S., C. Goemans, R. Klein, J. Lowrey, and K. Reidy
AUTHOR_COUNT : 1
ADDRESS : Univ Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; Water Conservat Supervisor Aurora Water, Aurora, CO 80012 USA
FIRSTAUTHOREMPLOYER : 3
ABBREV_JOURNAL : Journal of the American Water Resources Association
BEGINPAGE : 192
ENDPAGE : 207
VOLUME : 44
ISSUE : 1
PUBLISH_DATE : February
YEAR : 2008
URL : http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2008.03.pdf
REFEREED : 1
CREATE_TIME : 1278435750
RESOURCE : ISI:000252846700015
DEPT : CSTPR; WWA
LAST_UPDATED : 2013-01-25 13:52:56
ISSN : 1093-474X
IDS : 258CT
DOI : 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00147.x
ABSTRACT : Residential water demand is a function of several factors, some of which are within the control of water utilities (e.g., price, water restrictions, rebate programs) and some of which are not (e.g., climate and weather, demographic characteristics). In this study of Aurora, Colorado, factors influencing residential water demand are reviewed during a turbulent drought period (2000-2005). Findings expand the understanding of residential demand in at least three salient ways: first, by documenting that pricing and outdoor water restriction policies interact with each other ensuring that total water savings are not additive of each program operating independently; second, by showing that the effectiveness of pricing and restrictions policies varies among different classes of customers (i.e., low, middle, and high volume water users) and between predrought and drought periods; and third, in demonstrating that real-time information about consumptive use (via the Water Smart Reader) helps customers reach water-use targets.
KEYWORDS : water conservation; drought; residential water demand; water pricing INCREASING BLOCK RATES; PRICE INFORMATION; CONSERVATION; DROUGHT; RESTRICTIONS; POLICIES
KEYWORD_PLUS : INCREASING BLOCK RATES; PRICE INFORMATION; CONSERVATION; DROUGHT; RESTRICTIONS; POLICIES
AREA : Engineering, Environmental; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Water Resources
FIRST_AUTHOR_EMAIL : douglas.kenney@colorado.edu
PUBLICATION : JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
PLACE : OXFORD
LANGUAGE : English
SERIAL : 18769
PAGES : 192-207
LOCATION : bklein@colorado.edu
ONLINE_PUBLICATION : no
MODIFIED_DATE : 2009-07-01
MODIFIED_TIME : 09:35:26
VERSION : 1
FIRST_AUTHOR_ADDRESS : Kenney, DS, Univ Colorado, UCB 401, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
AUTHOR_OTHER_FORM : Kenney, Douglas S.; Goemans, Christopher; Klein, Roberta; Lowrey, Jessica; Reidy, Kevin
COUNT : 1
Entered by : Roberta Klein
Entered by : Jessica Lowrey