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PUBLICATIONID : 35
PUBLICATIONTYPE : 1
TYPE : Article
TITLE : Use and effectiveness of municipal water restrictions during drought in Colorado
ORIG_TITLE : Use and effectiveness of municipal water restrictions during drought in Colorado
AUTHOR : Kenney, D.S., R.A. Klein, and M. Clark
FIRST_AUTHOR : Kenney, D.S., R.A. Klein, and M. Clark
AUTHOR_COUNT : 1
ADDRESS : Univ Colorado, Nat Resources Law Ctr, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; Univ Colorado, Ctr Sci & Technol Policy Res, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
FIRSTAUTHOREMPLOYER : 3
ABBREV_JOURNAL : J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc.
BEGINPAGE : 77
ENDPAGE : 87
VOLUME : 40
ISSUE : 1
PUBLISH_DATE : February
YEAR : 2004
URL : http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/resource-296-water_restrictions_jawra.pdf
REFEREED : 1
CREATE_TIME : 1278454794
RESOURCE : WOS:000220590800007
CITATION : 13
DEPT : CSTPR; WWA
LAST_UPDATED : 2013-02-07 16:12:53
ISSN : 1093-474X
IDS : 808TG
DOI : 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb01011.x
ABSTRACT : Drought conditions in the summer of 2002 prompted several cities along Colorado's Front Range to enact restrictions on outdoor water use, focusing primarily on limiting the frequency of lawn watering. The different approaches utilized by eight water providers were tracked to determine the level of water savings achieved, measured as a comparison of 2002 usage to 2000 to 2001 average usage, and also based on a statistical estimate of 2002 'expected use' that accounts for the impact of drought conditions on demand. Mandatory restrictions were shown to be an effective tool for drought coping. During periods of mandatory restrictions, savings measured in expected use per capita ranged from 18 to 56 percent, compared to just 4 to 12 percent savings during periods of voluntary restrictions. As anticipated, providers with the most stringent restrictions achieved the greatest savings.
KEYWORDS : water conservation; drought; water restrictions; urban water management CONSERVATION
KEYWORD_PLUS : CONSERVATION
AREA : Engineering, Environmental; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Water Resources
FIRST_AUTHOR_EMAIL : Douglas.kenney@colorado.edu
PUBLICATION : JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
PLACE : MIDDLEBURG
LANGUAGE : English
SERIAL : 35
PAGES : 77-87
LOCATION : clark@vorticity.Colorado.EDU
ONLINE_PUBLICATION : no
MODIFIED_DATE : 2009-07-01
MODIFIED_TIME : 09:35:26
VERSION : 1
FIRST_AUTHOR_ADDRESS : Kenney, DS, Univ Colorado, Nat Resources Law Ctr, UCB 401, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
REFERENCES_NUM : 29
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PUBLISHER_ADDRESS : 4 WEST FEDERAL ST, PO BOX 1626, MIDDLEBURG, VA 20118-1626 USA
COUNT : 1
Entered by : Martyn Clark
Entered by : Roberta Klein