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Preparing Urban Water Use Efficiency Plans : a Best Practice Guide.
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 contin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
IWA Publishing,
Sept. 2013.
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| Colección: | Best Practice Guides on Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Case Studies; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Purpose of this Publication; 1.2 Definition of Efficient Water Use; 1.3 Benefits of Water Efficiency; 1.3.1 Summary of water utility benefits; 1.3.2 Summary of wastewater utility benefits; 1.3.3 Summary of customer benefits; 1.3.4 Summary of environmental benefits; 1.3.5 Summary of energy utility and other benefits; 1.4 Objectives of Water-Use Efficiency Planning; 1.5 Water-Use Efficiency Plans and Funding Assistance Policies.
- 1.6 Publication OutlineCase Study 1; Chapter 2: Developing a Water-Use Efficiency Plan; 2.1 Plan Contents; 2.2 Plan Outline; 2.3 Plan Updates; 2.4 Suggested Public Participation in Plan Preparation; Case Study 2; Chapter 3: Assessing Current and Planned Water Supply Sources; 3.1 Define Water Supply Reliability and Conservation Benefits; 3.2 Service Area, Watershed and Seasonal Climate; 3.3 Climate Change Shifts in Water Supply Availability; 3.4 Sources of Water Supply; 3.4.1 Surface water; 3.4.2 Groundwater; 3.4.3 Recycled water and desalination; 3.4.4 Other sources.
- 3.4.5 Water sources quality3.4.6 Water transfers/exchanges; 3.4.7 Water Treatment and Distribution System; 3.5 Supply Vulnerability; 3.6 Effect of Water-Use Efficiency on Water and Wastewater Systems; 3.6.1 Lowering water system operating costs and green house gases; 3.6.2 Downsizing water systems; 3.6.3 Cost Saving on wastewater system operations; 3.6.4 Downsizing wastewater systems; Case Study 3; Case Study 4; Chapter 4: Assessing Current and Future Water Demands; 4.1 Evaluating Current Water Use; 4.1.1 Describing the service area; 4.1.2 Describing water use.
- 4.1.3 Analysing historical water use4.2 Forecasting Future Water Demand; 4.2.1 Method 1
- total per capita water use; 4.2.2 Method 2
- projection by customer class; 4.3 Use of Demand Forecasts in Demand Management Planning; Case Study 5; Chapter 5: Developing Water Use Efficiency Goals; 5.1 Frame Water Use Efficiency Needs; 5.1.1 Supply; 5.1.2 Demand; 5.2 Assessment of Water Savings Potential for Customers; 5.2.1 Assess water usage by customer category; 5.2.2 Estimate end uses; 5.2.3 Understanding water using behaviours to focus efficiency efforts.
- 5.3 Describe Current Demand Management Programme5.4 Identify Possible Water Supply Options for Meeting Future Demand; 5.5 Establishment of Water Efficiency Goals; Case Study 6; Case Study 7; Chapter 6: Determining Feasibility of Water-Use Efficiency Measures; 6.1 Water Distribution Efficiency Measures for Utilities; 6.1.1 Water system audits, leak detection and repair; 6.1.2 Metering with tariffs based on volume of water use; 6.2 Water Efficiency Measures for Customers; 6.2.1 Developing a list of alternative evaluation measures; 6.2.2 Water efficient devices, fixtures and fittings.