A SURVEY OF STATE WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.1
作者:
Thomas N. Debo,
Nancy Rogers,
期刊:
JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
(WILEY Available online 1984)
卷期:
Volume 20,
issue 1
页码: 67-74
ISSN:1093-474X
年代: 1984
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1984.tb04643.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: KEY TERMS:;water conservation;state conservation program;water supply;water management.
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ABSTRACT: Adequate water supplies are critical to the maintenance of a community's health and economic well‐being. Across the nation communities are struggling to meet an expanding demand for water from municipal, industrial, agricultural, recreation, water quality, and power generation users. As the demand grows and communities actively compete with one another for a limited water supply, states are being called upon to help solve the problem. One possible solution that is being used in many areas is the development and implementation of a water conservation program to stretch the limited supply as far as possible. using a mailed survey, state water conservation programs and some of the characteristics of the different programs were documented. Responses to the nationwide survey were obtained from all 50 states. The specific water conservation program elements on which information was received from the survey included laws and restricted use, community assistance, education, research, and other services. Recommendations for states developing or considering the development of a water conservation program are outline
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