An Assessment of Water Demand Management Options from a Systems Approach
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Water and Environment Journal
- Vol. 14 (3) , 171-178
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2000.tb00246.x
Abstract
A systems approach is used to model the urban water and wastewater system. Scenarios are developed for the implementation of a range of water demand management measures, including (a) leakage reduction, (b) the increasing use of water metering, (c) the replacement of standard WCs by low‐flow WCs, and (d) the introduction of greywater recycling systems. These measures are assessed according to the water saving, cost per unit of water saved, and other indicators of the relative contribution to the sustainability of the system. Preliminary assessments of selected environmental costs and benefits are also included.Keywords
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