There is an excellent research study titled, Evaluation of California Weather-Based “Smart” Irrigation Controller Programs that discusses smart controllers, also known as ET (evapotranspiration) controllers, and how effective they are at conserving water. “Smart controllers are a new generation of irrigation controllers that utilize prevailing weather conditions, current and historic evapotranspiration, soil moisture levels, and other [...]
There’s an informative report titled, “Water Budget-Based Rate Structures – Powerful Demand Management Tools” written by Peter Mayer of Aquacraft, Inc. that you can find here: http://www.aquacraft.com/node/50. It provides a comprehensive explanation of water budgets and water budget-based rates, how they’re used, the benefits and challenges, and recommendations on how water providers can implement them [...]
Water providers around the country routinely communicate to their customers the amount of water that can be lost unnecessarily by small, continual water leaks that result from dripping faucets/showerheads, broken toilets, holes in a sprinkler system, etc. The EPA’s WaterSense website estimates that “the amount of water leaked from U.S. homes could exceed more than [...]
To give you an idea of basic water provider demographics in the U.S., checkout the following:
- In 2007 there were about 52,000 community public water systems in the U.S., which are either publicly owned, cooperatives or privately owned
- These providers served nearly 242 million people in 2000.
- 4,000 systems provide water in localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
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