Conservation rates: The best 'new' source of urban water during drought

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-116

  Smith Jr , William James ^a   Wang, Young Doo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical stream flows; Demand sidemanagement; Drought; Environ mentaljustice; Sustainable development; Urban; Water conservation; Water rates; water supply

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; STREAM FLOW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS;

DROUGHT DEMAND RATES; WATER CONSERVATION-ORIENTED RATES;

WATER RESOURCES;

RIVER WATER;

DROUGHT; STREAM FLOW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER RESOURCES;

CRITICAL FLOW; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; STREAMFLOW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER LEVEL; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSEHOLD; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

DELAWARE; NEW CASTLE COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44349152367     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2007.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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