Quantification of potable water savings by residential water conservation and reuse - A case study

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 945-952

  Muthukumaran, Shobha ^a,c   Baskaran, Kanagaratnam ^a   Sexton, Nicole ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Barwon Water   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community receptivity; Household water reuse; Potable water savings; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY RECEPTIVITY; CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; DIVERSE RANGE; GREYWATER; GREYWATER REUSE; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD WATER; PERSONAL CONTACTS; POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; SOCIAL GROUPS; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WATER REUSE PRACTICES; WATER SAVING; WATER USE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER CONSERVATION;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DRINKING WATER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 79960948517     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.04.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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