A Desktop Analysis of Potable Water Savings from Internally Plumbed Rainwater Tanks in South-East Queensland, Australia

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1577-1590

  Beal, Cara D ^a   Sharma, A ^b   Gardner, T ^c   Chong, M ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demand management; Rainwater tanks; Statistical analysis; Water efficiency; Water restrictions

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DEMAND PREDICTION; END-USES; HOUSEHOLD WATER; MEAN VALUES; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; QUEENSLAND; RAINWATER TANKS; TANK MODELS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER EFFICIENCY; WATER REDUCTION; WATER RESTRICTIONS; WATER SAVING; WATER USE;

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; POTABLE WATER; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER TANKS;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRINKING WATER; RAINWATER; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE TANK; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84863409918     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9973-0     Document Type: Article

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