Evaluating the energy intensity of the US public water system

ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011

Volumn , Issue PARTS A, B, AND C, 2011, Pages 1735-1748

  Twomey, Kelly M ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS; SOURCE WATER QUALITIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; WATER AND WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY STANDARD; WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; POPULATION STATISTICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 84881123915     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2011-54165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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