Water storage and gravity for urban sustainability and climate readiness

Journal - American Water Works Association

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2014, Pages E539-E549

  Polenghi Gross, Isabella ^a   Sabol, Stacy A ^b   Ritchie, Steven R ^c   Norton, Michael R ^a  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^b TRC Solutions   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate readiness; Gravity; Hetch Hetchy; Urban sustainability; Water storage; Water energy nexus

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GRAVITATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

CLIMATE READINESS; HETCH HETCHY; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY; WATER ENERGY; WATER STORAGE;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 84915756521     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: 15518833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5942/jawwa.2014.106.0151     Document Type: Article

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