From the Proceedings of the 1984 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science - April 7, 1984, Flagstaff, Arizona / Understanding residential water uses is important for forecasting water demand. Data from survey questionnaires received from over 2000 Tucson Water customers are used to analyze individual household water use patterns. Earlier findings by the authors based on aggregate census data are verified and expanded. Initial findings indicate that both indoor and peak outdoor water demand, modeled separately, are determined by three factors. The factors are categorized as 1) a demographic component, describing the number of people in the household and their ages, 2) a wealth component, relating water consumption to income, home value and certain appliance ownership, and 3) a residency component, which includes the age of the home, length of time the household has lived in the home, and length of time the household has lived in the Tucson area. Regression analysis indicates that households newer to Tucson consume less water than otherwise similar households. The analysis also shows that an average swimming pool consumes substantially more water than a lawn of equal area. Two actions resulting in reduced indoor water consumption are installing low-flow plumbing devices and directly paying the water bill. Water conservation program strategies based upon these findings are summarized.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/296097 |
| Date | 07 April 1984 |
| Creators | Woodard, Gary C., Rasmussen, Todd C. |
| Contributors | Division of Economic and Business Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 |
| Publisher | Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Proceedings |
| Rights | Copyright ©, where appropriate, is held by the author. |
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