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 / A growing number of water providers are implementing rate structures intended to promote water conservation. The impact of an increasing block rate structure on residential water demand is examined for Tucson, Arizona. Time - series regressions on demand suggest that Tucson Water customers base consumption decisions on the previous month's average price rather than the marginal price of water. This behavior, coupled with a substantial monthly service charge, results in the rate structure discouraging, rather than encouraging, conservation. An alternate pricing structure based on distinguishing indoor and outdoor water uses is presented. Issues of economic efficiency and social equity are considered.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/296098 |
| Date | 07 April 1984 |
| Creators | Woodard, Gary 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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