The Effectiveness of Drought Management Programs in Reducing Residential Water-Use in Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorHalich, Gregory Stewarten
dc.contributor.authorStephenson, Stephen Kurten
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Water Resources Research Centeren
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessed2014-03-18en
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-10T16:16:31Zen
dc.date.available2014-07-10T16:16:31Zen
dc.date.issued2006-04-21en
dc.description.abstract... Virginia’s draft water supply planning regulation sets guidelines for when voluntary and mandatory water-use restrictions should be triggered (9 VAC 25-780-120), and includes estimates for their expected effectiveness in reducing water demand. The Virginia regulations state that 5-10% reductions in water-use can be expected for voluntary restrictions programs and 10-15% reductions for mandatory restrictions. These estimates are within the range of the reductions estimated in this study, but were only achieved with significant efforts on the part of local water suppliers to disseminate information and enforce program provisions...en
dc.format.extent43 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49475en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://vwrrc.vt.edu/pdfs/specialreports/sr292006.pdfen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Water Resources Research Centeren
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVWRRC Special Report ; no. SR29-2006en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccTC1.V5en
dc.subject.lcshWater supply -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshWater quality -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshWater resources development -- Virginiaen
dc.titleThe Effectiveness of Drought Management Programs in Reducing Residential Water-Use in Virginiaen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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