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Drought‐related water conservation efforts in Missouri
Author(s) -
Reed Gregory D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1982.tb04869.x
Subject(s) - water conservation , water supply , water resource management , environmental science , environmental planning , environmental resource management , business , natural resource economics , hydrology (agriculture) , water resources , economics , engineering , environmental engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
During the drought of 1980, which was accompanied by abnormally hot weather, many public water supply districts were unable to meet high demands because of treatment capacity or hydraulic limitations. The most effective conservation methods were those that assessed and enforced penalties other than monetary measures for noncompliance.