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Reducing water demand and wastewater flow
Author(s) -
Maddaus William O.,
Parker Denny S.,
Hunt Alfred J.
Publication year - 1983
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.1551-8833.1983.tb05155.x
Subject(s) - retrofitting , wastewater , environmental science , waste management , environmental engineering , water resource management , engineering , structural engineering
This study shows that inside residential water use and wastewater flow could be reduced by about 10 percent if low‐flush toilets, low‐flow showerheads, and low‐flow lavatory faucets were installed throughout the Dublin, San Ramon, and Pleasanton areas of California. Such fixtures are now required for new construction in California. Retrofitting existing homes could be accomplished with an aggressive program to make older homes more water efficient and would be less costly than expanding the capacity of the wastewater disposal system.