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Cost‐Benefit Analysis of Conservation Programs
Author(s) -
Macy Peter P.,
Maddaus William O.
Publication year - 1989
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.1551-8833.1989.tb03179.x
Subject(s) - water conservation , cost–benefit analysis , capital cost , business , environmental economics , consumption (sociology) , water saving , capital (architecture) , benefit analysis , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental science , water resource management , engineering , economics , water resources , ecology , social science , electrical engineering , sociology , biology , history , archaeology
A carefully planned and implemented conservation program can reduce water consumption by 10–30 percent. This reduction will help meet demand, may postpone the construction of capital facilities, and can also help alleviate problems such as overburdened wastewater treatment facilities. For a conservation program to gain acceptance and support, it must be thoroughly analyzed. This article describes a technique to calculate the water savings, benefits, and costs of water conservation programs.