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Solving Our Fundamental Problem
Author(s) -
Eager William “Bill”
Publication year - 2011
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.1551-8833.2011.tb11452.x
Subject(s) - key (lock) , water conservation , water consumption , tap water , consumption (sociology) , computer science , environmental economics , business , marketing , water resource management , water resources , environmental science , environmental engineering , economics , computer security , sociology , ecology , social science , biology
This article points out that the key to a successful water conservation program is teaching customers what it takes to produce the water that so easily flows from their tap. Educating customers about conservation could result in reduced consumption as well as reduced costs for water utilities and customers. The article provides several suggestions for utilities in educating their customers about wise water use.