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Some Behavioral Characteristics Associated with Residential Water Price Changes
Author(s) -
Hanke Steve H.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr006i005p01383
Subject(s) - yard , sample (material) , environmental science , population , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , engineering , geotechnical engineering , demography , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , sociology
The specific types of change in residential water‐user behavior after the installation of meters are described for a sample of residential customers from Boulder, Colorado. The major types of response in order of sample frequency were (1) watching sprinklers more carefully, (2) ceasing to sprinkle parts of the yard, (3) permitting the yard to turn brown, (4) watering at night, (5) repairing outside leaks, (6) repairing inside leaks. The survey showed that 71% of the sample showed some interest in water matters and that, ex post, 58% would prefer not to be metered with restrictions being imposed as necessary. The conservation practices of 58% of the sample population intensified over time.