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Residential response to urban drought in central California
Author(s) -
Bruvold William H.
Publication year - 1979
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/wr015i006p01297
Subject(s) - rationing , clarity , water conservation , water consumption , consumption (sociology) , bay , geography , water use , water resource management , environmental planning , agricultural economics , business , socioeconomics , environmental science , water resources , economics , economic growth , ecology , sociology , archaeology , social science , health care , biochemistry , chemistry , biology
One hundred residential consumers were interviewed in each of nine selected San Francisco Bay area water districts during the summer of 1977. Results showed that the water conservation and rationing programs mounted by these water districts were generally judged quite fair and effective by consumers. Fairness concerns focused upon allotments based upon people, and effectiveness concerns centered upon clarity and communication of the conservation plan. Data on water use showed the rationing programs to be very effective. A belief that the drought was a harbinger of the need for long‐term residential water conservation was most highly related to actual consumption. A majority of residents favored local rather than regional water conservation programs.