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WATER CONSERVATION KITS: A TIME SERIES ANALYSIS OF A CONSERVATION POLICY 1
Author(s) -
Morgan W. Dough
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1982.tb00112.x
Subject(s) - receipt , installation , water consumption , water conservation , sample (material) , consumption (sociology) , environmental science , time series , agricultural economics , business , statistics , mathematics , water resource management , economics , engineering , water resources , ecology , accounting , chemistry , mechanical engineering , social science , chromatography , sociology , biology
The effect on water usage of installing water conservation kits in the city of Oxnard, California, is statistically evaluated. Using binary multiple regression analysis on a large sample of residential units, water consumption was compared before and after receipt of the kit. For this sample, installers reduced water consumption by 4.2 percent each billing period. Income (wealth) and household size elasticities are reported along with the Characteristics of the installing households.