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WATER DEMAND AT WESTERN U.S. RECREATION DEVELOPMENTS 1
Author(s) -
Hughes Trevor C.
Publication year - 1984
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.1752-1688.1984.tb04757.x
Subject(s) - recreation , residence , potable water , environmental science , water quality , occupancy , water resources , recreational use , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , homogeneous , spring (device) , geography , environmental protection , environmental planning , environmental engineering , civil engineering , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , physics , political science , law , demographic economics , biology , thermodynamics
Although the volume of potable water used at recreation developments is minor relative to total regional water use, very high quality is required and the source is often of limited capacity, such as a mountain spring or small local aquifer. Frequent confrontations between developers and regulatory agencies result from claims by developers that water demand will be very small while regulators tend to treat such developments the same as municipal residence. Almost no published data base exists for resolving such conflicts. Included here are: 1) Water use measurements of various peak period durations (seasonal, monthly, daily, and instantaneous) at several types of recreational developments in Utah and Wyoming (mountain cabins, both ski‐ and water‐based condominiums, and recreation vehicle campgrounds), 2) statistical (frequency) analysis of the data and a comparison with municipal demands in the same region, and 3) analysis of occupancy rates at the various categories of developments.