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Methods of Estimating Water End Use at US Army Installations
Author(s) -
Jenicek Elisabeth M.,
Garfinkle Noah W.,
Curvey Laura E.,
Case Michael P.,
Choi Marianne,
Stumpf Annette L.
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.5942/jawwa.2016.108.0004
Subject(s) - audit , obstacle , resource (disambiguation) , water supply , function (biology) , key (lock) , water use , environmental planning , business , engineering , environmental science , computer science , environmental engineering , computer security , geography , biology , computer network , accounting , evolutionary biology , ecology , archaeology
The US Army is concerned about the multiple critical‐resource issues faced by its installations, with water being key among these resources. Adverse water issues include limited supply, rising cost, and impaired quality; strategies are needed to mitigate these undesirable effects. A major obstacle to developing strategies is the lack of detailed information about how Army facilities use water because on Army installations, water use is typically metered at the aggregate level rather than by area, function, or individual building. New research projects are focused on developing methods and models to disaggregate site‐level monthly water meter data and identify classes of facilities on the basis of function, equipment, and schedules of use. Draft methods were tested using information obtained from an installation water audit at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The outcomes of these models will help inform future conservation strategies as Army installations seek to reduce utility costs.