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Drought and Supply Limits Drive Sustainability Initiatives
Author(s) -
West Adam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2018.44.0026
Subject(s) - sustainability , water utility , water consumption , environmental economics , business , water supply , consumption (sociology) , water use , water efficiency , environmental planning , natural resource economics , environmental resource management , environmental science , economics , water resource management , environmental engineering , ecology , biology , social science , sociology
To reduce water use, a California utility developed a range of customer programs that engage and educate stakeholders. By fostering cooperation to sustainably meet water demand through efficiency, the utility's efforts provide valuable lessons for many water utilities under pressure to reduce consumption.