Residential water demand analysis of a Low-Income Rate Assistance Program in California, United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 49-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juneseok Lee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Demand Analysis ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Residential Water

Decadal review of residential water demand analysis from a practical perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Tanverakul ◽  
Juneseok Lee
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Demand Analysis ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Gis And Remote Sensing ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Conservation Attitudes ◽  
Technological Improvements ◽  
Residential Water

Residential water demand has been extensively studied over more than four decades, but as yet there is no consensus on the best or most appropriate model from a practical perspective. Conservation and sustainability programs with new metering incentives have increased the necessity for an easy to use forecasting model for water resource management based on a better understanding of the factors driving residential water demand. Analytical techniques have increased in complexity, advancing with new tools for computing and data collection such as GIS and remote sensing. This paper presents a decadal review of how the residential water demand analysis have evolved over time with changes in price policies, conservation attitudes, technological improvements, and other factors explaining water demand. This paper will help provide the knowledge base for the future studies and recommendations are made for addressing/bridging the gap between drinking water industry and research community.

scholarly journals Voluntary Management of Residential Water Demand in Low and Middle-Low Income Homes: A Pilot Study of Soacha (Colombia)

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Rocío Acosta Alarcón ◽  
Juan Rodríguez ◽  
Harn Kua
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Educational Campaigns ◽  
Residential Water

The efficient use of water in urban contexts becomes a priority in the face of population growth and the potential vulnerability of water supply as a result of the impacts of climate change. This pilot study focuses on the use of educational strategies to promote the voluntary management of residential water demand. Three schools in the municipality of Soacha (Colombia) were involved, where students from 12 to 15 years old participated as promoters of water consumption educational campaigns within their families, covering a total of 120 low and middle-income families. Three intervention strategies (that is, a virtual platform, learning activities, and graphical tools) were carried out. The effects of these intervention strategies on changes in the water consumption were analyzed to establish the dependence of this variable with socio-demographic, economic, environmental and quality of life factors. Different information gathering tools were used, such as validated local water utility bills, surveys and self-reports. The graphical tools reduced consumption by 14%, but other strategies did not show significant reductions. However, according to self-reported data, all educational campaigns did have positive outcomes on the participants’ behavior. It was found that socioeconomic factors, such as type of housing, socioeconomic strata, living in a rented home, and quality of life variables (such as enjoying nature and culture, good and fluid family relationships, and material possessions) significantly affected the changes in water consumption behavior.

scholarly journals Residential water demand analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel De Souza Pompermayer ◽  
Humberto Angelo ◽  
Alexandre Nascimento De Almeida ◽  
Pedro Guilherme De Andrade Vasconcelos ◽  
Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli Matricardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Demand Analysis ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Residential Water

scholarly journals Quantifying the structure of residential water demand in the United States: a Generalized Exact Affine Stone Index demand framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Rafael Bakhtavoryan ◽  
Vardges Hovhannisyan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Demand Structure ◽  
Residential Demand ◽  
Determination Mechanism ◽  
Residential Water

Abstract We utilize a Generalized Exact Affine Stone Index system to evaluate the structure of residential water demand that recognizes demand interrelationship between residential and bottled water in the United States, allowing for precommitted consumption. Further, we address expenditure and price endogeneity by accounting for the supply side of the price determination mechanism. A significant substitutability relationship between residential and bottled water is found, while substantial precommitments are established in both residential and bottled water consumption. Residential demand becomes price-elastic once the precommitted level is reached. Finally, ignoring substitutability, precommitments, or endogeneity distorts the demand structure, resulting in erroneous policy implications.

More Water Please, It's Getting Hot! The Effect of Climate on Residential Water Demand

2015 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 1550007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Zapata
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Residential Water Consumption ◽  
Residential Water

Climate change is expected to alter the supply and demand for water in the residential sector. Existing studies exploit the differences in climate across seasons mostly in North America and Europe, and identify changes in consumption levels attributed only to households' short-term responses. The results from models that simulate household consumption of water are sensitive to the parameters that govern the behavior of climate variables and household responses in the upcoming decades, and fail to consider short-term determinants of water consumption. The findings in the literature suggest an inexistent or small effect of climate on residential water demand. This paper studies the relationship between climate conditions and residential water consumption that corresponds to households' long-term adaptation to climate, while controlling for the effect of short-term determinants of water demand. I take advantage of the geographic variation in climate conditions across municipalities of Ecuador to identify the effect of temperature, precipitation and humidity on water demand. I adopt average prices and an IV technique to address the endogeneity problem between water prices and quantities that arise from the use of increasing-block water tariffs. I find a large and significant effect of temperature on residential water demand, whereas precipitation and humidity have a small effect. Temperature also has a stronger effect on water demand among low-income households.

scholarly journals Estimation of Residential Water Demand with Imperfect Price Perception

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Estelle Binet ◽  
Fabrizio Carlevaro ◽  
Michel Paul
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Price Perception ◽  
Residential Water

scholarly journals Determinants of residential water demand in Germany

2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 1756-1769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Schleich ◽  
Thomas Hillenbrand
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Residential Water Demand ◽  
Residential Water
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