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DOI: | 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2001.tb05475.x |
Web URL(s): | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2001.tb05475.x/pdf Last checked: 12/12/2013 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Report |
Author(s): | de Loë, Rob;
Moraru, Liana;
Kreutzwiser, Reid;
Schaefer, Karl;
Mills, Brian |
Author Affiliation: | de Loë: Associate Professor; Kreutzwiser: Professor, Dept. of Geography, University of Guelph; Moraru: M Consulting, Guelph; Schaefer: Environmental Economist, Great Lakes and Corporate Affairs Office, Environment Canada-Ontario Region, Burlington; Mills: Atmospheric Change Impacts and Adaptation Research Group, Atmosphere Environment Service, Environment Canada, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Title: | Demand side management of water in Ontario municipalities: Status, progress, and opportunities |
Source: | Journal of the American Water Resources Association/AWRA. Vol. 37, No. 1, February 2001, p. 57-72. |
Publishing Information: | Minneapolis, Minnesota: American Water Resources Association |
# of Pages: | 16 |
Related Web URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2001.tb05475.x/abstract Last checked: 12/12/2013 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Municipal water; Water conservation; Water management; Water use
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Geographic Terms: | Ontario, Canada |
Abstract/Contents: | "Demand side management is being used increasingly by Ontario municipalities as a way to improve the efficiency of water use, defer the costs associated with constructing new water treatment works, and minimize the environmental impacts associated with supplying water. A comprehensive survey of 153 Ontario municipalities was completed in mid-1998. These ranged in size from small rural townships (with populations as low as 500 people) to the province's largest urban center, Metropolitan Toronto, with a population of approximately 2.5 million people. The questionnaire measured the use of six broad types of demand side measures, including water pricing and metering; municipal by-laws (ordinances) that promote water conservation; operational and maintenance measures to reduce water losses and consumption; water-saving plumbing fixtures and devices; public participation programs that encourage water conservation; and other measures, such as water audits. Additionally, the survey collected data on implementation barriers and opportunities. Since the last comprehensive Ontario survey, conducted in 1987 by Kreutzwiser and Fea-gan (1989), there has been an increase in the use of basic tools such as metering and pricing, plumbing fixtures, and public participation programs. Additionally, new initiatives, such as water audits and computerized monitoring equipment, are being used. However, in many areas opportunities exist to make better use of demand side measures. Unfortunately, municipal capacity to do so often is constrained by (among other factors) limited finances, lack of political will, and public resistance. Demonstration of real cost savings to consumers, and the development of specific goals and objectives for demand side management programs, are two important steps needed to overcome these challenges." |
Language: | English |
References: | 36 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): de Loë, R., L. Morary, R. Kreutzwiser, K. Schaefer, and B. Mills. 2001. Demand side management of water in Ontario municipalities: Status, progress, and opportunities. Water Resour. Bull. 37(1):p. 57-72. |
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