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Author(s):DeWitt, Jeffrey S.
Author Affiliation:Phoenix Water and Waste water Department, Phoenix, Arizona
Title:Estimating the residential cost of drought: A Phoenix, Arizona case study
Section:Green track: Agriculture and drought management: Session G-4: Community drought response case studies
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Meeting Info.:Phoenix, AZ: August 12-16, 1990
Source:CONSERV 90: Proceedings of the National Conference and Exposition Offering Water Supply Solutions for the 1990s. 1990, p. 769-774.
Publishing Information:[Dublin, Ohio]: National Water Well Association
# of Pages:6
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Costs; Drought; Water conservation; Irrigation; Water shortage; Economic impacts; Sprinklers; Local legislation; Landscape; Comparisons
Abstract/Contents:Examines "the applicability of using consumer surplus estimates to determine the residential drought losses. This is determined by comparing consumer surplus losses to potential landscape losses resulting from...hypothetical restrictions on outdoor water use in Phoenix, Arizona." States that "consumer surplus loss are estimated by a demand equation which includes price as a variable...to determine consumer surplus losses in Phoenix, a linear demand equation for single family summer outdoor water demand was developed from regression analysis." Describes how "for a comparison with the estimate of losses as calculated by consumer surplus losses, an estimate of expected landscape losses under hypothetical water restrictions were made...[and] after the hypothetical landscapes were developed, landscape professionals and nurseries were consulted to determine which plant material would require replacement for prolonged water restrictions." Reports that "the large disparity of drought losses between consumer surplus losses of $32.22 versus $708.00 for conservative estimates of landscape losses indicates the inadequacy of using consumer surplus estimates for measuring potential drought losses in the residential sector." Concludes that "the inadequacy of the use of consumer surplus losses for estimating the value of water to the consumer can most likely be accounted for by the heavy subsidization of water, particularly in the West."
Language:English
References:4
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DeWitt, J. S. 1990. Estimating the residential cost of drought: A Phoenix, Arizona case study. p. 769-774. In CONSERV 90: Proceedings of the National Conference and Exposition Offering Water Supply Solutions for the 1990s. Phoenix, AZ: August 12-16, 1990. [Dublin, Ohio]: National Water Well Association.
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