Water Conservation Planning
One of the first steps when starting a water conservation program is developing a water conservation plan. A number of conservation planning guidance documents are available to assist in the process. The American Water Works Association (AWWA) M52 Water Conservation Programs - A Planning Manual offers a detailed description of the planning process, and identifies 10 needed water conservation planning steps:
- Review detailed demand forecast
- Review existing water system profile and descriptions of planned facilities
- Evaluate the effectiveness of existing conservation measures
- Define conservation potential
- Identify conservation measures
- Determine feasible measures
- Perform benefit-cost evaluations
- Select and package conservation measures
- Combine overall estimated savings
- Optimize demand forecasts
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