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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"water savings"”.
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Water Conservation in Central Texas: Sustainable Water Savings and Future Applications
… 2010 and 2060 significantly increasing municipal water demands, which may be further complicated by climate change and drought (Texas Water Development Board 2007). In order to address potential shortages, municipal water conservation is expected to contribute 145,277 acre-feet of water supplies …
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Quantifying the potential for potable water savings in the Liesbeek River catchment
The security of South Africa’s water resources has been identified as a major issue affecting the country’s potential for socio-economic expansion. With the realisation that current water management interventions require significant improvement, there has been growing interest in finding more …
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Design and fabrication of pressure-compensating compliant tubes
… available technology, allowing for cost and water savings in developing nations. Fabrication methods explored consist mainly of molding of liquid silicone rubber and production from existing silicone stock by folding or binding multiple sheets of material together. Based on small-scale …
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Avoided Water Cost of Electricity Generation for Solar PV and Wind Technologies in Southern California
… is to provide a foundation for evaluating the water costs associated with electricity production to calculate the avoided water cost of energy for solar PV and wind technologies relative to coal, natural gas, nuclear, geothermal, concentrated solar thermal, and biomass. Water consumption is …
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Impact of emerging water scenarios on performance of urban water networks
… have prompted the development and adoption of water-demand management strategies. Water and energy savings from increasingly efficient technologies, diversified water sources, and water savings policies are typically quantified from an individual demand-side basis, but network-wide potential is …
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Cost and benefit of energy efficient buildings
… projects lack. These benefits include cost savings from reduced energy and water use, less waste production, diminished environmental and emissions costs, lower operations and maintenance costs, and enhanced occupant productivity and health. These values range from being fairly predictable …
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A tripartite study on Bayesian estimation of photosynthetically active radiation, impacts of future climate, and adaptation strategies on crop production: a spatial model framework for the Eastern Kansas River Basin
… insight on crop productivity and water use management. More so, improvement in process-based crop model inputs such as photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is essential to enhance model accuracy, while also documenting new estimation methods. The ultimate goal of this …
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An Exploratory Analysis of Three Water Conservation Alternatives for San Marcos, TX
The purpose of this study is to analyze three water conservation methods for San Marcos, TX. After reviewing the relevant literature, three popular water conservation alternatives were chosen, case studies from historic conservation initiatives from the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), rainwater …
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Disaggregation and classification of residential water events from high-resolution smart water meter data using unsupervised machine learning methods
… sector accounts for a significant amount of water consumption in the United States. Understanding this water consumption behavior provides opportunity for water savings, which are important for sustaining freshwater resources. This study analyzed 1-second resolution smart water meter data …
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Installation and evaluation of domestic greywater reuse systems
… the installation and evaluation of domestic greywater reuse systems. The project was undertaken to assess the feasibility of reusing domestic greywater for irrigating lawns/gardens and for flushing toilets, to determine potential health and environmental impacts of such reuse, and to assess …
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A water and greenhouse gas inventory for hygroscopic and conventional evaporative building-scale cooling systems
Freshwater scarcity is a major threat to the resilience of our society, and the challenges are only being exacerbated by the worsening impacts of climate change. The U.S. Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program demonstrated a novel heating, ventilation, and …
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Evapotranspiration in Mid-South Rice Production
… to a number of issues, including a limited water supply. As producers explore new strategies for conserving local water resources to continue to maintain yields, new irrigation strategies and technologies are being developed and validated for use at commercial production scales. Alternate …
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Evaluation of Deficit Irrigation Strategies for Corn
<p>Competition for water is increasing while a growing world population requires more food production. Some irrigators are already faced with limited water supplies, particularly in poor years . It is critical to develop and implement efficient deficit irrigation strategies, and to predict the …
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Managing residential water demand: an applied econometric analysis
… out an comprehensive analysis of residential water demand and water demand management tools. It is a topic of critical importance as there is a growing need to analyze water demand due to the increasing water stress caused by economic activity, increasing population and climate change. The …
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A spatial decision support system for basin scale assessment of improved management of water quantity and quality in stream-aquifer systems
… over the years, with expanding competition among water demands and emerging environmental concerns, increasing the complexity of the decision making framework. A State-of-the-art spatial-decision support system (River GeoDSS) is developed herein to provide assistance in evaluating management …
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Water Conservation for the County of San Luis Obispo
… the County of San Luis Obispo to assist in its water conservation efforts and to help achieve a 20 percent per capita reduction of water use by the year 2020. The project consists of two documents: A Handbook of Water Conservation Technologies and Practices (Handbook) and the Background Report …
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The Application Of Polymer Particles In Industrial Processes
… application of the technology typically leads to water savings of over 80% and chemical savings of over 25%. These industrial processes may be characterised in that are considered inefficient and wasteful but nevertheless are considered economically vital. These diverse industries including …
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Irrigation management effects on nitrate leaching and mowing requirements of tall fescue
… to whole plots: 1) frequency-based irrigation, water was applied three times weekly to deliver a total of 19 mm water wk⁻¹ regardless of weather conditions; and 2) soil moisture sensor (SMS)--based irrigation, 34 mm of water was applied when soil dried to a predetermined threshold. In the first …
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The implementation of water demand management strategies in two South African case studies : Stellenbosch and Hermanus
Traditionally, an increase in water consumption and the corresponding decrease in the availability of water resources, has led to the development of new water augmentation schemes to store and transport water. Both in South Africa and internationally, dams, tunnels, reservoirs, inter-basin …
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Case study review of advanced water metering applications in South Africa
Advanced water metering is part of a much larger movement towards smart networks and intelligent infrastructure. However, where advanced metering technology is focused more towards the need to obtain meter readings without human intervention in other parts of the world, in South Africa and other …
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