TRICK OR TREAT? AN OFFER TO OBTAIN METERED WATER

In this paper we examine the possible reasons why individuals who live in homes facing a flat monthly rate for water accept or reject an offer to have water metering devices installed at no cost to them. A logit model is used to model the discrete choice of acceptance. Since the demand for metering...

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Published in:Journal of the American Water Resources Association 1998-10, Vol.34 (5), p.1213-1220
Main Authors: Vossler, Christian A., Espey, James, Shaw, W. Douglass
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
conservation
Exact sciences and technology
logit model
metering
water demand
Water supply. Pipings. Water treatment
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Summary:In this paper we examine the possible reasons why individuals who live in homes facing a flat monthly rate for water accept or reject an offer to have water metering devices installed at no cost to them. A logit model is used to model the discrete choice of acceptance. Since the demand for metering is directly tied to water demand, we estimate demand models for unmetered households in the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area using contingent data obtained by presenting households with hypothetical prices they might encounter under a metering system. Conditional logit and demand models are then used to examine the potential for metering to promote water conservation in the arid Reno/Sparks, Nevada metropolitan area.
ISSN:1093-474X
0043-1370
1752-1688
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb04166.x