Methods of Estimating Water End Use at US Army Installations

The US Army is concerned about the multiple critical-resource issues faced by its installations, with water being key among these resources. Adverse water issues include limited supply, rising cost, and impaired quality; strategies are needed to mitigate these undesirable effects. A major obstacle t...

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Published in:Journal - American Water Works Association 2016-02, Vol.108 (2), p.E67-E76
Main Authors: Jenicek, Elisabeth M., Garfinkle, Noah W., Curvey, Laura E., Case, Michael P., Choi, Marianne, Stumpf, Annette L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Costs
End Use
Installations
Modeling
Research projects
U.S. Army
water budget
Water Budgets
Water conservation
water demand
water end use
water projection
water supply
Water use
Water utilities
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Summary:The US Army is concerned about the multiple critical-resource issues faced by its installations, with water being key among these resources. Adverse water issues include limited supply, rising cost, and impaired quality; strategies are needed to mitigate these undesirable effects. A major obstacle to developing strategies is the lack of detailed information about how Army facilities use water because on Army installations, water use is typically metered at the aggregate level rather than by area, function, or individual building. New research projects are focused on developing methods and models to disaggregate site-level monthly water meter data and identify classes of facilities on the basis of function, equipment, and schedules of use. Draft methods were tested using information obtained from an installation water audit at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The outcomes of these models will help inform future conservation strategies as Army installations seek to reduce utility costs.
ISSN:0003-150X
1551-8833
DOI:10.5942/jawwa.2016.108.0004