The research provides a conceptual framework organizing information about WUE programs (costs, savings, and benefits) in ways that make for more informed water resources decisions. Chapters are provided for each of these concepts. In addition, two planning models developed and tested in the research process--a Water Utility Direct Avoided Cost Model and a Benefit-Cost WUE Planning Model--are provided on CD-ROM. A compendium of working assumptions for WUE savings and costs estimates was compiled as part of this research.
The following are the objectives of this report: To perform valid, insightful, and well-documented case studies of conservation programs at four water utilities; To demonstrate methods that utility managers can use to quantitatively depict the financial effects of conservation programs on low-income households and utility finances; To identify and explain innovative conservation programs targeting low-income customers, their effects and prospects; To provide concrete guidelines for managers to design and implement conservation programs to address equity and utility finance issues.
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