Synopses & Reviews
This book discusses the utilization of water conservation-oriented rates (WCORs) to foster both sustainability of water provision and environmental stewardship, especially during periods of drought. WCORs are designed to promote conservation through such rate mechanisms as excess surcharges (ES), drought demand rates (DDR), inclining block rates (IBR), seasonal rates (SR), and time-of-use rates (TOU), and in a manner that is sensitive to regional, physical, and population/user characteristics. This report looked at states' experiences with water conservation-oriented rates under both normal and drought conditions, and showed how states and utilities have coped with the social and economic implications of their implementation.
Table of Contents
Part 1 - Economic Implications of Water Conservation-Oriented Rates: Survey of State and Utility ExperiencesChapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Experiences with WCORs
Chapter 3 - Drought Demand Rates
Chapter 4 - Economic Implications of WCORs
Chapter 5 - Lessons Learned
Part 2 - Designing Revenue-Neutral and Equitable WCORs for Use During Drought Summer Months: The Case of Northern Delaware
Chapter 6 - Droughts and Drought Demand Rates
Chapter 7 - Evaluation of Drought Demand Rates: A Scenario Analysis
Chapter 8 - Designing Revenue-Neutral and Equitable Drought Demand Rates
Part 3 - Implications of WCORs for Mitigating the Impacts of Drought on Streamflow and Ecology in Northern New Castle County, Delaware
Chapter 9 - Closing the Loop
Chapter 10 - Water Demand and Surface Water Withdrawal
Chapter 11 - Streamflow Analysis
Chapter 12 - The Effects of DDRs on Streamflow
References
Appendix A - Public Service Commission Survey
Appendix B - Utility Survey
Appendix C - Map of Survey Contacts
Appendix D - Survey Contacts
Appendix E - Water Conservation Impact Study
Appendix F -
7Q10 Study Area in the Christina Basin
Appendix G - Day-by-Day and
Mean Analysis for Streamflows
Index