- Title
- The impact of end-use dynamics on urban water system design criteria
- Creator
- Thyer, M.; Hardy, M.; Coombes, P.; Patterson, C.
- Relation
- Australian Journal of Water Resources Vol. 12, Issue 2, p. 161-170
- Relation
- http://www.engineersmedia.com.au/journals/ajwr.html
- Publisher
- Engineers Australia
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- The potential impact of demand reduction strategies (reuse/source substitution via tanks/installing water efficient appliances) on urban water system design criteria (average/peak demands and wastewater flows) was investigated using two months of detailed end-use monitoring from a single house. Reductions in regular water use events (shower/toilet) had a larger impact on average demand/flows, while reductions in sporadic water use events (outdoor/washing machine) had a larger impact on peak demands/flows. Highest predicted reductions of 71%/83% in average/peak demand occurred when using a 5 kL tank to supply toilet, washing machine (5-star), outdoor and hot water use. Further research is needed to quantify these impacts on a larger scale. Given the potential for reductions in urban water infrastructure costs this research is considered a high priority.
- Subject
- water management; water use; urban hydrology
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/42782
- Identifier
- uon:4948
- Identifier
- ISSN:1324-1583
- Language
- eng
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