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Estimating the value of water-use efficiency in the Intermountain West /

(Number (ISBN

0833044427

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128143017X

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6611430172

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9780833044426

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9781281430175

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9786611430177

Erroneous ISBN

0833043978

Erroneous ISBN

9780833043979

Number

b779197

Title Proper

Estimating the value of water-use efficiency in the Intermountain West /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

David G. Groves, James Griffin, Sara Hajiamiri.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Santa Monica, CA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Rand Corp.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xviii, 69 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color), color map

Series Title

Technical report ;

Volume Designation

TR-504-HF

Text of Note

"Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development."

Text of Note

"Sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation."

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-69).

Text of Note

Introduction -- Denver water case study -- Case-study methodology -- Results -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A: Avoided-cost model -- Appendix B: Environmental-benefit modeling -- Appendix C: Impact of supply and demand changes on long-run avoided costs -- Appendix D: Efficiency-program cost estimates.

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Text of Note

"Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of water-efficiency programs can be difficult, because not all the benefits are easily quantified. This report presents an economic framework based on two tools from the California Urban Water Conservation Council to estimate the avoided costs and environmental benefits of an agency's efficiency programs. The report evaluates the benefits of Denver Water efficiency programs and uses an exploratory modeling approach to accommodate the significant uncertainty in such estimations. The results of this study suggest that the inclusion of long-run avoided costs and environmental benefits is critical to fully recognizing the value of water-use efficiency programs. The authors find that evaluating only the short-run avoided costs leads to the conclusion that many water-efficiency projects already a part of Denver Water's 10-year conservation plan are not cost-effective. When long-run avoided costs and environmental and recreational benefits were factored in, all but two Denver Water programs were estimated to be cost-effective. The timing of projected water savings from efficiency programs is also critical. Water savings from programs that concentrate savings during summer months, when water is scarcer, should be valued higher than saving from programs that lead to more uniform water savings throughout the year, because these water savings reduce peak water needs."--Publisher's website.

Text of Note

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Stock Number

22573/cttg13c

Title

Estimating the value of water-use efficiency in the Intermountain West.

International Standard Book Number

0833043978

Water efficiency-- Great Basin.

Water resources development-- Great Basin.

Water utilities-- Great Basin.

Water-supply-- Great Basin.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Environmental Policy.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Environmental-- Water Supply.

Water efficiency.

Water resources development.

Water utilities.

Water-supply.

United States, Great Basin.

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POL044000

TEC-- 010030

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Groves, David G.

Griffin, James.

Hajiamiri, Sara.

Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development (Program)

Date of Transaction

20201206182205.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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