Revenue Instability and Conservation Rate Structures

Provides guidelines and mechanisms to help utility managers forecast and analyze revenue and cash flow impacts from conservation programs. Research partner: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Published in 1996.

The chief objectives of this project were to enhance understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the various approaches to short-term water demand forecasting and to provide practical...

Assesses the impact of price and non-price variables upon municipal water consumption. Presents a model of municipal consumption and statistically compares data from several metropolitan areas. Provides recommendations...