Water Resources Update

Universities Council on Water Resources

Issue No. 114: Winter 1999

Management of Water Demand:

Unresolved Issues

Table of Contents

Management of Water Demand: Unresolved Issues by Ben Dziegielewski....................................................................................... 1

Realizing the Benefits From Water Conservation by William O. Maddaus .................................................................................... 8

Privatisation - A Help or a Hindrance in Managing Water Demand?  by David A. Howarth ..................................................... 18

Sustainable Water Pricing by Janice A. Beecher and Peter E. Shanaghan .................................................................................. 26

Pricing to Encourage Conservation: Which Price?  Which Rate Structure? by Jeffrey L. Jordan ......................................... 34

The Search for Acceptable Water Rates:  Research Needs and Possibilities by Jack C. Kiefer................................................ 38

The Role of Water Conservation in Watershed Management by Cindy Dyballa.......................................................................... 45

The Future of Water Conservation:  Challenges Ahead by Amy L. Vickers.................................................................................... 49

 Issue Editor:        Ben Dziegielewski
International Water Resources Association