Estimating the Value of Water-Use Efficiency in the Intermountain West

• Main Author: Groves, David G. (auth)
• Other Authors: Griffin, James (auth), Hajiamiri, Sara (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Environmental policy & protocols; Technology: general issues; Political Science; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report presents an economic framework for estimating a water agency's avoided costs and environmental benefits of increasing water-use efficiency. The report demonstrates this framework by evaluating the benefits of Denver Water's efficiency programs and utilizes an exploratory modeli...