University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Creation and Application of Community Scale Water Budgets

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Research Lab

Content Files
20100421-USArmyCorpEngineers.mp4
20100421-USArmyCorpEngineers.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/106709

Description

Title
Creation and Application of Community Scale Water Budgets
Author(s)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Research Lab
Issue Date
2010-04-21
Keyword(s)
  • water efficiency
  • water footprint
Date of Ingest
  • 2020-04-06T19:08:58Z
  • 2020-09-09T19:19:09Z
Abstract
How do we measure the sustainability of community's water use and supply? Using an army base, Fort Bliss, in drought-prone West Texas as a case study, we tailored a regional water balance model to track the water budgets at the community scale. Planners can adapt their budget analysis to different scales for counties, cities, universities, etc. The study collects readily available data for significant water sources and uses, including water utilities, irrigation districts, dam operators and regulators and the USGS. The methodology sums these data to show current availability and then considers population forecasts, water development plans and environmental variables to form a number of user friendly future scenarios as policy making tools.
Series/Report Name or Number
Sustainable Seminar Series
Type of Resource
  • text
  • still image
Genre of Resource
presentation/lecture/speech
Language
en
Permalink
  • https://youtu.be/wh6ctzZu5cI
  • http://hdl.handle.net/2142/106709

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ISTC Sustainability Seminar Series PRIMARY