Understanding Residential Water Use in Logan and Providence, Utah Using Detailed Water End Use Data
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
3-29-2022 4:15 PM
End Date
3-29-2022 7:00 PM
Description
Urbanization, climate change, aging infrastructure, and the cost of delivering water to residential customers make it vital that we achieve a higher efficiency in the management of urban water resources. In the last decade, several detailed water end use monitoring studies have been proposed to advance water demand management and promote conservation. Recently, a team of researchers at USU collected and analyzed a high temporal resolution (4 -second) dataset for 31 single family residential properties in Logan and Providence, Utah. We used water end use events extracted from the high temporal resolution dataset to examine indoor and outdoor residential water use at the household level. We identified and classified end uses of water for each property and analyzed monthly water use records to understand how water use varies for users at different levels of consumption. Our results indicate that indoor water use is influenced more by the frequency of use than by the characteristics of water using fixtures. Additionally, we observed variations in indoor water use volume, timing, and distribution of end uses at properties with longer data collection periods. We illustrate opportunities to conserve water indoors and outdoors through adoption of more efficient fixtures and promoting conservation behaviors.
Understanding Residential Water Use in Logan and Providence, Utah Using Detailed Water End Use Data
Logan, UT
Urbanization, climate change, aging infrastructure, and the cost of delivering water to residential customers make it vital that we achieve a higher efficiency in the management of urban water resources. In the last decade, several detailed water end use monitoring studies have been proposed to advance water demand management and promote conservation. Recently, a team of researchers at USU collected and analyzed a high temporal resolution (4 -second) dataset for 31 single family residential properties in Logan and Providence, Utah. We used water end use events extracted from the high temporal resolution dataset to examine indoor and outdoor residential water use at the household level. We identified and classified end uses of water for each property and analyzed monthly water use records to understand how water use varies for users at different levels of consumption. Our results indicate that indoor water use is influenced more by the frequency of use than by the characteristics of water using fixtures. Additionally, we observed variations in indoor water use volume, timing, and distribution of end uses at properties with longer data collection periods. We illustrate opportunities to conserve water indoors and outdoors through adoption of more efficient fixtures and promoting conservation behaviors.