Permanent structural demand reduction: turf removal, pricing, rebates and water-culture programs
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Retire urban water demand permanently by running demand management as a standing institution with paid turf removal, tiered pricing, appliance and landscape codes, school and business programs, and continuous leak control. Las Vegas cut per-capita use 58% while adding 876,000 res
Zaragoza, Spain
SuccessECODES (Fundacion Ecologia y Desarrollo) with the City of Zaragoza · since 1996 · City
Zaragoza's "Water Saving City" program was launched in 1996 by ECODES (Fundacion Ecologia y Desarrollo) with the City of Zaragoza and EU LIFE funding. The program combined mass public awareness campaigns, a catalog of 5…
EU LIFE program funding plus the City of Zaragoza · 1 source
Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) · since 2002 · Region
Southern Nevada is the reference case for demand management run as a permanent institution rather than a crisis response. Since 2002, under pressure from the Colorado River's long-term decline, SNWA has built a standing…
SNWA ratepayer-funded rebate and conservation programs