Water demand management and water conservation

Water demand management and conservation aims to conserve water quality and quantity by controlling demand. Effective policy requires an understanding of the worth of water and the actions surrounding its use. This involves the application of select incentives to promote the efficient and equitable use and allocation of water. Measures of water demand management and conservation are technological, behavioral, economic and institutional. Water demand management and conservation must combine appropriate measures while demonstrating a clear understanding of issues and constraints faced by the implementer and the constituents. Selected measures should address a broader water management strategy that clearly defines the human and financial costs, capacity of the institutions responsible and the resulting benefits of implementation.

Case Studies

Recovering water utility costs, a first in Egypt Mansoura, Egypt | April 4, 2002 A public water and wastewater utility in Daqahliya has become the first in Egypt to recover 100 percent of its operating and maintenance costs, making it one of the most efficient in the country. Learn more

CH2M HILL delivers water to the West Bank

After the storm, relief

Moroccans secure precious natural resource

Delivering tangible results in Puerto Rico

Fortifying a nation’s water revolution

Better management brings Indonesians more water

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