Description
This article discusses tremendous opportunities for water supply and wastewater treatment authorities to contribute to long-term CO<sub>2</sub> emissions reductions through better water resource management. With theseopportunities also comes an enormousresponsibility to find a balanceamong energy efficiency, waterresource management, and CO<sub>2</sub> emissionreductions. This balance isunique to each municipal water providerand depends on numerous factors.This article examinesthree components of the water energylink: subregionalenergy generation; water resourceavailability; and, distribution systemupgrades and conservation programs.By using examples from threemunicipal water supply authorities(Chicago, Illinois; Arvada, Colorado; andJames City County, Virginia) with markedly different geographical and waterresource situations, variations in needand the potential for water conservationand CO<sub>2</sub> emission reduction is demonstrated. Includes 9 references, figures.
Product Details
- Edition:
- Vol. 102 – No. 2
- Published:
- 02/01/2010
- Number of Pages:
- 4
- File Size:
- 1 file , 550 KB
- Note:
- This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
