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Determinants of Residential Water Convservation: The Case of Salt Lake City, Utah

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  • Eric Coleman
  • Terry Glover

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This study evaluates the effectiveness of demand-side water conservation policies in Salt Lake City, Utah for the years 1999 to 2002. We add to the existing residential water demand literature by exploring panel estimation techniques with disaggregated household level data. Alternative policies used to induce water conservation are discussed based on estimates of demand schedule parameters. We find that public conservation campaigns have had negligible impacts on the city’s water use. There have been, however, statistically significant reductions in consumption due to price changes despite minimal price increases. Our findings should enable local and state policymakers to better assess the tradeoffs of alternative conservation programs.

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  • Eric Coleman & Terry Glover, 2004. "Determinants of Residential Water Convservation: The Case of Salt Lake City, Utah," Working Papers 2004-13, Utah State University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:usu:wpaper:2004-13
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