Residential Demand Study

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This project will investigate the changes in Single Family Residential (SFR) water use that underlie declines in water demand and estimate rates of future changes. Results will be compiled into a dynamic planning model that supports sensitivity analysis to help identify key unknowns. The planning model will also accommodate scenario testing to address various questions, such as, “How low could demand go?” or, “What might be the consequences if some impacts of the recession are permanent?” Although the project will focus on changes within the existing SFR housing stock, a qualitative examination of future new housing characteristics also will be performed.

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