Estimating commercial, industrial, and institutional water use on the basis of heated building area
27
Citation
6
Reference
10
Related Paper
Citation Trend
Abstract:
The commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) sectors are significant contributors to public water demand. To estimate CII water use, utilities historically have relied on water use coefficients that use the number of employees as the measure of size. However, it is difficult to obtain this information at a resolution fine enough to differentiate among individual water users and adequately evaluate water conservation options. To overcome these challenges, a methodology was developed to estimate CII water use through spatial, physical, and economic property‐based information publicly available from the Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR) for each of the 8.8 million parcels in the state. Water use data for 3,172 CII parcels were linked with FDOR data to develop average and peak water use coefficients normalized by heated building area. By estimating water use at the parcel level, the methodology provides baseline water use estimates essential to evaluating water conservation options.Keywords:
Water use
Baseline (sea)
Industrial water
Non-revenue water
Water use
Water consumption
Consumption
Water saving
Yard
Cite
Citations (51)
Baseline (sea)
Water use
Textile
Footprint
Textile industry
Carbon Footprint
Cite
Citations (9)
Water use
Cite
Citations (81)
The commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) sectors are significant contributors to public water demand. To estimate CII water use, utilities historically have relied on water use coefficients that use the number of employees as the measure of size. However, it is difficult to obtain this information at a resolution fine enough to differentiate among individual water users and adequately evaluate water conservation options. To overcome these challenges, a methodology was developed to estimate CII water use through spatial, physical, and economic property‐based information publicly available from the Florida Department of Revenue (FDOR) for each of the 8.8 million parcels in the state. Water use data for 3,172 CII parcels were linked with FDOR data to develop average and peak water use coefficients normalized by heated building area. By estimating water use at the parcel level, the methodology provides baseline water use estimates essential to evaluating water conservation options.
Water use
Baseline (sea)
Industrial water
Non-revenue water
Cite
Citations (27)
Availability of water is one of the key factors influencing the location of various industries at a given site. However, the importance of water to different industries does vary ranging from being an ingredient in the output of the firm, to that needed for sanitational purposes. As demand for water increases, competition for its use also does. This study examines the present level of water use, particularly the industrial use of water in Saskatchewan. Total water use is estimated at 677.5 thousand cubic decameter, of which only 3.4 percent is for industrial and commercial purposes. The industrial water use is projected to increase by about 95 percent of its present level by the year 2000. Different industries had different levels of water need. Higher level of water use was estimated for slaughtering and meat processing, poultry processing, flour and breakfast cereal industry, and vegetable oil mills.
Industrial water
Water use
Meat packing industry
Cite
Citations (0)
Water use
Water saving
Consumption
Water consumption
Cite
Citations (54)