Utilities

According to the EPA, effectively managing all aspects of operations is critical for all utilities, regardless of size or location, in order to ensure their long-term sustainability and to keep the communities they serve strong, safe, and sustainable. Resources available in this sub-theme include performance indicators for utilities, country-wide utility reviews, and water utility conference reports, among other resources that support sustainable utility management.

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Utilities Resources

Energy Management Consultation and Training Project (EMCAT): Demand-Side Management/Project Management -- Municipal Water Pumping: Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu), India -- Trip Report

Published: 
March 1, 1997
U.S. Agency for International Development
This demonstration project's components include water supply, municipal sewerage treatment, effluent treatment plant, road improvement, land development and telecommunications. In July 1995, USAlD approved twenty-five million dollars in finding support for the water supply and municipal...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Municipal Water Conservation in Jordan: Report of a Seminar

Published: 
February 25, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The scope of work included the development of an agenda for a seminar on water conservation practice which would address condition in Jordan with respect to water supply agencies.Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Water and Sustainability (Volume 3): U.S. Water Consumption for Power Production -- The Next Half Century

Published: 
January 1, 2002
Electric Power Research Institute
The objectives of this report are to identify major water-consuming power plant types, determine typical water consumption per unit of generation for each plant type, determine current generation and estimate future generation by power plant and cooling system type, and estimate future aggregate...Read more

Water and Sustainability (Volume 4): U.S. Electricity Consumption for Water Supply and Treatment -- The Next Century

Published: 
January 1, 2002
Electric Power Research Institute
The objectives of this study are to determine if there will be sufficient electricity available for providing fresh water and treating wastewater to satisfy the country's agricultural, power production, industrial, and drinking water needs, deterrmine typical electricity consumption per unit...Read more

Experiences from Multiple Use Water Systems in Nepal - A Case Study of Phulbari village of Syangja District

Published: 
November 29, 2011
iDE
iDE Nepal has developed the concept of MUS, which utilizes small spring water sources to meet both domestic and irrigation needs for vegetables. This paper details the outcome of a case study carried out in the Phulbari village in Syangja district and three small studies undertaken in three other...Read more
Regional focus: 
Nepal

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