Forecasting Water Use on Fixed Army Installations within the Contiguous United States.
Abstract
This dissertation ascertains the status of selected water planning activities on Army installations and explores the possibility of integrating available data, measurement techniques and water use forecasting concepts into an improved water requirement model for operative consideration by Army installation planners and managers. The first study question was concerned with gathering and analyzing information that would provide a broad perspective on what installation planners are doing to prepare for potential water supply problems expected to occur by the turn of this century. Analysis of average costs for water utility operations, maintenance and repair established that combined average costs are increasing significantly in real dollars and are likely to continue to rise, particularly on posts where aging system components will need replacement. Existing procedures and planning practices of 86 installations were assessed and the results indicate that better planning guidelines are needed in three areas: water requirement forecasting, water shortage contingency planning and procedural assessment of potential water conservation measures. The second research question focused on the formulation of an improved planning method to estimate installation peacetime water requirements. Analysis of the total building gross floor areas of all structures on an Army post determined that three statistically significant sectors of water use composed of groups of specific building categories can be identified: a community service and support sector; a military activity sector; and a research and utility support sector.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 22, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA145739
Entities
People
- J. F. Langowski Jr