Future of Army Water Studies

Abstract

Water Challenges: Energy/water nexus, Balancing supply with demand, Aging infrastructure, Complex water rights issues, Cost versus price imbalance, Water quality degradation. The Army is assessing 30-year water supply and demand for a sample of Army installations. The study was initiated in 2009 at Fort Bliss, TX and Fort Bragg, NC. It is now being applied to 10 domestic and 3 overseas installations. General observations: We need the installation of more water meters; Water rights may be limiting factors for some installations; Climate change will exacerbate scarcity in arid regions and affect availability in historically wet regions; We need an aggressive leak detection program and regional solutions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA564255

Entities

People

  • Marc Kodack

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Detection
  • Energy
  • Energy Security
  • Environment
  • Gap Analysis
  • Hot Water
  • Information Operations
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Pilot Studies
  • Security
  • Water
  • Water Conservation
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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