Sipping at the Straw: Planning for Sustainable Water Supplies for U.S. Army Installations

Abstract

Water Challenges: energy/water nexus, balancing supply with demand, aging infrastructure, complex water rights issues, cost versus price imbalance, and water quality degradation. The Army is assessing the 30-year water supply and demand for a sample of Army installations. The study was initiated in 2009 at Fort Bliss, TX and at 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; and 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
ADA564344

Entities

People

  • Marc Kodack

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkalies
  • Bases (Chemistry)
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Energy Security
  • Environment
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Supply Chain
  • Water
  • Water Conservation
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design