Household Water Usage and Irrigation Practices
Vol. 2016 No. 9, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2016 No. 9

Household Water Usage and Irrigation Practices: FE996/FE996, 9/2016

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe996-2016
Published 2016-11-09
Hayk Khachatryan
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-5236
Alicia Rihn
University of Tennessee
Michael Dukes
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-5968
A coiled water hose awaiting use in UF's Fifield Garden. UF/IFAS Photo: Tyler Jones.
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Landscapes and Water Conservation
Water Conservation
FE996

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Khachatryan, Hayk, Alicia Rihn, and Michael Dukes. 2016. “Household Water Usage and Irrigation Practices: FE996 FE996, 9 2016”. EDIS 2016 (9). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe996-2016.
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Water pollution and drought in the United States have made water scarcity a widespread concern. Currently, residential consumers account for most urban water use, and meaningful programs that lead to water conservation rely on a comprehensive understanding of how consumers use water inside and outside their homes. This 5-page fact sheet outlines University of Florida researchers’ assessments of current US household indoor and outdoor water use to assist policy makers and researchers with creating incentives for homeowners to conserve water. Written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, and Michael Dukes, and published by the Department of Food and Resource Economics, September 2016.

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