Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Industries, Businesses, Farms
An engineer and water resources consultant, Vickers has written  a comprehensive, nontechnical handbook on water use and  efficiency measures for homeowners, businesses, farmers, and  industries. The first chapter outlines ten key planning steps to  a successful conservation program, such as goals, incentives,  benefits and costs, and evaluation. The chapter on efficiency  measures for residential and domestic water use is packed with  charts and tables detailing how changing to high-efficiency  clothes washers, water-efficient dishwashers, and low-volume  toilets, showerheads, and faucets saves both water and money.  Efficiency measures for landscape water use include native and  low-water-use plants, irrigation scheduling, and the use of  mulches. The section on industrial, commercial, and  institutional water measures covers laundromats, swimming pools,  cooling and heating systems, and zoos, while efficiency measures  for agriculture include drip irrigation, tailwater reuse, surge  valves, and canal management. Among the useful appendixes are a  list of web addresses of conservation organizations, a table for  calculating water-cost savings based on volume of use, sample  worksheets for water audits for a residence, an irrigational  setting, and an industrial/ commercial/institutional setting.  The attractive layout includes numerous charts, photographs, and  sidebars containing useful data, and a glossary of terms and a  detailed index complete the work. This is a clear, concise, and  well-written work for all audience levels on a topic that will  be of interest to academic, public, and special libraries. It  may be a bit pricey, but it will be the definitive work on this  topic. Eva Lautemann, Georgia Perimeter Coll., ClarkstonCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.