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Given the increasing incidence of serious flooding in Europe in recent years it might seem odd to be addressing the problem of water conservation. However, recent economic prosperity has led to an increased per capita use of water for domestic and industrial use. The traditional approach to meeting increased demand is to augment supply. However, mobilising new resources involves ever higher costs. Allied to this is the concept of sustainability, which can be defined as 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. An important consideration of itself, sustainability forms a major part of the new EU water strategy outlined in the Water Framework Directive 2000, which member states have 3 years to transpose into national legislation. Therefore, the concept of water conservation and water saving technologies are set to play a major role in our lives. Increasing the rate of water efficiency requires a multi-dimensional approach that can be achieved by adopting alternative technologies. The application of these technologies is further facilitated by the growth in urbanization and the scale of change in demand patterns.

Over the past 15 years, water conservation in Denver has progressed from a radical idea that was ignored and postponed—and even scorned—to an integral part of planning for future water service. This paper documents the progress through a variety of reports, proposals, and critiques. Policies already adopted have reduced projected demand for the year 2010 by 10–15 percent, and future policies could reduce demand by as much again by setting price equal to marginal cost of new water. Adopted policies include metering single‐family houses, ascending block rates, offering rebates on 1.6‐gallon toilets, improving irrigation in city parks, and reusing some water. Adopting such policies reflects the perseverance and alternative analysis that environmentalists opposed to constructing of the Two Forks Dam have offered over the course of 10 years. Water savings of 25 percent could postpone major new supply projects indefinitely.

Water is essential to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), the main air transit hub for British Columbia. It is used heavily in both aircraft operations and providing services to the 19 million passengers that pass through YVR's gates each year. As water resources in southwestern British Columbia are predicted to become more stressed in years to come as a result of growing population and climate change, there is an impetus for the Vancouver Airport Authority to introduce water conservation programs. The research presented in this report examines various academic, government, and case study literature as well as interviews with Airport Authority employees to summarize the current state of water conservation initiatives at airports worldwide and provide preliminary recommendations to the Airport Authority on context-appropriate programs for YVR and its tenants. Adoption of these programs would provide benefits to the financial, environmental, and social sustainability of YVR as well as the many tenants who lease facilities from the Airport Authority. The recommendations found from the research are summarized below: Creation and implementation of programs to encourage water conservation among the airports tenants, including green leases mandating retrofits and consumption reductions, incentive programs, sustainability rating systems, and educational seminars. Installation of water monitors throughout airport and undertaking of a water audit to fully understand water use at YVR and create targets for future. Consistent monitoring of the water distribution network so that leaks and other inefficiencies can be quickly solved to prevent waste. Installation of high-efficiency water fixtures and appliances in bathrooms and kitchens throughout the airport and tenant facilities. Construction of systems to capture alternative sources of water such as rainwater for use in airport operations where water does not have to be potable. ; Arts, Faculty of ; Geography, Department of ; Unreviewed ; Undergraduate

Water utilities tend not to use prices to encourage conservation. Many utilities still use declining block rates. Even after switching to ascending blocks, however, some have hookup charges that amount to fixed charges of more than half the cost of water. Converting the hookup charge from aflat amount to an amount based on actual water use could lead to substantial savings in usage and cost. In Denver, where a hookup charge now is equivalent to $400 per year added to one's mortgage, the savings in usage that would result from a usage‐based hookup charge are estimated at between 9 and 32 percent of total use. A usage‐based hookup charge would substitute for a proposed dam costing more than $500 million. Structuring prices to control usage would be far simpler than implementing the conservation programs now being proposed in some water utilities, would result in lower water costs for anyone desiring lower costs, and would allow individuals to choose whether to conserve but require them to pay the costs of their decision.

Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography highlights freely-available online resources covering various aspects of soil and water conservation, and is designed to be a resource for conservation students and practitioners. The thirteen chapters in the annotated bibliography are grouped into four sections, including History and Fundamentals, Conservation Practices, Conservation Implementation, and Careers. Types of cited resources include extension bulletins, USDA NRCS conservation practice standards, and other government reports and resources. Cited resources are generally concise, easily read, and meant for general audiences. Annotations and images are used to provide context for each resource. Many contributors made Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography possible through their assistance with technical edits, outline development, identifying resources, or writing annotations. Chapter authors are experts and practitioners of soil and water conservation, or students of soil and water conservation who worked under the supervision of the editor, Colby Moorberg. The annotated bibliography is used as the primary text for Kansas State University's AGRON 635 – Soil and Water Conservation, which is taught by Moorberg. ; https://newprairiepress.org/ebooks/1030/thumbnail.jpg

Not Available ; THE EXTENT , MAGNITUDE AND CAUSES OF LAND DEGRADATION IN INDIA , THE STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF ARRESTING SOIL EROSION IN THE FIVE YEAR PLANS INCLUDING THE PROPOSAL IN EIGHTH FIVE YEAR PLAN HAVE BEEN REVIEWED IN THE PAPER. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CENTRAL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE , DEHRADUN IN DEVELOPING SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HILLY REGIONS, RAVINE REGIONS AND SEMI- ARID BLACK SOIL REGIONS AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BY WAY OF LAB- TO LAND PROGRAMMES AND OPERATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION RESEARCH PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES IN THE MICRO- WATERSHED PROGRAMME HAVE ALSO BEEN INDICATED IN THE PAPER ; Not Available