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- Title
Historical trends of residential water use in California: Effects of droughts and conservation policies.
- Authors
Lee, Juhee; Nemati, Mehdi; Dinar, Ariel
- Abstract
Conservation efforts to reduce residential water use have a long history in California. This article examines residential water use changes, measured by gallons per capita per day (GPCD), using a comprehensive monthly panel dataset of California's public water agencies during 1994–2019. We find that, on average, GPCD was reduced by 34% in 2019 when compared to 1994 levels. Controlling for the region, water source, and water agency characteristics suggest significant differences in policy performance. The differential effectiveness of conservation policies indicates a need to consider policy differentiation based on the agencies' objective and subjective conditions.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; WATER use; DROUGHTS; CALIFORNIA state history; PER capita
- Publication
Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, 2022, Vol 44, Issue 1, p511
- ISSN
2040-5790
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aepp.13149