Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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landscaping with drought tolerant species
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water savings irrigation practices in agriculture
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water reuse
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pressure management
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water audit
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public awareness campaigns.
The demand side management may be pursued for various reasons, including
postponding construction of new water or wastewater infrastructure; decreas-
ing operation and maintenance costs; and environmental impacts of increasing
withdrawals.
Demand-managed strategies applied around the world today can be grouped into
four categories based on the approach employed:
(i) technological
(ii) economic
(iii) institutional and
(iv) behavioral
In the urban sector, techniques include the following:
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escalating block rate tariffs
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promotion of water-wise industries
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water auditing
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water loss management
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retrofitting with water-saving devices
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informative billing
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water-wise gardening, and
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public awareness
In the agricultural water sector, techniques include the following:
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reduction/removing of pricing subsidies
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efficient/water-saving irrigation scheduling
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alternate furrow irrigation
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alternate wetting and drying of rice field
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soil drying during ripening of crop
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deficit irrigation
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adopting efficient irrigation method
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Soil water conservation measures
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Reducing evaporation
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mulching by various elements
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using super absorbents
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