Top Highlights

• To be successful, WDM also requires the development of new management techniques and structures, the use of decentralized technologies, and a change in user attitudes and behaviour.
• There are three important aspects to the successful implementation of water conservation programmes: appropriate staffing, sufficient financial resources and sufficient time to achieve results
• Flat-rate charges provide no incentive to conserve water and indeed encourage a wasteful approach to use. In contrast metering can reduce water consumption by between 20% and 45% overall and is seen by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as the single most effective measure to encourage efficiency and reduce water use ...
• Pricing must achieve two things, reflect the full cost of supplying water and penalize excessive consumption. To achieve this, all supplies must be metered.
• Conventional water planning has largely isolated the engineer and planner from the other stakeholders, including the consumer, creating a spiral of increasing demand.