Water Demand Management
(see Water Management below)
Water Conservation:
Globally, water conservation means limiting or modifying the use of water by human beings, so that our use of water does not cause fluctuations of water quantity and water quality within any cycle beyond those fluctuations caused by natural events (Imberger, J. 1997) within the time-scale of human history. The definition applies to both global and local water cycles, to sources, reservoirs and sinks (Sturman, J. et.al., 2004).
Water Use Efficiency:
Water Use Efficiency is the complement of water conservation. In this case the quantity and quality of the water source is specified (likewise for the discharge or sink). The aim is to maximise the social, economic and environmental benefits from the given quantity and quality of water (Sturman, J. et.al., 2004).
Water Management:
Water management is concerned with water source investigation, water allocation and pricing and water source protection and, when protection has not succeeded, putting into practice remedial actions (Sturman, J. et.al., 2004).
Water Auditing:
Water Auditing is the discipline with quantifying water usage. It provides the means to develop precision in schemes for water conservation, water use efficiency and water management (Sturman, J. et.al., 2004).
