Synopsis
For drought response or long-term water shortage solutions, here is the first and only comprehensive and authoritative handbook on water use and efficiency measures for professionals and others concerned about efficient water use. Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Businesses, Industries, Farms by noted water conservation expert and engineer Amy Vickers is a 464-page handbook (8.5 x 11) that describes water use characteristics, water audit steps, and over 100 efficiency measures for homes, landscapes, industries, businesses, and farms. The book provides estimated water savings and related benefits (including energy savings) and costs for the measures and offers many case studies. The book includes over 175 fact-filled tables, charts and photos, as well as eight appendices, a full glossary and an index. This definitive and state-of-the-art reference on water use, conservation, and efficiency measures is a must have for all professionals concerned with efficient water use and management managers, planners, engineers, architects, academicians, consultants, policymakers, landscapers, irrigators, builders, and conservationists.
About the Author
AMY VICKERS is a nationally recognized water conservation and efficiency expert, engineer, and author of the award-winning Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Businesses, Industries, Farms. Ms. Vickers wrote the national water efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures that were adopted under the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 1992, a measure that will save an estimated 6 to 9 billion gallons of water daily in the U.S. by 2020. As president of Amy Vickers & Associates, Inc., an independent consulting and research practice based in Amherst, MA, Ms. Vickers has advised over 100 public and private water utilities, organizations and private industries across the U.S., Canada, England, South Africa and the Middle East. She has authored over 60 articles and professional papers. Known for her original and independent views, Ms. Vickers is a sought after public speaker who has been interviewed and quoted by The New York Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, CNN, NPR and other media. She serves on the Board of Directors of the national nonprofit Alliance for Water Efficiency. Education: M.S., Engineering, Dartmouth College; B.A., Philosophy, New York University. Ms. Vickers is an active member of the American Water Works Association.
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