2015 Urban Water Demand Roundtable: Bringing Together the Best in Current Research and Applications
February 9-10, 2015 | Residence Inn Downtown Tempe | Tempe, Arizona
Urban water demand has become a leading issue for utilities across the country. After many years of increasing water demand, most utilities in the U.S. were caught off guard by a steady decline in water demand over the last decade.
Though reductions in per capita demand has been a goal of most utilities for several decades, the recent declines in water demand have generated a number of unanticipated issues ranging from revenue declines to water quality problems. Further the explanation for exactly why demands have declined remain elusive for many utilities, which has spurred an significant amount of research being some both by the utilities and academic research centers.
In many cases preconceived ideas about their customers behavior towards water demands are proving not to be true, and the factors driving reduction in demand vary widely between utilities.
To help professionals and academics engaged in water demand research to share their leading edge results, in 2012, DCDC organized the Urban Water Demand Roundtable (UWDR) as an event at which academic and professional researchers could share and discuss their research and begin to form partnerships around emerging research needs. The UWDR events were held in 2012, 2013, and 2015 and the results of these events can be found on DCDC’s web site.
Steering Committee
Bruce Flory, Seattle Public Utilities
Doug Frost, City of Phoenix Water Services Department
Michael Hanemann, Department of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business, ASU
Maureen Hodgins, Water Research Foundation
Peter Mayer, Water Demand Management
Ray Quay, Decision Center for a Desert City, ASU
Kerry Smith, Department of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business, ASU
Doug Toy, City of Chandler Water Services
Dave White, Decision Center for a Desert City, ASU
Sponsors
Decision Center for a Desert City, ASU
Water Research Foundation
City of Phoenix Water Services Department
City of Chandler Water Services
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Hazen and Sawyer
Roundtable Program
Monday, February 9, 2015
7:30 Gather and Breakfast
8:30 Welcome
9:30 Lightning Talks
- Doug Frost, City of Phoenix [presentation]
- Ray Quay, Arizona State University [presentation]
- Maureen Hodgins, Water Research Foundation [presentation]
- Shazeen Attari, Indiana University [presentation]
- Christa Brelsford, Santa Fe Institute [presentation]
- Danny Brent, Monash University [presentation]
- Miguel Morales, University of Florida
- Roundtable Discussion
10:30 Break
10:45 Session 1: Water Demand and Human Behavior
- Joseph Cook, University of Washington [presentation]
- Klaus Moeltner, Virginia Tech University [presentation]
- Laura Taylor, North Carolina State University
- Roundtable Discussion
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Presentations
- Margaret Hunter, American Water
- Vlada Kenniff, New York City Department of Environmental Protection [presentation]
- Roundtable Discussion
1:15 Session 2: Outdoor Water Demand
- Bryan Bollinger, Duke University [presentation]
- Allison Lassiter, University of California, Berkeley [presentation]
- Roundtable Discussion
2:15 Session 3: Outdoor Water Demand
- Peter Mayer, Water Demand Management [presentation]
- Ben Ruddell, Arizona State University [presentation]
- Gary Woodard, Montgomery & Associates [presentation]
- Bill Zimmerman, Tacoma Water [presentation]
- Roundtable Discussion
3:30 Break
3:45 Session 4: ICI
- Jack Kiefer, Hazen and Sawyer [presentation]
- Dave Bracciano, Tampa Bay Water [presentation]
- Doug Toy, City of Chandler
- Roundtable Discussion
6:00pm Reception and dinner at Z’Tejas. Engage in participant discussion of the day’s activities and areas of collaboration. Looking ahead at day two. Participants will be asked for their input on future collaborations and the 4th Urban Water Demand Roundtable.
Roundtable Program
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
7:30 Gather and Breakfast
8:00 Session 5: Phoenix Research
- Darren Sversvold, City of Phoenix
- David Keen, Keen Independent Research LLC [presentation]
- Eddie Wilcut, Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. [presentation]
- Bill Hoffman, H.W. (Bill) Hoffman & Associates, LLC [presentation]
- Jamie Campbell, City of Phoenix [presentation]
- Roundtable Discussion
9:20 Session 6: Outdoor Demand
- Michael Dukes, University of Florida [presentation]
- Mike Hollis, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California [presentation]
- Mitch Horrie, Denver Water [presentation]
- Roundtable Discussion
10:35 Break
10:45 Session 7: Outdoor Demand
- James Heaney, University of Florida [presentation]
- Michael Price, Georgia State University [presentation]
- Kent Sovocool, Southern Nevada Water Authority [presentation]
- Roundtable Discussion
12:00 Closing Summary
12:30 Lunch on your own
2:00 Informal Topical Discussions
4:00 Close
Residence Inn Downtown Tempe
Conveniently located near Arizona State University-Tempe campus and Sky Harbor International Airport, Residence Inn Downtown Tempe is our partner in providing meeting space and lodging for workshop participants. The Tempe Transportation Center is also located at Veterans Way and College and offers light rail, bus, and shuttle transportation. Alternatively, Residence Inn Downtown Tempe provides free shuttle service to and from the hotel. Contact them at (480) 968-3451 to arrange a pick-up time.