- Author
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Baratz, B.
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Wachter, B. J.
- Title
- Water Resources Planning in Urban Development.
- Coporate
- WAPORA, Inc., Washington, DC
- Report
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W72-02294
October 1971
151 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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planning
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water supply
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fire flow
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regulations
- Identifiers
- urban renewal; water demand; water users; city planning; long-term planning; multiple-purpose projects; optimum development plans; recreational demand; area redevelopment; zoning; local governments; water rates
- Abstract
- The study covered a detailed investigation of water resource planning in the Southwest Urban Renewal Project of Washington, DC. This entailed consideration of institutional, financial, and recreational aspects of water resources as well as engineering details. A recent systems methodology available for computing water requirements in urban areas was utilized as a means of testing its validity in the Southwest project. From a comprehensive survey, additional cities with extensive urben renewal activity were selected and visited. Data from these cities were compared to Washington, DC information. The results were incorporated into a series of guidelines for both urban and utilities planners. Some of the areas identified as needing further consideration include: (1) Greater exposure of utility engineers to the systems engineering studies for metropolitan water planning; (2) Greater attention to recreational aspects of water resources planning; (3) Reconciliation of the difference between urban renewal and city planning personnel; (4) Examination of fire flow requirements for urban renewal projects; (5) Consideration of alternative methods of using non-potable water for such pruposes as sprinkling, toilet flushing, fire requirements, etc. Although urban renewal does not represent an engineering challenge for water supply, further attention is needed to ascertain what efficiencies and economies might be effected by more detailed attention to planning inner-city renewal.