In 2020, the University of Houston received $24,228 from the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District’s Water Conservation Grant Program to fund a water conservation research project that quantified water savings from conservation practices in Northwest Houston through land-use based water modeling in ArcGIS for the City of Houston.
The University of Houston developed a model that explored land-use based water demand factors, including indoor versus outdoor use, and generated water conservation scenarios. This land-based model identified toilets, showers, and faucets (in multi- and single-family residential use) as the highest water demand end uses for the study area in northwest Houston.
Research findings were used by the City of Houston and presented to the City Council for updates to the Drought Contingency Plan. The project model was submitted to the ACS ES&T Water journal in 2022 and is awaiting a decision for publication.
Total Project Cost: $48,456
