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<br />"0896 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Westerners recognize the paramount importance of storage as <br /> <br />a means of water conservation. The history of water development <br /> <br />in the West has been well documented. With the exception of a <br /> <br />brief discussion of some innovative supply-side measures, this <br /> <br />paper focuses on the demand-side of water conservation. Unless <br /> <br />otherwise specified, hereafter water conservation will be used <br />to connote more efficient use. <br /> <br />Within this context, the objective of water conservation <br /> <br />measures appear to be three-fold: First, it may bring about <br /> <br />permanent water use reductions. Second, it can reduce demand <br /> <br />during emergencies such as drought. Third; it can facilitate the <br /> <br />management of peak water use needs. The latter is not directly <br /> <br />addressed in this paper. <br /> <br />Overall, there appears to be a good geal of room for increasing <br /> <br />. <:teL'" {;~ <br />efficiency in water use, but ~tsr ~r~~."a~n opportunities are <br /> <br />difficult to quantify due to their complex localized impacts. The <br /> <br />desirability of conservation initiatives must be evaluated on a <br /> <br />case-by-case basis. In some instances, potential "savings" of <br /> <br />10% to 30% (and perhaps more) may exist given present municipal, <br /> <br />industrial and agricultural uses. However, increased efficiency <br /> <br />is not synonymous with water "savings." <br /> <br />~ <br />':>, <br />