Meeting Peak Demands at Milwaukee

Abstract

air conditioning; another is the more generous use of water for bathing and other domestic requirements, especially on a hot day ; the principal contributor to peak demand, however at least, in Milwaukee, Wis. is the use of water for lawn sprinkling. In the last three decades there has been a very decided movement of the population from the central, congested parts of the city to the outskirts. Invariably, the newer homes are being built on larger lots with more expansive lawns. Keeping them green during protracted dry spells has resulted in a demand for water at rates taxing the capacity of the utility. These peak demands do not occur very often, and the total amount of water for lawn sprinkling is not a large percentage of the total yearly use, but 50 per cent of plant capacity is required for this use, even though the revenue received for all of the water