Steven Piper

Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Hydropower Technical Services
Contact Information: (303) 445-2736, spiper@usbr.gov

Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program

Steven Piper began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2009 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2014 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topics Water Resource Data Analysis, Water Marketing and Water Operation Models and Decision Support Systems.

The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Steven Piper is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.

Use of the California Urban Water Conservation Council BMP datbase to evaluate water conservation method effectiveness

Project ID: 1408
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2014
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Effectiveness of Conservation Pricing in Reducing Water Demand, Evidence from Increasing Block Rate Structures

Project ID: 414
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2011 - 2013
Research Results: The Influence of Conservation Pricing and Other Non-Price Factors on Residential Water Demand (final, PDF, 730KB)

Effectiveness of Rebate Programs in Reducing Household and Commercial Water Use

Project ID: 1591
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2012
Research Results: The Influence of Rebates on the Purchase of and Willingness to Pay for Water Conservation Devices (final, PDF, 299KB)

Development of Techniques that are Acceptable for Measuring Municipal Water Values, Nonuse Values, Ecosystem Benefits, and Broad Public Benefits as Part of Alternative Evaluation In Feasibility Studies

Project ID: 7305
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2009
Research Results: Project Summary - Development of Techniques that are Acceptable for Measuring Municipal Water Values, Nonuse Values, Ecosystem Benefits, and Broad Public Benefits as Part of Alternative Evaluation In Feasibility Studies (final, PDF, 5KB)


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