MIL-HDBK-1165
GSA.
IWRAPS.
Installation Water Resources Analysis and Planning
System.
kPa.
KiloPascals.
Low Cost/No Cost. Water conservation measures that can be
implemented with little or no additional costs. Projects with
total costs below ,000.
lpc.
liters per cycle.
lpd.
liters per day.
Lpf.
liters per flush.
Lpm.
liters per minute.
Make-up. Water added to an existing system, usually in a
continuous stream, in order to compensate for losses in the
system, such as blowdown or bleed-off.
Marginal Cost. This is the amount of money that additional water
demand will add to your bill, or the amount your bill will be
reduced by removing water demand.
Once Through Systems. Cooling systems which utilize water, in a
single pass system, as the cooling agent.
PMB.
Plastic Media Blasting.
Prioritization Survey. A survey performed at the agency level to
assess the overall picture of water use and losses within DoD.
It targets installations for further investigation, identifies
any exempt facilities, and establishes highest priority
facilities for water audits.
psi.
pounds per square inch.
RO.
Reverse osmoses.
Supply Management. Management strategies that are independent of
the water user and which can be centrally managed by the public
works office. They improve water efficiency and reduce
unaccounted-for-water losses in the distribution system.
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