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4. AAS_4134_Water_Use

Description

These data were retrieved to determine the variation in water requirements based on the station population at Casey. As such, these data were segmented into start/end dates where the population of the station was constant, thereby allowing for a consistent denominator

Below is a table which has been comma separated.

Indicator, Source, Method, Notes

Number of people on station, Plumbers log book kept in pump house at Casey station, Plumber counts number of tags on muster board, This method of person counting may be different to that used by station leaders. It is the only consistent place where this data is recorded on a daily basis

Water pumped, Plumbers log book kept in pump house at Casey station, Plumber reads water meter prior to pumping. Reading becomes end of previous day / start of next day, Apparent consumption can be determined by subtracting the start value from the end value. Note that an adjustment factor of 17% (reduction) was introduced in the apparent consumption calculations. The foundation for this adjustment is not well documented, but was anecdotally associated with the flow meter being too close to an elbow. However, this has not been included in this data; all data is raw.

Kitchen CW Meter, Kitchen cold water meter, Direct measurement. Data was only recorded for 2008 and 2011. "Daily Water figures 2008.xls" through to "Daily Water figures 2011.xls" supplied by plumbers on site (Chris Martin),All cold water to the kitchen flows through this meter.

Kitchen HW water meter, Kitchen hot water meter, Direct measurement. Data was only recorded for 2008 and 2011. "Daily Water figures 2008.xls" through to "Daily Water figures 2011.xls" supplied by AAD plumbers on site (Chris Martin),All hot water to the kitchen flows through this meter

Humidifier meter, Humidifier meter, Direct measurement. Data was only recorded for 2008 and 2011. "Daily Water figures 2008.xls" through to "Daily Water figures 2011.xls" supplied by AAD plumbers on site (Chris Martin), All water to the humidifiers in the old red shed flows through this.

Make up water, Plumbers log book kept in pump house at Casey station, Plumber reads water meter prior to pumping. Reading becomes end of previous day / start of next day, Not used in calculations.

Quality

The water pumped data are raw data from a water flow meter. A note in the plumbers logbook suggests that this flow meter values should be adjusted down by a factor of 17%. The source of this error cannot be verified. On site personnel at Casey station suggested that, because of the position of this flow meter relative to an elbow, that the flow meter could be reading too high.

Station population data was based on plumber logbooks, which is based on a method of counting tags on the muster board at Casey station. There is potential that this method of determining station population could be different to that of the station leader. There is potential for this data to conflict with SOE population data.

Access

These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Temporal Coverages

• Start date: 2015-02-05 - Stop date: 2015-02-22

Spatial Coverages

Science Keywords

• EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > WATER MANAGEMENT
• EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > WATER STORAGE
• EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > BUILDINGS
• EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > PIPELINES
• EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > WATER RESOURCES
• EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > WATER CHARACTERISTICS > POTABILITY

Use Constraints

This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4134_Water_Use when using these data.