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» Water Conservation Essential, Everglades Restoration Overseer Says
1/7/12 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
After three days of serious discussions about the science, politics and litigation of cleaning, moving and storing water needed to restore the River of Grass, the Everglades Coalition's annual conference ended with lively debate on water co..

» Maximum Performance (MaP) Issues December 2011 Newsletter High-Lighting Recent Toilet Fixture Testing
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» Florida Section AWWA Roy W. Likins Scholarship Awarded to Miguel Morales
12/8/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
The Florida Section American Water Works Association annually awards eligible students pursuing a degree relating to the drinking water industry with the Roy W. Likins Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded in both undergraduate and graduate..

» Bob Graham: Florida lawmakers 'reversed 40 years of Florida's progress in water and land conservation'
12/1/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
TALLAHASSEE — Surrounded by environmental officials who served under previous governors, former Gov. Bob Graham forcefully urged Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday to reverse the environmental damage done by lawmakers in the last legislative..

» Lad Daniels: Retooled St. Johns district is stronger, more focused
11/27/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
It is a pivotal time of change and evolution for all five of Florida's water management districts. As the incoming chairman of the St. Johns River Water Management District's Governing Board, I am inspired by all of the opportunities ahead ..

» Precious Water, Part 2: Utilities, water districts join to map Florida future
11/27/11 10:00 from Conserve Florida Water News
The state's most-powerful water bureaucrats and the Orlando area's biggest water utilities have met several times this year, in near-secrecy, in an attempt to dole out the last drops of cheap, clean and highly coveted water from the giant F..

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Professional Publications and Presentations

 

Publications

Journals

Friedman, K. Heaney, J., Morales, M. and R. Switt. 2011. Water Use and Demand
  Management Options for the Multi-family Residential Sector. Proc. Florida Section of AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, December.PDF
Friedman, K., Heaney, J.P., Morales, M. and J. Palenchar. 2011. Water Demand Management
  Optimization Methodology. Journal of the American Water Works Association, Vol. 103, No. 9. PDF
Friedman, K. and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Water Loss Management: Conservation Option in
  Florida�s Urban Water Systems. Florida Water Resources Journal, August. PDF
Heaney, J., Switt, R., Friedman, K., Morales, M. and K. Riley. 2011. Overview of EZ Guide for
  Water Conservation Evaluations. Florida Water Resources Journal, September. PDF
Morales, M., Friedman, K, and J. Heaney. 2011. Evaluation of Restroom and Irrigation
  Best Management Practices in the Commercial and Institutional Sectors. Proc. Florida Section of AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, December. PDF
Morales, M., Heaney, J.P., Friedman, K. and J. Martin. 2011. Estimating Commercial, Industrial, and
  Institutional Water Use on the Basis of Heated Building Area. Journal American Water Works Association, Vol. 103, No.6. PDF
Morales, M. and J.P. Heaney. 2010. Predominant Commercial Sectors in Florida
  and their Water Use Patterns. Florida Water Resources Journal, August. PDF
Palenchar, J., Friedman, K. and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Reuse and Private Wells to Offset
  Irrigation with Potable Water in Urban Water Systems. Florida Watershed Journal, December. URL

Proceedings

Cornejo, C., Friedman, K., Heaney, J., and R. Switt. 2010. Pre-Population and Calibration of
  the EZ Guide 2. Proc. Florida Section of AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, December. PDF
Cornejo, C. Heaney, J.P. and L. Walker. 2009. Evolution of the Guide as a Tool to Develop
  Goal-Based Water Conservation Plans in Florida. Proc. Florida Section of AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, December. PDF
Friedman, K. and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Validity of Water Audit and Water Loss Evaluations
  for Florida. Proc. Florida Section of AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, December. PDF
Heaney, J.P., Friedman, K., Morales, M. and R. Switt. 2010. Water Conservation Evaluations Within
  the Context of Regional Water Supply Planning in Florida. FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Heaney, J.P., Friedman, K., Morales, M. and J. Palenchar. 2010. Water Conservation Evaluations
  within the Context of Regional Water Supply Planning in Florida. FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Morales, M., and J.P. Heaney. 2010. Estimating Non-residential Water Use with Publicly
  Available Databases. ASCE/EWRI World Water Congress, Providence, RI. PDF
Morales, M., Martin, J. and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Methods for Estimating Commercial,
  Industrial, and Institutional Water Use. Proc. Florida Section of AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, December. Winner of best paper award for this Conference PDF
Palenchar, J., Friedman, K. and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Hydrograph Separation of Indoor and
  Outdoor Billed Water Use in Florida�s Single Family Residential Sector. Proc. Florida Section of AWWA Fall Conference, Orlando, December. PDF

University of Florida Theses

Friedman, K. 2009. Evaluation of Indoor Urban Water Use and Water Loss Management as
  Conservation Options in Florida. M.E. Thesis, Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences, U. of Florida, Gainesville, FL PDF
Morales, M. 2010. Parcel-level Methodology for Estimating Commercial,
  Industrial, and Institutional Water Use. M.E. Thesis, Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences, U. of Florida, Gainesville, FL PDF
Palenchar, J. 2009. Trends in Irrigation Use of Potable Water by the Single Family
  Residential Sector in Alachua County, Florida. M.E. Thesis, Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences, U. of Florida, Gainesville, FL PDF

Poster Presentations

Friedman, K. and J.P. Heaney. 2010. Indoor Water Conservation Planning for single Family Homes.
  Water Institute Symposium, U. of Florida, Gainesville.
Morales, M. and J.P. Heaney. 2010. Estimating Non-residential Water Use within a Water Budget.
  Water Institute Symposium, U. of Florida, Gainesville. PDF
Palenchar, J. and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Targeting Residential Irrigation for Conservation.
  Water Institute Symposium, U. of Florida, Gainesville.

Slideshow Presentations

Cornejo, C. and J.P. Heaney. 2010. EZ Guide: A Water Conservation Planning Tool for Florida.
  2nd UF Water Institute Symposium, Gainesville, FL PDF
Cornejo, C. and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Guide Evolution. Water Conservation Symposium, FSAWWA
  Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Friedman, K., Cornejo, C., Heaney, J.P. and R. Switt. 2010. Pre-Population and Calibration
  of EZ Guide 2. FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Friedman, K., Heaney, J.P., Morales, M. and R. Switt. 2010. Water Use and Demand Management
  Options for the Multi-Family Residential Sector. FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Friedman, K. and R. Switt. 2010. Overview of the Conserve Florida Clearinghouse
  EZ Guide. FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Friedman, K. 2009. EZ-Guide 2.0 Beta: Historical Water Budget-Single Family Residential
  Indoor Water Usage. Water Conservation Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Friedman, K., and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Validity of Water Audit and Water Loss Evaluations for
  Florida. Water Conservation Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Heaney, J., Switt, R., Friedman, K., Morales, M. and K. Riley. 2011. Conserve Florida Water
  Clearinghouse Overview and Demonstration of New Online EZ Guide. Presentation to Clearinghouse Sponsors and Steering Committee, Orlando, FL. PDF
Heaney, J.P., Friedman, K., Morales, M. and J. Palenchar. 2010. Water Conservation Evaluations
  within the Context of Regional Water Supply Planning in Florida. FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Heaney, J.P. 2010. Water Conservation and Reuse in Future Cities. Proc. Water Environment.
  Federation Cities of the Future 2010 Conference, Cambridge, MA, March. PDF
Heaney, J.P., Cornejo, C., Friedman, K., Morales, M., Palenchar, J., Switt, R., Riley, K.
  and E. Beery. 2010. Cyberinfrastructure for Demand Side Management of Urban Water. 2nd UF Water Institute Symposium, Gainesville, FL PDF
Heaney, J.P. 2009. Water Savings Rates for Urban Water Conservation BMPs.
  Water Conservation Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Heaney, J.P. 2009. Sustainable Urban Water Infrastructure Systems. Invited Plenary
  Presentation, Urban Water Management; Issues and Opportunities, 2009 Universities Council on Water Resources Conference, Chicago, IL, July. PDF
Heaney, J.P. 2009. Economic Efficiency and Equity Aspects of Sustainable Urban Water. PDF
  Infrastructure. Grand Environmental Challenges Conference, Association of Environmental Engineering Sciences Professor, U. of Iowa, Iowa City. IA, July.
Heaney, J.P. 2009. Sustainable Urban Water Infrastructure Systems. Invited Plenary. PDF
  Presentation, Urban Water Management; Issues and Opportunities, 2009 Universities Council on Water Resources Conference, Chicago, IL, July.
Heaney, J.P. 2009. Urban Stormwater Management in 2050. ASCE World Environmental. PDF
  and Water Resources Congress 2009, Kansas City, MO, May.
Heaney, J.P. 2009. Overview of Conserve Florida Water Clearinghouse. Invited. PDF
  Presentation, Regional Water Conservation Policy Summit, Sarasota, FL, April.
Morales, M., Heaney, J.P., Friedman, K. and J. Martin. 2011. Estimating Commercial, Industrial, and
  Institutional Water Use on the Basis of Heated Building Area. Proc. American Water Works Association Water Conservation Symposium, Orlando, FL. MarchPDF
Morales, M., Friedman, K. and J.P. Heaney. 2010. Estimating Water End-Use Devices
  in the Commercial and Institutional Sectors. FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Morales, M., and J.P. Heaney. 2010. Estimating Non-residential Water Use with Publicly
  Available Databases. ASCE/EWRI World Water Congress, Providence, RI. PDF
Morales, M., and J.P. Heaney. 2010. Estimating and Projecting Commercial, Industrial,
  and Institutional Water Use. WaterSmart Innovations, Las Vegas, NV. PDF
Morales, M. 2009. EZ-Guide 2.0 Beta: Live Demo ABC Case Study. Water Conservation
  Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Morales, M., Martin, J., and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Methods for Estimating Commercial, Industrial
  and Institutional Water Use. Water Conservation Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Palenchar, J., Friedman, K., and J.P. Heaney. 2009. Hydrograph Separation of Indoor and Outdoor
  Billed Water Use in Florida�s Single Family Residential Sector. Water Conservation Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Palenchar, J. 2009. EZ-Guide 2.0 Beta: Single Family Residential Outdoor Water Budget. Water
  Conservation Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Switt, R. 2010. EZ Guide 3 Online.
  FSAWWA Fall 2010 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF
Switt, R. 2009. EZ Guide 2.0 Beta: Data Structure and Sources. Water Conservation
  Symposium, FSAWWA Fall 2009 Conference, Orlando, FL. PDF