Price hikes won't curb residential water use, study finds.
The study looked at how much people change their water usage when prices go up. They wanted to see if rich and poor areas react differently. The main finding was that when water prices increase, people don't cut back on water use by much. This is true for different types of households and water uses. The study also found that factors like age, income, and family size don't really change how people respond to higher water prices.