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Phoenix trainer outlines voluntary-first approach: education, incentives and the trade-offs of mandates
Summary
In a Phoenix Water Wrangler training, Lara Van Lyth described three categories of demand management—voluntary, incentivized and mandatory—explaining advantages and drawbacks of each and saying Phoenix currently focuses on voluntary programs supplemented by incentives rather than enforcement.
Lara Van Lyth, a water resource specialist with the City of Phoenix, told trainees that conservation targets demand and that the city frames demand management in three categories: voluntary, incentivized and mandatory. Van Lyth said voluntary measures rely on outreach and education and are "very effective, cost friendly, and have long term benefits," though they can be slower to…
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