1959 Demonstration of Water Metering, Comparison of Water Use: Johns Hopkins Science Review - Bildbanksvideo

On the educational science television program Johns Hopkins Science Review, produced by the Johns Hopkins University, professor John C Geyer discusses the measurement of water usage and differences in consumption by different users; brief image of drums of water; discussion of water availability and purity in other countries; discussion of research at Johns Hopkins University to develop design criteria for future water systems; demonstration of a water meter with pen-based recording disk; discussion of water usage by families in apartments, with graph; discussion of usage by family in medium sized house, including use by washing machines, dishwashers, and lawn watering; discussion of use in larger homes; comparison to use by gas station, laundromat, and car washing station; discussion of prediction of times of greatest water use and the work of water engineers; discussion of design for peak demand; discussion of increasing water demands due to growth of country and movement into suburbs