?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21115%2F&rft.title=A+water+auditing+program+in+the+Brightmoor+and+Rosedale+areas+of+Detroit%2C+Michigan&rft.creator=Lea%2C+Jennifer&rft.description=Thousands+of+low-income+residents+of+Detroit+are+unable+to+afford+their+water+bills+and+consequently+have+had+their+water+shut-off.++Lack+of+access+to+water+in+households+threatens+the+health+and+safety+of+residents+and+their+ability+to+remain+in+their+homes%2C+an+issue+of+public+health+importance.++Moreover%2C+many+residents+lose+money+due+to+water+loss+from+leaking+faucets%2C+pipes+and+toilets.++Current+strategies+to+reduce+shutoffs+in+these+communities+are+insufficient.++The+purpose+of+my+thesis+is+to+outline+a+water+audit+program+that+will+identify+sources+of+leaking+water+within+residencies+located+in+two+diverse+neighborhoods+of+Detroit%2C+Brightmoor+and+Rosedale%2C+and+to+assess+these+communities%E2%80%99+need+for+a+water+auditing+program+and+the+context+within+which+the+program+will+operate.++Data+collected+from+the+Detroit+Water+and+Sewerage+Department+indicated+that+835+homes+of+13%2C682+within+Brightmoor+and+Rosedale+had+their+water+shutoff+in+2013.++Data+on+the+age+and+condition+of+homes+in+Brightmoor+and+Rosedale+underscored+the+need+to+investigate+and+remediate+leaks+within+resident%E2%80%99s+homes.++Local+organizations+were+contacted+and+interviewed+to+explore+factors+that+may+enhance+or+hinder+the+operation+of+this+program+in+Detroit.+A+community+water+auditing+program+to+reduce+the+number+of+shutoffs+would+be+an+appropriate+step+to+reduce+water+consumption+and+as+a+result+lower+the+amount+paid+in+monthly+water+bills+among+a+disadvantaged+population%2C+and+would+secondarily+serve+as+a+means+for+building+community+capacity+and+a+sense+of+collective+efficacy.&rft.date=2014-06-27&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21115%2F1%2FLea_Thesis_2014.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lea%2C+Jennifer++(2014)+A+water+auditing+program+in+the+Brightmoor+and+Rosedale+areas+of+Detroit%2C+Michigan.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++