“保护以增强”提供了一个创新的市政环境 节水机制旨在激励 消费者要节约用水，并留出资金 购买环境用水。概念 项目元素是通过合作开发的 公用事业代表、民选官员、感兴趣的 市民，以及40多名水资源专家 以及环境问题。 根据提议的自愿项目，一个基线 水的使用是根据 实际用水量。即使参与者减少 他们同意继续支付他们的用水 这一基准金额，以及任何货币储蓄 由他们的保护努力积累起来的 加强项目。这些资金随后被使用 购买水来改善环境 比如为植被重建而灌溉。作者 提供一系列考虑因素和建议 项目的潜在发展，包括 衡量和核算保护的战略， 水务设施的参与，以及 决策机构。包括11个参考文献、图表。

Conserve to Enhance offers an innovative municipal water conservation mechanism designed to motivate consumers to conserve water and set aside funds to purchase water for environmental needs. The concept and program elements were developed with the collaboration of utility representatives, elected officials, interested citizens, as well as more than 40 experts in water and environmental concerns. Under the proposed voluntary program, a baseline water use is established for participants on the basis of actual water consumption. Even if participants reduce their water consumption, they agree to continue to pay this baseline amount, with any monetary savings accrued by their conservation efforts going to the Conserve to Enhance program. These funds are then used to purchase water for environmental enhancements such as irrigation for revegetation efforts. The authors offer a set of considerations and recommendations for the potential development of a program, including strategies for measuring and accounting for conservation, water utility involvement, and development of decision-making bodies. Includes 11 references, figures.