20世纪70年代末，为了防止长期供水问题，在新泽西州东布伦瑞克实施了一项有限的节水计划，这是一项更广泛的用水总体规划的第一阶段。本文描述了保护计划的实施情况，并分析了其结果。该项目包括在参与的家庭中安装曝气器、马桶坝和淋浴流量控制装置。该项目取得了巨大成功，导致水销售下降，导致收入不足。由于政治上不愿提高水费，市政官员暂时放弃了这项努力，尽管他们承诺一旦财政危机过去，就会恢复这项努力。 包括9个参考文献、表格、图表。

A limited water conservation program, the first phase of a broader master plan for water use, was undertaken in the late 1970s in East Brunswick, New Jersey to forestall long-range supply problems. This paper describes the implementation of the conservation program and analyzes its results. The program included installation of aerators, toilet dams, and shower-flow controls in participating households. The program achieved so much success that water sales fell, causing shortfalls in revenues. Because of political reluctance to raise water rates, municipal officials abandoned the effort temporarily, although they are pledged to revival of the effort once the fiscal crisis has passed. Includes 9 references, tables, figures.