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02 Quantitative Aspects of Water
02 Quantitative Aspects of Water
QUANTITY OF WATER
Involves assumption of many
variable factors
Data to be collected
Rate of demand water requirements
for various uses are analyzed and rate of
consumption per head is worked out
Population Persons to be served are
calculated and estimate of future
population is worked out
RATE OF DEMAND
Rate of demand
Small quantity of water is required
for personal use
Demand for other purposes depend
on standard of living
Business or trade
Sanitation
Cleaning public sanitary blocks, large
markets
Carrying liquid wastes from houses
2-3 ltrs/head/day
Ornamental
Fountains, ponds
Industrial purposes
Factories
Depends on nature of product, size, etc
Water recycling possible
Power stations
Huge quantities
Situated away from cities
Other factors
Business or trade
Dairies, hotels, restaurants, schools,
hospitals, theatres etc. require large
quantity of water
Depends on population 15 to 25
ltrs/head/day
External factors
Climatic conditions
Requirement is more during summer
Cost of water
Higher the cost, lower the rate of demand
Distribution pressure
Consumption increases with increase in pressure
due to increase in loss and waste at high pressure
Habits of population
Consumption rate will be more in areas having
better standard of living of persons.
External factors
Industries
Presence or absence of industries affect the rate of
demand in a particular area
Quality of water
Improvement in quality may result in the increase of
rate of consumption
Size of city
Smaller the city, lower the demand if there are no
other water consuming activities
System of supply
Intermittent supply system will reduce rate of demand
Water requirement
(ltrs/day)
15 per seat
Factories
50 per worker
Hostels
Hotels
Medical quarters
Offices
45 per head
Restaurants
70 per head
10
Schools
45 per student
POPULATION
Estimating population
Population indicates total number of
human beings residing in a certain
area.
Project must accommodate future
population
Present population and growth rate
is obtained from census records
Future period for which the project is
designed is known as period of
design