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Water Demand Calculator

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Calculates the estimated daily water demand based on population size and per capita water usage.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Population Size and Per Capita Water Consumption in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Total Daily Water Demand in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Small Community

Population Size: 500 people; Per Capita Water Consumption: 150 liters/person/day

Total Daily Water Demand: 75,000 liters/day; Total Daily Water Demand: 19,812.9 gallons/day

Medium Community

Population Size: 2,000 people; Per Capita Water Consumption: 200 liters/person/day

Total Daily Water Demand: 400,000 liters/day; Total Daily Water Demand: 105,668.8 gallons/day

Large Community

Population Size: 10,000 people; Per Capita Water Consumption: 250 liters/person/day

Total Daily Water Demand: 2,500,000 liters/day; Total Daily Water Demand: 660,430 gallons/day

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