Demographic and climate change will affect in the long term the total water consumption and therefore the planning and management of the related infrastructures. End-use studies provide information on water consumption and its influencing factors. However the availability of such detailed data is very limited. The research project carried out was based on total daily water consumption collected from 12 Austrian water supply areas for periods covering up to 10 years. The general data were complemented with high resolution measurements (ranging from day to 10 second intervals) of household consumption of residential buildings, semi-detached houses, single family homes, and weekend cottages as well as with meteorological data and comprehensive socio-economic and personal information. The major factors influencing residential household consumption are: demographic dynamics; age distribution; household size/family size; living conditions; and regional economic development. In the short term, water consumption is influenced by temperature, precipitation, day of the week and time. For residential consumption, these last parameters were found to be the main causes for the existing peak demands. Modernisation will lead to a further decrease of the indoor per capita water demand. The outdoor demand and its peaks are expected to increase due to climate change.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
Research Article|
September 13 2013
Water demand: the Austrian end-use study and conclusions for the future Available to Purchase
Roman Neunteufel;
1Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:
Laurent Richard;
Laurent Richard
1Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Search for other works by this author on:
Reinhard Perfler
Reinhard Perfler
1Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Search for other works by this author on:
Water Supply (2014) 14 (2): 205–211.
Article history
Received:
June 03 2013
Accepted:
July 30 2013
Citation
Roman Neunteufel, Laurent Richard, Reinhard Perfler; Water demand: the Austrian end-use study and conclusions for the future. Water Supply 1 April 2014; 14 (2): 205–211. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2013.190
Download citation file:
Sign in
Don't already have an account? Register
Client Account
You could not be signed in. Please check your email address / username and password and try again.
Could not validate captcha. Please try again.
eBook
Pay-Per-View Access
$38.00