Abstract
An Evaluation of the Main Factors Affecting Future Municipal Water Demand Forecasting in Kuwait. (Dept. C)
Highlights
AN [VALVA nON OF TUi: MAIN FACfOIlS AfFEcrl NG FUTURE MUNICI PAL WAT£R DEMAND fORECA STIN C IN KUWA IT
The per capita txlnsumptlOn h&li incruscd from 12 imperia l ga llons per day (&pd) to 110 ror the same period. It is 1c.n000vn mal the 1957 water supply system was imperfect and of low dficiency when compared to the new system, such that a Illtge amount o( water j$ being wasted in transpor[1] betwun the production stations and the COllsumers. This could mean thai the earlier estimated per capita consumption is overestimtlted, since at that time most consumers got their fresh water from the fill iflg stations where most the waste is altributed
Even tJlouih water product ion in Kuwait has incrca.sed by large proportions. this increase can nOi match the I.uger populliliOiI growth. and that has made the per capita water consumption decrease for a num ber of yean
Summary
A probabil istic forecast will be used for estimating the Cuture municipal water demands for the state of Kuwai t in order to produce a range of fUlure ahernatives for the decision mak ing process. These alternatives depend on many important factors such as the Icvel of confidence gIVen to their probability val ues. The second atternalive is based on the .assumption thaI the govern ment of KuwaI t wi ll apply new immIgration rules to contro l the populatioCl growth rate especiall y with tne expatriates, wh ile the municipal water dem
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
