Modelling Of Residential Water Demand At Household Level In Umudike Community, Ikwuano L.G.A., Abia State:- Maduagum, Precious O

ABSTRACT society. This is due to lack of adequate and reliable demand and supply data. This project work examined and determined water demand at household level in some randomly selected houses within Umudike community in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. The study evaluated household water consumption with the aid of structured questionnaire to sample people’s opinion in the study area. Regression analysis was used to determine the variables that affect household water consumption using Microsoft Excel, SPSS and STRATA8 software. Based on the analysis, the average daily consumption was found to be 82.441/c/d. The study also showed that income, education level and gender have significant effect on water demand in the sampled households. xi I Accurate estimation of water use is one of the challenges facing water supply sector in our