Forecasting Urban Water Demand, second edition

If you have responsibility for forecasting future water demand in your city, AWWA’s newly revised Forecasting Urban Water Demand provides all the tools you need to accurately forecast drinking-water requirements for your city in the short-, mid-, and long-term. Forecasting Urban Water Demand examines the full range of influences on urban water demand--population, weather, climate, water prices/rates, and short- and long-term conservation programs. It describes how to use all water demand-forecasting techniques used by US water utilities: Annual per capita water demand forecasts; Annual water demand forecasts by major customer class; Peak day forecasts; Monthly system water demand forecasts; Daily water demand forecasts; Revenue forecasts linked with water demand forecasts. The book provides guidance for choosing the right forecasting methods, depending upon the uses for which you will use the forecast, such as sizing system capacity and raw water supply, rate setting, revenue forecasting, or planning distribution system improvements. Additionally, the book tells you what data you need to do forecasting, and shows you how to use such useful techniques as curve fitting, statistical regression analysis, and other powerful methodologies. You will be able to do a water demand forecast as sophisticated or as simple as you need, with the information in this book. An included CD contains a wealth of data that will help you to understand standard forecasting concepts and practice standard forecasting procedures.