Journal article

Prediction of urban residential end-use water demands by integrating known and unknown water demand drivers at multiple scales I: Model development

K Rathnayaka, H Malano, M Arora, B George, S Maheepala, B Nawarathna

RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2017

Abstract

Detailed prediction of water demand by their end-uses at multiple scales is essential to support planning of Integrated Urban Water Management, an increasingly applied approach to deal with the problem of water scarcity. This paper presents an urban residential water demand modeling framework that can predict end-use water demand at multiple scales, especially at small scales with a robust explanatory capacity. This is achieved by integrating the complex water demand dynamics of urban residential water use and their underlying variables into a single model. The model described in this study can predict shower, toilet, tap, dishwasher, clothes washer, irrigation, evaporative cooler, bath, and..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Australian government (Research Training Scheme) and Australian Postgraduate Award are acknowledged for their financial contribution in this research. We would like to thank Yarra Valley Water and City West Water for providing their valuable data sets for this study. Special thanks to Mr. Peter Roberts from Yarra Valley Water for his valuable guidance and support for this research.