WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

 WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

Water Supply for Residences
A minimum of 70 to 100 litres per head per day
may be considered adequate for domestic
needs of urban communities, apart from non
domestic needs as flushing requirements. As a general rule the following rates per capita
per day may be considered minimum for
domestic and non domestic needs:

1) For communities with population up to 20 000 and without flushing system

a) water supply through 40 lphd ( Min ) standpost
b) water supply through 70 to 100 lphd house service connection

2) For communities with population 20 000 to 100 to 150 lphd 100,000 together with full flushing system

3) For communities with populationabove 100 000 150 to 200 lphd together with full flushing system.

NOTE - The value of water supply given as 150 to
200 litres ner head ner day may be reduced to 135
litres per head per hay fo; houses for Lower Income Groups ( LIG ) and Economically Weaker Section of Society ( EWS ), depending upon prevailing conditions.

Out of the 150 to 200 litres per head per day, 45 litres per head per day may be taken for flushing requirements and the remaining quantity for other domestic purposes.