PEAK WATER DEMAND STUDY
IAPMO and ASPE, long with funding from the Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF), convened a special task force to revise the methodology for properly estimating premise water supply demands in response to the increased use of water-conserving plumbing fixtures, fixture fittings and appliances and the subsequent decreased demand for water in commercial buildings and residences. The charge of the task group was to develop a statistically based probability model that would predict the peak water demand for single and multi-family dwellings having water-conserving plumbing fixtures.
- The Pipe Sizing Task Group was organized with three members from ASPE who specialized in statistics and mathematics (later reduced to two members). An additional member from the University of Cincinnati joined this effort.
- The Pipe Sizing Task Group recognized that acquisition and analysis of high resolution water use data was a vital first step in the investigation to develop a probability model for predicting peak water demands in buildings.
- The charge of the task group was to develop a statistically based probability model that would predict the peak water demand for single and multi-family dwellings having water-conserving plumbing fixtures.