Understanding domestic water

1、What is domestic water？

Domestic water is the general term of water used in human daily life and related activities。In the city, including residential water, municipal public water, environmental sanitation and green water and building water;Including water for people and animals in rural areas。The standard of domestic water consumption is measured by person, and the unit is liter/person · day。

2、Classification of domestic water

Domestic water can be divided into two categories: urban domestic water and rural domestic water。

2.1. Urban domestic water

The term "residential water" refers to the water used for drinking, washing and flushing toilets to maintain the daily life of residential households;

Municipal public water, including organs and organizations, shops, hotels, service industries, hospitals, theaters, sports facilities, exhibition halls, museums, colleges and universities, primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, etc.;

Urban environmental water refers to water used for the purpose of improving urban environment, which mainly includes water used for sewage dilution in urban greening, road flushing, public toilets, parks and lakes, scenic viewing, river courses and environmental protection;

Urban construction water, including urban construction temporary facilities and construction water and fire water。

2.2 Rural domestic water

Rural domestic water includes household drinking, washing and livestock water。The water quota for large livestock is about 50% of the per capita domestic water consumption in rural areas.The water quota for small livestock is about 50% of that for large livestock。

3、Factors affecting urban domestic water use

Urban domestic water consumption is affected by urban nature, economic level, climate, water source and quantity, housing and sanitation facilities, residents' water consumption habits and charging methods，And the size of the city expands and the urban population increases，In particular, the housing area has increased，Public service facilities have increased，Improvement of living standards，The continuous improvement of water use standards and other factors have a great impact on the growth of urban domestic water use。

4、Factors affecting rural domestic water use

Rural domestic water consumption increases with the development of rural industrial and sideline industries, the improvement of living standards and the increase of livestock production。Although the proportion of domestic water consumption in the total water consumption is not large, the social impact caused by domestic water shortage is great, involving thousands of households, and the life of the people is most closely related。Therefore, all urban and rural areas regard domestic water as the first guarantee object。