Assuming a cost of AED 1.5/Liter to pump and distribute water in a municipal supply system...

Assuming a cost of AED 1.5/Liter to pump and distribute water in a municipal supply system that loses (P) of its water because of leaks, how much money is wasted annually for a city of (X) million people with a per capita demand of 300 Liters/day?

where, X = 21.0 millions P = 2%

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Expert Solution

Detailed answer is as follows

First let us calculate the water requirement per day based on the given date.

Total demand/day

Population =21000,000

Per capita demand = 300 litres/day

Total demand =21000,000 x 300

=6300,000,000 litres

Wastage per day

Percentage of wastage is 2%

Per day wastage in litres = (2/100) x 6300000000

=126,000,000 litres

Money wasted per year

Money wasted per year =wastage per day x 360 x rate per liter

=126,000,000 x 360 x 1.5

=AED 68,040,000,000

Ally Wells answered 4 months ago

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