Author : Khushbu Gandhi, Mansi Master, Raj Sheladiya and Prashant Chotaliya

Water is the basic requirement of human as well as living stock. As the population is increasing the demand for water is also increasing. The water taken from the river is not suitable for drinking without treatment as it contains various minerals which are harmful to human’s health, so treatment is required. The treatment of water cost much amount, so it is not appropriate to use water haphazardly. Thus, water audit is process to calculate the water used which is treated so exact use of water is known and through analysis during water audit in domestic the usage of water is known. The place where water is used in excess or waste of water is known. From this audit and analysis, the long-term and short-term plan can be made for the conservation of water and awareness and steps to be taken by people to use water judiciously can be specified.

Keywords: Water audit, domestic, optimization of water loss.

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.6, No.5 (Oct-2016)