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In which type of water demand, minimum average consumption of water takes place?

(a) Domestic water demand

(b) Industrial water demand

(c) Institutional and commercial water demand

(d) Fire demand

The question was posed to me in semester exam.

The doubt is from Water Demand topic in section Water Demand and Quantity of Environmental Engineering

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Right option is (d) Fire demand

To explain I would say: The minimum average water consumption takes place in fire demand. It accounts to 1lpcd which is very less but this water is required in very less duration.

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