Example of Water Supply
Example of Water Supply
Example of Water Supply
1. The following data have been noted from the census department.
YEAR POPULATION
1940 8000
1950 12000
1960 17000
1970 22500
Find the probable population in the year 1980, 1990 and 2000. By
a) Arithmetic increase Method
b) Geometrical increase method.
2. Population of a town as obtained from the census report is as follows.
Years 1941 1951 1961 1971
Population 242 485 770 1090
(In thousands)
Estimate the
population of the town in the year 1981, 1991 & 2001 by
a) Arithmetic increase method
b) Geometrical increase method
c) Incremental increase method
3. The census figure of a city shows population as follows
Present population 50000
Before one decade 47100
Before two decades 43500
Before three decades 41000
Work out the probable population after one, two and three decades using arithmetic
increase and geometric increase method
4. The Annual Growth Rate of a town in Ethiopia is 3.5%. Assuming the present
population of the town (in 2010) is 4500, what would be the population in 2025?
5. The following data shows the variation in population of a town from 1944 to 2004.
Estimate the population of the city in the year 2014 and 2019 by arithmetic and
geometric increase methods.
is 300 l/c/d. Calculate the fire flow, design capacity of the water treatment plant, and
design capacity of the water distribution system. Use NBFU formula for fire flow.
Solutions
1. Year: 1940 950 960 970
Population: 8000 12, 000 17, 000 22, 500
Increase in
Population: 4,000 5,000 5, 5000
Average 4000+ 5, 000+ 5, 000 = 14, 5000 = 4, 833
Increase: 3 3
Probable popn in various decades shall be as flows
Year Population
Storage
Pipe I Pipe II
Treatment
Source LLP HLP
Plant
Pipe III
Distribution system