Domestic and Commercial (Municipal) Water Use

Experts under contract with EPD are producing the forecasts of municipal water and wastewater demand, which include residential, commercial and light industrial water use. In the development of the municipal forecasting methodology, EPD and its contractors are consulting members of the regional water planning councils and representatives of water and wastewater service providers.

The population projections for the counties in each water planning region will provide the basis for estimates of future growth. These projections are being produced by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), the state agency charged with producing population projections. The municipal forecasting methodology also includes anticipated per capita water use rates for each county, the impact that transient populations may have on water and wastewater demands within the water planning region, and any necessary weather adjustments.