Residential water use in Canada indicator: data sources and methods, annex


Annex

Per capita residential water use results from the 2001 to 2009 Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey (MWWS), and the 2007 and 2011 Survey of Drinking Water Plants (SDWP)
Year Total water use - MWWS
(litres per day)
Total water use - SDWP
(litres per day)
Residential water use - MWWS
(litres per day)
Residential water use - SDWP
(litres per day)
2001 622 - 335 -
2004 609 - 329 -
2006 591 - 327 -
2007 - 552 - -
2009 510 - 274 -
2011 - 483 - 251

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Percentage of households with water meters results from the 1991 to 2009 Municipal Water and Wastewater Survey (MWWS), and the 2006 to 2011 Households and the Environment Survey (HES)
Year Percentage of households with water meters - MWWS Percentage of households with water meters - HES
1991 52 -
1994 53 -
1996 56 -
1999 56 -
2001 61 -
2004 63 -
2006 63 62
2007 - 58
2009 74 61
2011 - 58

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