The problem of water consumption in the city of Baghdad

Abstract

Addressing this vital topic is part of the efforts to reduce consumption firstly and the damage that may be inflicted on the inhabitants themselves secondly, as water represents life and is basically centered in the lives of people in all its joints.

The problem of the research lies in the fact that the people of Iraq, including the residents of the capital, are not used to the culture of rationalizing the consumption of water after the flow of water from the neighboring countries to the country is going normally without delay, and there is no clear problem regarding water.

According to the results of the midday field survey, the amount of water produced in the year 2024 in the city of Baghdad will reach 3 million and 250 thousand cubic meters per day, while the average per capita consumption of household water ranges between (180-285) liters/day in the research area, but the average consumption per residential unit ranges between (1940-2020) liters/day, and the per capita share of safe drinking water is 364 liters/day. It is completely equal to the Iraqi individual's share of clean water, which is 360 liters/day.