ABSTRACT Designing waterworks projects requires accurate estimation of both water consumption and unaccounted for water (UFW). In this study, a questionnaire was distributed to 20 large water service providers in the West Bank of Palestine to collect data on water consumption and UFW. Such primary municipal‐level data covering 63% of the population is valuable as it has practical relevance to stakeholders in the water sector. The data was statistically analysed to identify relationships between consumption, UFW and independent variables using factor and regression analyses for simplicity. Results demonstrated that total community water consumption was highly dependent on the number of served residential houses. Essentially, population size and service coverage were the key determinants of community water consumption. The surveyed water consumption averaged 72 L per capita per day, whereas the UFW averaged 33%. The UFW was found to be strongly associated with the total number of service meters.
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