Abstract:
Kombolcha is one of rapidly growing town in Ethiopia. Problems adequate water supplies
and reduction of non-revenue water remains one of the major challenges facing Kombolcha
water supply system. This study is focus to assess the total water loss in the distribution
network using water audit software V 5.0 and domestic water supply coverage using
statistical analysis. A statistical analysis was applied to analyze the current domestic water
supply coverage of the entire town. And also water meter test was conducted for samples
from each brand of meters installed in the distribution system of the town in order to quantify
the water loss through meters of under registration. Water audit software was also used to
analyze water loss components and the efficiency of the system was evaluated using different
performance indicators. Discussions were made with Local experts‟ to support the
quantitative analysis. From the result of the analysis, it was identified that the average daily
per capital water consumption of the town is 44 liter/person/day. Nearly 26% of the total
water production is loss at different level of distribution system before reaching to the
consumer. The main reasons for the high loss of water in Kombolcha water supply system
are poor maintenance and insufficient financial resources of the utility.
