Analysis of domestic water usage patterns in Chungcheong using historical data of domestic water usage and climate variables

Min Ji Kim; Sung Min Park; Kyungju Lee; Byung-Jin So; Tae-Woong Kim

doi:10.3741/JKWRA.2024.57.1.1

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Analysis of domestic water usage patterns in Chungcheong using historical data of domestic water usage and climate variables 생활용수 실적자료와 기후 변수를 활용한 충청권역 생활용수 이용량 패턴 분석

31 January 2024. pp. 1-8

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Abstract

Persistent droughts due to climate change will intensify water shortage problems in Korea. According to the 1st National Water Management Plan, the shortage of domestic and industrial waters is projected to be 0.07 billion m³/year under a 50-year drought event. A long-term prediction of water demand is essential for effectively responding to water shortage problems. Unlike industrial water, which has a relatively constant monthly usage, domestic water is analyzed on monthly basis due to apparent monthly usage patterns. We analyzed monthly water usage patterns using water usage data from 2017 to 2021 in Chungcheong, South Korea. The monthly water usage rate was calculated by dividing monthly water usage by annual water usage. We also calculated the water distribution rate considering correlations between water usage rate and climate variables. The division method that divided the monthly water usage rate by monthly average temperature resulted in the smallest absolute error. Using the division method with average temperature, we calculated the water distribution rates for the Chungcheong region. Then we predicted future water usage rates in the Chungcheong region by multiplying the average temperature of the SSP5-8.5 scenario and the water distribution rate. As a result, the average of the maximum water usage rate increased from 1.16 to 1.29 and the average of the minimum water usage rate decreased from 0.86 to 0.84, and the first quartile decreased from 0.95 to 0.93 and the third quartile increased from 1.04 to 1.06. Therefore, it is expected that the variability in monthly water usage rates will increase in the future.

Keywords

Water usage pattern

Water distribution ratio

Domestic water demand

SSP scenarios

우리나라는 기후변화의 영향으로 지속되는 가뭄으로 인해 물 부족 문제가 심화되고 있다. 제1차 국가물관리기본계획에 따르면, 생활 및 공업용수 부족량은 과거 최대 가뭄빈도(50년) 기준으로 0.07억 m³/년으로 전망되고 있다. 이러한 물 부족 문제에 효과적으로 대응하기 위해서는 장기적인 용수 수요 전망이 필수적이다. 공업용수의 경우 월별 사용량이 비교적 일정하지만, 생활용수의 경우 월별 패턴이 뚜렷하기 때문에 연단위 분석이 아닌 월단위 분석을 수행해야 한다. 본 연구는 충청권역을 대상으로 2017~2021년의 월별 용수 이용량 자료에 대해 패턴을 분석하고, 기후 변수와의 상관성을 이용하여 용수 분배 비율을 계산하였다. 그 결과 월별 생활용수 이용량을 연 이용량으로 나눈 월별 용수 이용률을 다시 평균기온으로 나누는 분법으로 계산한 경우가 절대오차가 가장 작게 산정되었으며, 이를 활용하여 충청권역의 월별 분배 비율을 산정하였다. 또한 충청권역의 월별 분배 비율에 SSP5-8.5 시나리오의 평균기온을 곱해 충청권역의 미래 월별 용수 이용률을 전망하였다. 그 결과, 최댓값의 평균은 1.16에서 1.29로 증가하고 최솟값의 평균은 0.86에서 0.84로 감소하였으며, 1사분위수는 0.95에서 0.93으로 감소하고 3사분위수는 1.04에서 1.06으로 증가하였다. 따라서 미래에는 현재와 비슷한 패턴을 유지할 것으로 보이지만, 월별 용수 이용률의 변동성은 커질 것으로 예상된다.

키워드

용수 이용 패턴

용수 배분 비율

생활용수 수요량

SSP 시나리오

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Publisher :KOREA WATER RESOURECES ASSOCIATION
Publisher(Ko) :한국수자원학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국수자원학회 논문집
Volume : 57
No :1
Pages :1-8
Received Date : 2023-11-16
Accepted Date : 2023-12-07
DOI :https://doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2024.57.1.1

Journal of Korea Water Resources Association ISSN:2799-8746(Print) 2799-8754(Online) 한국수자원학회 논문집

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