Investigating Water Usage

WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND WATER CONSERVATION

POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS

IN KATERINI, GREECE

by

ARISTEIDIS ARAVIDIS

A research project report submitted in partial fulfilment

of the requirements for the award of the degree of

Master of Science

of Loughborough University

SEPTEMBER 2007

Supervisor: Dr S. Kayaga BSc Eng, MSc WWEng, PhD ,

MSc DevMgmt, CEng, REng, MCIWEM, MUIPE

Water, Engineering and Development Centre

Department of Civil and Building Engineering

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr Sam Kayaga for his valuable help, support

and guidance through the whole individual research project period.

I would also like to thank the General Director of the Muncipal Water and Sewerage

Enterprise of Katerini for his help in finding the appropriate documents and his

participation in an interview for the completion of this research.

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All field work has been carried out by me with no outside assistance.

(iv)

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other information which is copied from, or based on, the work of others has

its source clearly acknowledged in the text at the place where it appears.

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Date:

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