Research on Industrial Water Demand Forecasting Model and its Application in China

Industrial water demand forecasting is needed for the effective planning and management of water supply systems. The paper first made impacting factor analysis of industrial water demand. Data analysis showed that there was a converse “U” type relationship between industrial water demand and industrial value added. There was a negative correlation relationship between industrial water demand and the recycling rate of it. With multiple regression method, industrial water demand forecasting model was established. In the supposed scenarios, we applied the model to predict Chinese industrial water demand in 2014 and 2015.The results were 141.04 billion m3 in 2014 and 137.79billion m3 in 2015.