Effects of water demand management policy on household consumption in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State – Nigeria

Abstract

The study evaluated how Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State's households used water as a result of water demand management policies. Since there are eleven (11) wards in the local government, a household level survey was used for the study. The location and household characteristics, such as household income, education, age, and kind of residence (e.g., single vs. double story), as well as the time required to get water from various water sources, necessitated the usage of this design (filtered and unfiltered). By using a standardized questionnaire, the main data was gathered. Three hundred and thirty (330) respondents were selected using a purposive sampling technique from each of the eleven wards of Kaduna State's
Sabon Gari Local Government Area, totaling a total of 330 respondents. There was a selecting process. Data analysis in the study is done using econometric tools like logistic regression. Because it can accept both simple and numerous regression variables, this econometric instrument is worth investigating. According to study results, households have a propensity to use water inefficiently when the cost of water supply is less than the cost, which has an impact on water supply and, as a result, on the quality of the service delivery system. So, among other things, the report suggests: (1) Encourage public-private partnerships to create competition in order to increase the supply of water to consumers; (2) Assure effective policy execution and the fight against corruption on the part of the government, personnel of the water supply board, and final consumers.