了解住宅用水的最终用途是获得充足城市用水的必要工具 经营结果可以通过不同的方法获得，这些方法可能不同于简单的 直接测量用水量的调查。毫无疑问，直接测量是最重要的 准确的技术，因为它只反映水的消耗情况，而不是用户的意见 关于他们如何用水。大多数测量耗水量的研究都是 在美国城市进行。本文特别指出的是，欧洲用户的用水情况与欧洲用户不同 由于用户习惯和家用电器特性的差异，这些状态会发生变化。这是西班牙首次对居民用水需求进行研究 通过直接测量耗水量来描述。包括6个参考文献、表格、图表。

Knowledge of residential end uses of water is an essential tool for adequate urban water management. Results can be obtained through different methodologies which can vary from a simple survey to a direct measurement of water consumption. With no doubt, direct measurement is the most accurate technique since it only reflects how water consumption is really done and not the users' opinions about how they use water. Most of the studies in which water consumption has been measured had been carried out in American cities. Of particular note in this paper, water consumption profiles of European users are not the same as those in the States due to differences in users' habits and household and appliance characteristics. This is the first study in Spain in which residential water demand is described by direct measurement of water consumption. Includes 6 references, tables, figures.