虽然关于这一问题的双方都有很多文章，但目前还没有已知的同行评议研究比较分配式公寓和水底公寓与非分配式多户型住宅的用水量。因此，该研究的目的是比较采用水分配方法的多户住宅设施、采用潜水计量系统的多户住宅设施和不分配水成本的多户住宅设施之间的用水率。为了对分配的和非分配的- 分配设施，有必要在圣安东尼奥供水系统（SAWS）服务区内确定分配、分户和非分配的多户住宅设施。SAWS为贝克斯都市区约84%的人口供水。通过使用所有位于同一服务区内的机构，研究人员能够减少可能会扭曲最终结果的变量数量。包括2个参考文献。

While there has been much written on both sides of the issue, there are presently no known peer reviewed studies comparing water consumption in allocated and submetered apartments verses non-allocated multifamily residential establishments. Thus, the purpose of the research was to compare water consumption rates between multifamily residential establishments with water allocation methodologies, those with submetering systems, and those that do not allocate the cost of water. In order to conduct a significant comparison of allocated and non-allocated establishments, it was necessary to identify allocated, submetered, and non-allocated multifamily residential establishments within the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) service area. SAWS provides water to approximately 84 percent of the population of the Bexar Metropolitan Area. By using establishments that are all within the same service area, the researcher was able to reduce the number of variables that may have otherwise skewed the end result. Includes 2 references.