LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1 Business types by model group ...................... 3 2 Water companies included in sampling process ........ 7 3 Estimated equation and means for department store model ........................................ 8 4 Estimated equation and means for grocery store and supermarket group ........................ 10 5 Estimated equations and means for motel- hotel model group .................................. 14 6 Estimated equations and means for eating and drinking establishments group ...................... 15 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 Monthly water demand by department stores of different sizes ...................................... 9 2 Monthly water demand for grocery stores and supermarkets with bakeries as affected by size of store ........................................ 11 3 Monthly water demand for motels and hotels of different sizes ................................... 13 4 Monthly water demand by eating and drinking establishments of different sizes and time open per week ..................................... 16 5 Estimated annual water demand for individual business groups, Miami SMSA, 1972 .................. 18 6 Estimated annual, aggregate water demand for selected commercial business establishments, Miami SMSA, 1972 ................................. 18