Site Water Consumption Calculator

Last updated: 2026-08-24

Site Water Consumption Calculator — Calculate water consumption on construction site.
Inputs
Result
Enter values and press Calculate

How to use it

  1. Count the número of workers present is in project that consumen water (aseo, hidratación, limpieza)
  2. Establish the días total of project to the period of cálculo
  3. Select the rate of project: renovation (80 L/op/día), project new (120 L/op/día with hormigonado), demolición (60 L/op/día to irrigation antipolvo)
  4. Multiply: workers × días × liters per worker and día según rate of project
  5. Convert a m³ (÷1000) to the facturación, already that the water invoice in m³
  6. Apply the price of the water in your zone (1.50-3.00 €/m³ según municipality) to estimate the cost total

Common mistakes

  • ⚠️ Not request service connection provisional of project to the inicio: Use water of vecinos or fuent is not autorizadas is ilegal
  • ⚠️ Subestimar the consumption in project new: the hormigonado, curado and limpieza of tools consume mucha water
  • ⚠️ Forget that the irrigation to control of polvo in demolicion is can require camion is cisterna additional
  • ⚠️ Not plan for a punto of takes of water to emergencias (incendios) según the plan of safety
  • ⚠️ Not accounting the water of amasado of mortars and hormigon is hechos in situ

Worked example

Calculate water use for 10 workers over 30 days.

Results: {litros_total} liters total, {m3_total} m³ total, cost estimated of {coste_estimado_eur} €.

Input guide

FieldTypical range
dias_obraValue between 1 and 500 días.
operariosValue between 1 and 200 workers.
tipo_obraTipo of project según consumption: renovation (80 L/día/op), project new (120 L/día/op), demolición (60 L/día/op)