Abstract
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) call for achieving the SDGs for the cities and communities (SDGs, 2018). Basic necessities such as water, energy, health care, sanitation, and education must be made available at doorsteps of the individuals to achieve this target (Guterres, 2017). Among these, domestic water consumption constitutes a major part of urban water demand (Linkola et al., 2013). With the growth of population and the continuous rise in the inflow of urban population, the urban areas are facing a drastic decline in available water quantity and quality. Pakistan is at the 17th position in countries facing extreme water scarcity and health crisis due to unsafe drinking water (Altaf, 2017). It intensifies services like delivery of safe water, waste management, energy, health, school facilities and public safety to their critical limits; It impairs the availability of critical resources for a resilient and sustainable development urban infrastructure (Moon, 2016).
It is crucial, therefore, to adopt drastic measures in improving the performance of water services utilities, and better understand the demand side for effective water governance (Linkola et al., 2013). A dynamic modeling and simulation framework can help improve water governance and develop strategies/policies for preventive demand-side management as well as better planning for supply and resource management. Household water simulation is the process of simulating the flow of water in different household water-consuming entities. It also helps in monitoring and effective distribution of water resources