Table 3.

Water supply data and supply deficit of the fourteen surveyed towns.

Town	Annual water demand (m3)	Annual water supply (m35)	Annual water supply as % of demand (%)	Deficit (%)
Arba Minch	2,475,000	2,123,725.5	85	15
Wolaitasodo	2,578,786	2,037,241	79	20
Hosanna	2,748,450	1,836,983	67	33
Sebeta	7,665,000	3,532,232	46	54
Zeway/Batu	1,652,070	983,028	60	40
Shashemene	5,033,350	3,419,991	68	32
Dila	1,782,000	1,228,000	71	29
DebreMarkos	3,487,327	1,186,682	50	50
Kombolcha	3,696,513	3,083,761	84	16
Nekemt	3,512,000	2,197,236	63	37
Asosa	1,347,890	1,000,200	74	26
Adigrat	2,715,600	983,759	36	64
Harar	3,615,544	2,581,971	71	29
Jijiga	3,165,000	1,859,125	59	41
Range			46 - 85	15 - 64
Average			67	43