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CEM 2 Lesson 9b Water Engg
CEM 2 Lesson 9b Water Engg
https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/4/1/11/htm
SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
Sustainable Water Infrastructure (supply &
demand) Sustaining the collection and distribution
systems, treatment plants and other infrastructure
that collects, treats and delivers water-related
services.
https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-water- https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-water-infrastructure/water-infrastructure-challenge
infrastructure/water-infrastructure-challenge
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Source:
https://www.researchgate.net/fi
gure/Schematic-illustrations-for-
sustainable-water-resources-
management_fig4_267386446
WATER SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES & CHALLENGES
Our water resources face a host of
serious threats, all of which are
caused primarily by human activity.
Climate Change
Sedimentation
Deforestation
Water Pollution
Water Scarcity
Water Conflict
Landscape Changes
Urban Growth
Excessive Groundwater
Extraction & Withdrawal https://www.epa.gov/watersense/how-we-use-water
WATER RESOURCES
http://igeogers.weebly.com/water-demand-and-management-issues.html
WATER SOURCES Source: https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=79936&printable=1
SUPPLY & RESOURCES
http://igeogers.weebly.com/water-demand-and-management-issues.html
WORLD WATER SUPPLY
WATER DEMAND & USAGE http://igeogers.weebly.com/water-demand-and-management-issues.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_scarcity#/media/File:GlobalWaterWithdrawals.jpg
Water is not
equally
distributed
around the
world.
---
Some places
have an
abundance
of water
but others
have real
shortages.
Water Conservation is
deduction in water loss
Sustainability
Energy Conservation
Habitat Conservation
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40899-021-00556-2
Better Irrigation Practices
Use of saline water for
irrigation
Propagation of dry garden
Eco Lawns
Mulching
Contour Farming
Inter-linking systems
Recharge and Soak Pits
Construction
Tree Plantation
Rainwater Harvesting
Innovative Surface Water
Tippy Tap
Renovation of Tradition
Water Bodies
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
https://www.aquatechtrade.com/news/water-treatment/water-resource-management-essential-guide/
SUSTAINABLE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM
https://www.epa.gov/sourcewaterprotection/assess-plan-and-protect-source-water
INVENTORY AND
CHARACTERIZATION of the
contaminant threads in the source
water protection area
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
MANAGEMENT MEASURES
identified in the planning process
COWD MANAGEMENT
https://www.climatelinks.org/sites/default/files/asset/document/Te
chnical-Briefer-NRW-FINAL.pdf
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
COWD MANAGEMENT Source: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/health/water_supply/dl/project_2017.pdf
APPLICATION: WATER QUALITY & BALANCE
https://www.envisupply.com/resources/benefits-water-quality-audit.html https://www.slideshare.net/cpkumar/water-balance-analysis
SUSTAINABILITY APPLICATION: WATER AUDIT
http://www.inventumpower.com/product.aspx?category=Water-Audit https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/water-audit-service-9929348462.html
SUSTAINABILITY APPLICATION: ADAPTATION
SUSTAINABILITY
APPLICATION:
ADAPTATION
https://www.dhigroup.com/global/news/2017/11/launc
hed-climate-change-adaptation-technologies-for-water
SUSTAINABILITY APPLICATION: TECHNOLOGIES
SUSTAINABLE APPLICATION: SMART SYSTEMS
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10098-020-01975-z
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/12/7/114/htm
ADAPTATION MECHANISMS: STORM AND FLOOD
LOCKS BARRIERS
ADAPTATION MECHANISMS: FLOOD BARRIERS SYSTEMS
DIKES LEVEES
DISCHARGE CHANNEL
ADAPTATION MECHANISMS: ARTIFICIAL PONDS
CANAL DRAINAGE
ADAPTATION MECHANISMS: WAVE CONTROL SYSTEMS
C OA STA L WAV E B R EA K E R
ADAPTATION MECHANISMS: ROAD DRAIN SYSTEMS
G R E E E N S T O R M WAT E R P I T
ADAPTATION: ROAD INFILTRATIONDRAIN SYSTEMS
PERMEABLE PAVEMENTS
WATER ENGINEERING: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION,
MIGATION MEASURES & TECHNOLOGIES
Coastal Zones Adaptation for Climate Change CEM 2 Lesson 4 Reading Material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stuEPYMVS4I&t=43s Due Tuesday: Nov 16 2021
Water Technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7XaRtKndec Discuss the various adaptation
Floating Cities measures for our water resource.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt-lAFGJ_3o
Ocean Cleanup Discuss the adaptation measures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1EAeNdTFHU related to Civil Engineering
River Cleanup application.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZArQMFhQ4
River Trash Interceptor Discuss which adaptation measures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVW-FZls4RA best applicable in our community in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTemOTZS9Ag CdeO.
REFERENCES
Climatic Change Improving China's water resources management for better adaptation to climate change - Scientific
Figure on Research Gate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Total-water-resources-and-water-
abstraction-unit-billion-m-3-in-Chinas-major-river_tbl3_267386446 [accessed 31 Oct, 2021]
Study Session 4 The Water Cycle and Sources of Water,
https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=79936&printable=1
Project for Improvement of Water Quality Management in Cagayan de Oro Water District, Republic of the Philippines
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/health/water_supply/dl/project_2017.pdf
Potential Impacts of Climate Change: https://www.inforse.org/europe/dieret/Climate/climate%20graphics/38.htm
Water Scarcity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_scarcity#/media/File:GlobalWaterWithdrawals.jpg
How we use our water https://www.epa.gov/watersense/how-we-use-water
Understanding the water conservation and management in India: an integrated study
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40899-021-00556-2