...Introduction Water is a basic human necessity. It is an essential natural resource for all aspects of human existence. Unfortunately in many countries water is scarce or contaminated. It was reported that shortage of water is one of the two most worrying problems of this century. This lack of access to safe water increases outbreak of waterborne diseases. To control these diseases a sufficient amount of safe drinking water is important. This implies not only improve the design and planning of water supplies, but also sanitation and hygiene behaviour. This report aims to compare different methods in which safe water can be supplied and access in a local community and it is divided into several sections, firstly options and requirements are going to be presented, followed by comparison of those options or requirement, next the best possible solution for the water supply project is going to be recommended and finally give a conclusion. Background Somalia is among the five least developed of 170 countries listed in the 2012, Human development index. The country was created in 1960 from an Italian colony in combination with British protectorate. It went into anarchy following the overthrown of the military regime of President Siad barre in 1991 (BBC, 2016). According to United Nations, 2012 Somalia has a population of 9.8 million in an area of 637,657sq km. There are substantial challenges in the country including water scarcity. Located in a very advantageous region bordering...
Words: 1114 - Pages: 5
...The only way water supply can be controlled in such regions is through storage.it can either be on the surface or subsurface.in fact, ground water storage is superior to conventional dams, because it would use little surface land and cause no environmental damage with much less evaporation losses. 2.4.1 NATURAL RECHARGE: Natural recharge may come from several sources: deep percolation of precipitation, percolation of water through streambeds, and subsurface inflow from adjacent formations. Advantages of the underground storage • Little or no evaporation • Requires no construction • Large storage capacity • No interfere with land use • Less vulnerable to contamination • Less vulnerable to drought Factors before the choice of storage...
Words: 985 - Pages: 4
...the developing world is facing a water-supply problem. The government is looking for an affordable solution to this problem and has asked you to investigate different methods of water provision. | Tutor Name: | | Student ID Number: | T0048411 | Date of Submission: | | Word count: | 1075 | Introduction Water is very important for every human being; it is not only used for drinking, as well as to satisfied people’s essential needs. Earth is huge, but there is a limited amount of water that humanity can use. Of all the water on Earth, only 4% is fresh, and only 0.0067% can be used by people (Gleick, 1993). Fresh water are distributed very unevenly around the globe, which is why some countries or entire regions will be left without water. One of these countries is Taiwan. It is very important to find a way to resolve the situation in the field of water supply. Next described will link Taiwan is faced with the problem of water shortages, and will also describe some of the ways to combat this problem. Fresh water is distributed very unequally around the globe, so some countries or entire regions are without fresh water. One of those countries is Taiwan. It is very important to find a way to solve the situation in the field of water supply. Follows will describe a developing country , Taiwan, which faces the shortage of water with its some plans to deal with it. Problems for water supply have to take it seriously, preventing from no water sources in the future is better...
Words: 1319 - Pages: 6
...vast area of land. Indirectly, this issue could affect the entire world. The amount of fresh water is limited, and there is conflict over the allocation of this necessary resource. People need an adequate supply of freshwater with good quality, affordable prices and consistent reliability. The survival of human life is contingent on the availability of water. There is no guarantee that water will always be there, and this is becoming more and more evident as population increases and the supply decreases. Two major means for freshwater in the western United States are the Colorado River and the Ogallala Aquifer. These bodies of freshwater have had a vast history of disputes over how they should be allocated, maintained and treated. Up until now, there have been no agreements that have satisfied everyone. The allocation of fresh water resources in western America needs to be secured because if the status quo is maintained, the consequences will be enormous to humans and the environment, as well as the economy, whom are all dependent upon freshwater for survival. The Colorado River has had a long history of water allocation controversies. It is a major river that runs through seven states including Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada. It then continues into Mexico and empties into the Gulf of California. This river is 1,450 miles long and supplies water to over 40 million people. (Imperial Valley) The seven states the river runs through came together...
Words: 2608 - Pages: 11
...The water supply within the Everglades impacs millions of organisms, with minor changes having large repercussions. The water supply within the Everglades affects the parks ecosystem, the restoration of the park, and the people who depend on the water supply. First of all, the water supply has a large effects on the millions of organisms living within the park, and the overall balance of the ecosystem. Minute changes to areas in the park, and near the park have the ability to drastically change the delicate balance of the environment. According to Caleb Hughes, “When a fragile ecosystem like the Everglades undergoes a small change like a particularly rainy storm or a short-term lapse in rainfall, the repercussions can be huge.” This statement shows that the pollution of the water supply with certain amounts of phosphorous, mercury, and other hazardous materials can, and already has damaged the Everglades severely. Laters in the passage Caleb Hughes states...
Words: 404 - Pages: 2
...Being able to rely on a steady, safe water supply is essential for humans and many other species. For humans, we have the luxury of being able to produce purified bottled water. Bottled water has advantages in relief supply for third world countries, areas hit by natural disasters, and for areas with contaminated water supplies. Overall usage of bottled water has been continually climbing since 1999. As of 2014, the average US citizen consumed 34 gallons of bottled water per year; up from 23 gallons in 2004 (Rodwan, 2015 p. 12). A concern of the increased use of bottled water is the chemicals that are used to make the plastic bottles. Chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA) and polyethylene terephthalate Bisphenol A is a synthetic organic compound used mainly is producing plastics and epoxy resins used in adhesives and coatings (Bisphenol A (BPA)). Therefore, BPA can be found in many food and drink containers, including baby bottles and also some medical supplies. The epoxy resins it is found in are also used in the lining of main water supply pipes. BPA exposure then is hard to stray clear from as it...
Words: 739 - Pages: 3
...Antonio Vesselinov Professor Phillip Larson Intro to Geography 101 (Section 1) 11/5/14 Hydrology and Water Supply Issues It’s used to drink, shower, clean, grow food, wash cars, and cook food, but it’s are running out. Northern states do not have the same water supply issues that the southwestern states have, but that does not mean they do not exist. Water is a precious resource that is vital for an organism to survive and creates an habitable environment compared to other planets. However, though earth possesses water there isn’t enough to fulfill the needs of everyone. A large percentage of water on earth is salt water and cannot be used the same way as fresh water. In the southwest region of America there are 30 million people...
Words: 1935 - Pages: 8
...FEASIBILITY OF TWO FRESH WATER SUPPLY TECHNIQUES IN SUDAN 1.0 INTRODUCTION Access to clean water is considered a basic human right and in many countries when sustainable development is considered, water is at the top of the list of priorities (Omer, 2008). The value of water is increasingly felt in areas such as Sudan, where precipitation is inadequate while temperatures are high resulting in dry or arid conditions (Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), cited in USAID, 2010). Two-thirds of the country is arid and rainfall is less than 400mm annually. Regardless of the fact that about 60% of Sudan lies within the Nile basin, it only draws 18.5x109 m3 from the Nile’s annual flow of 84x109m3 and added to its internal supply of 12x109m3, the water availability falls considerably below the water stress limit of 1000m3 per head (ibid). According to FAO, (cited in USAID, 2010), in Sudan the renewable water resource per capita at 2008 stood at 726m3/person/year and is projected to be 617m3/person/year in 2015. It is low and rapidly dropping every year (ibid) and unless measures are taken, many citizens will be living without a basic human right. Since Sudan cannot rely on rainfall which is sporadic and concentrated in 4 months for most areas (Omer, 2008), water management techniques need to be implemented to ensure availability of potable water. Sudan is bordered by the Red Sea to the east which makes desalination a viable option but the cost implications and negative...
Words: 2036 - Pages: 9
...1. Introduction Fresh water supply plays an essential factor in a country, such as development of agriculture, industry and tourism (Khalil, 2001:57). Nevertheless, potable water only constitutes nearly 3% in the world water sources. It means that approximately a quarter of world’s population cannot access a sufficient high quality water including Egypt (Karagiannis and Soldatos, 2008: 448). Egypt suffers from water scarcity due to United Nations (2012) states that water scarcity means less than 1000 m3/year/person, while the figure in Egypt is about 963 m3/year/person. Although, from the geographic perspective，there are adequate water resources in Egypt, such as Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Nile River (CIA, 2012), the Nile water level is decreasing due to the result of evaporation, rainwater supply, hot and dry climate, vast desert and global warming . According to Kashef (1983: 163), comparing with entering water in Nile (35.69 km3/year), the losses are 29.29 km3/year. Thus, Egypt needs to seek some methods to alleviate the problem of water scarcity. Overall, this report offers two alternative measures, desalination and dams respectively. Generally, this report will analyse and compare the feasibility and differences between desalination and dams from three viewpoints: cost, environmental problems and social impact, by this means attempt to find the most effective and economical method to address the dilemma (water scarcity) in Egypt. 2. Background Egypt, an agricultural...
Words: 2479 - Pages: 10
...should authorities have in maintaining a clean and adequate water supply? Sid Stallings, Jr. Western Governors University What role should authorities have in maintaining a clean and adequate water supply? Water is essential for every living being on earth. It covers 70% of our planet, but only about 3% is fresh water. Of that 3%, 2/3 of it is frozen as glaciers, so only about 1% of the world’s water is actually usable for drinking, cleaning, and irrigating farmlands according to the World Wildlife Fund (Krchnak, 2014). Some populations, industries, and businesses are using up the limited supply of fresh water at an alarming rate for personal gain, leaving many without this vital resource. The water supply is deteriorating as it is becoming ever more polluted from chemical run off from farms and industry, poor water management practices, over use, and expanding populations. This is causing severe shortage problems, skyrocketing water prices, and major environmental issues around the world. Research suggests that over-use of the world’s available fresh water supplies is a major problem, because use is exceeding the ability of nature and water treatment plants to keep up with demand, rising costs have led to a lack of access to safe water for many poor people, and shortages of adequate fresh water cause there to be insufficient water to sustain communities around the world. Water usage and lack of adequate fresh water affects everyone, so should governmental or international...
Words: 3291 - Pages: 14
...Assessing biological stability of drinking water without disinfectant residuals in a full-scale water supply system Frederik Hammes, Cordula Berger, Oliver Ko ̈ ster and Thomas Egli ABSTRACT Frederik Hammes (corresponding author) Cordula Berger Thomas Egli Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), U ̈ berlandstr. 133, CH-8600, Du ̈ bendorf, Switzerland Tel.: +41 44 823 5350; Fax: +41 44 823 5547 E-mail: frederik.hammes@eawag.ch ; www.eawag.ch Cordula Berger Oliver Ko ̈ ster Zu ̈ rich Water Supply (WVZ), Hardhof 9, P.O. Box 1179, CH-8021, Zu ̈ rich, Switzerland Thomas Egli Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zu ̈ rich, CH-8092, Zu ̈ rich, Switzerland Biological stability refers to the inability of drinking water to support microbial growth. This phenomenon was studied in a full-scale drinking water treatment and distribution system of the city of Zu ̈ rich (Switzerland). The system treats lake water with successive ozonation and biological filtration steps and distributes the water without any disinfectant residuals. Chemical and microbiological parameters, notably dissolved organic carbon (DOC), assimilable organic carbon (AOC), heterotrophic plate counts (HPC) and flow-cytometric total cell concentration (TCC), were measured over an 18-month period. We observed a direct correlation between changes in the TCC, DOC and AOC concentrations during treatment; an increase in cell concentration...
Words: 2616 - Pages: 11
...ASSIGNMENT WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION DONE BY: NEENU ALI B110770AR PLUMBING FIXTURES WATER CLOSET FIXTURES A water closet is a room which contains a flush toilet, usually accompanied by a washbowl or sink. The term may also be used to refer specifically to a flush toilet. The development of the flush toilet revolutionized human sanitation, and contributed a number of interesting developments to plumbing and architecture as structures began to be built to accommodate such toilets. Water closets come in various shapes, designs, and colors. The device is designed to receive human waste and dispose of the waste properly in a sanitary sewer system. Most water closets mount on the floor, but there are models that are wall hung. Modem water closets have various design features which create different flushing actions. TYPES: THE WATER CLOSETS ARE OF TWO TYPES: 1: Eastern Water Closet (Indian Water Closet) 2: Western Water Closet 1: Eastern Water Closet: This is most commonly used in eastern part from world from Pakistan, to Bangladesh including, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It is shaped in a way that one has to sit by foot on it. Its basin has inverted slop towards the back side of the closet where a trap excludes the sewer pipe (drain) from it. 2: Western Water Closet: It is very popular and commonly used in western part of the world. It is shaped like...
Words: 1123 - Pages: 5
...dry down here. Northern California has a number of rows of pretty good mountains, the moist air flows directly into the area, and as it hits he mountains, it rises and cools, dropping most of its water as both rain and snow. This is the western part of the "rain shadow effect." So in the north, water is not only dropped by being north and cold, but it's collected and funnelled by the mountains. The Central Valley / San Joachim Valley is in between the extremes, which is what makes it the "Bread Basket of the United States," and almost the entire world. More than half of the entire US food supply (agriculture, dairy, and livestock) comes out of our Central Valley. Where do they get it from? Southern California, home to half of the state's population, depends on the State Water Project, the Colorado River Aqueduct and the Los Angeles Aqueduct supply for about half of its supply. California's vast agricultural industry is also dependent on water projects, both large and small. The California State Water Project is the largest multipurpose, state-built water project in the United States. The SWP transports water from the Feather River watershed to agriculture, and some of the water goes to industrial and urban users. More than two-thirds of Californians receive some water from the SWP. The system was designed and contracted to deliver 4,200,000 acre feet but in an average year delivers only 2,300,000 acre feet because many of the original planned features were never built...
Words: 442 - Pages: 2
...results of a Community of the researcher’s choice Brown’s Hall in St. Catherine, Jamaica. It focuses on a specific social problem that the community is currently experiencing, the cause, effects and solutions of a problem. This project is also in the aid of highlighting the problems that face the residents of the community while ensuring confidentiality. Statement of Problem To what extent does inadequate water supply affects the residents of my community? Research Questions 1. What is the level of efficiency of water supply in my community? 2. What is the cause of inadequate water supply in my community? 3. What are some of the effects of inadequate water supply in my community? 4. What are some of the solutions that can be implemented to change the level of water supply in my community? Reason for Selecting the Area of Research This area of research was chosen because over the past fifteen (15) years the researcher has been living in the community of Brown’s Hall, we have not had any adequate water supply in the community. During this time water is obtained by other...
Words: 1971 - Pages: 8
...Abstract The Adelaide Desalination Project involves the construction of a 100 GL per annum desalination plant, including the seawater intake and outfall tunnels and structures, and associated infrastructure including the transfer pipeline, power supply works and interconnection and upgrade works at Happy Valley Water Treatment Plant. Research and read an article on recent recipients of the project management institute’s project of the year award (2013 PMI winners – Adelaide Desalination Project). Summarize how the project manager or team exhibited exceptional and ethical project management practices. Discuss the role of the project manager or team, the organizational setting, the recipient’s approach to project integration management, and obstacles that had the potential of adversely impacting the triple constraints. Introduction Traditionally, South Australia has always relied on the River Murray for much of its water. On average 40% of Adelaide’s water supply comes from the River Murray, but in a drought year as much as 90% of the supply may come from this one finite resource. With further population growth, a secure water supply was under serious threat. In 2009, the South Australian Government launched the Water for Good plan. A key component of this plan was a $1.824 billion...
Words: 1109 - Pages: 5
