water supply development Articles
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Water regionalization study
Client: Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Completion Date: 1992 Services Provided Master planning Water supply and distribution planning Hydraulic modeling Customer and demand projections Cost estimating Economic comparison Regulatory review Statutory review Project Summary Burns & McDonnell completed a Water Regionalization Study for the Tri-County Regional ...
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Application of solar disinfection for treatment of contaminated public water supply in a developing country: field observations
A sustainable and low-cost point-of-use household drinking water solar disinfection (SODIS) technology was successfully applied to treat microbiologically contaminated water. Field experiments were conducted to determine the efficiency of SODIS and evaluate the potential benefits and limitations of SODIS under local climatic conditions in Karachi, Pakistan. In order to enhance the efficiency of ...
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Web enablement of a Water Safety Plan via the municipal-based electronic Water Quality Management System (eWQMS)
Despite a good legislative framework, South Africa faces significant challenges in the sustainable provision of adequate and safe water services. To improve the situation, South Africa's Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and other water sector partners undertook initiatives to assist municipalities with operation and management of water services. By way of example, in 2006, the municipal ...
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Homeland Security for Drinking Water Supplies
As it has done with other jurisdictions, Congress has recently passed legislation aimed at protecting our nation's drinking water resources. Historically, water supply protection has been a high priority, including reservoir protection, continuous monitoring, and secure and redundant facilities to ensure an uninterrupted supply of drinking water. The Clean Water Act (1972), requires pollution ...
By AECOM
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Technology development trajectory for drinking water treatment: a comparative study between South Korea, Thailand, and Lao PDR
This paper reports on a study to compare the technological trajectory of drinking water treatment for the past 30 years, from the 1980s to the 2010s, in South Korea, Thailand, and Lao PDR. There are significant differences in water treatment technology in the three countries, resulting from factors such as national regulations, economic conditions, and water policies. These act either as ...
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Water sector regulation in small island developing states: an application to Cape Verde
Small island developing states (SIDs) present challenges for analysts and policy-makers who attempt to strengthen nationwide infrastructure. This study examines the case of one SID to illustrate how benchmarking can improve the performance of water utilities. The archipelago-nation of Cape Verde is characterized by severe water scarcity and relatively low income. These national characteristics ...
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Is desalination the most sustainable alternative for water-shortage mitigation in Israel?
Significant progress in seawater desalination technology has lowered its costs considerably, making it an attractive option to policy makers in countries facing water shortages. However, in making the decision to implement desalination, two issues are often ignored: firstly, seawater desalination is also associated with external costs. Secondly, alternative measures of managing water shortage may ...
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Water Supply and Ground Water Resource Management Projects case study
Borough of Dublin, Bucks County Hydrogeological Consultant of Record Mercuri and Associates, Inc. was contracted to conduct the necessary hydrogeologic study to identify and recommend test well sites to augment the available water supply. Study was completed on time and on budget and resulted in the identification of eight sites with the potential for good well yields. MAI conducts regular ...
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ASTM Standards Help Meet Need for Clean Water
The new ASTM Water Portal provides a single access point to standards and related information about ASTM International’s diverse committees working to protect and monitor this vital global resource. Clean and safe water is the underpinning of the quality of life for people around the world. Global economies depend on water, whether it’s to support the manufacturing of goods across ...
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The New Economy of Water: The Risks and Benefits of Globalization and Privatization of Fresh Water
Executive Overview New voices are beginning to be heard in the debate over water, and new ideas – good and bad – considered. Among the most powerful and controversial of these new ideas is that water should be considered an “economic good” – subject to the rules and power of markets, multinational corporations, and international trading regimes. In the last decade, this idea has been put into ...
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