Potable water management

Potable water management (Water Stress Management)

Human body is composed of average 60% of water therefore human need to replenish the water often in order to survive. It is also vital that the water quality is potable to avoid any water-borne disease. According to a conservative estimate, more than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. The increasing world population and industrial/ agriculture/ commercial consumption has depleted perennial water resources for many big population areas, such as, Chennai, Sau Paulo, etc. This issue also leads to sanitation problems leading to water borne diseases and parasites problems. Some communities and cities have proactively planned and successfully ensure access of potable water while many major cities have failed mainly due to lack of implementation guidelines, logistical restrictions, and/or limited executory expertise.

Here is a proof of the looming crisis due to insufficient/inadequate potable water and sanitation.

Average annual impact from inadequate drinking water and sanitation services, water-related disasters, epidemics and earthquakes, and conflicts

Here are the reasons water-borne crisis looming over densely populated areas:

Overuse of commercial/industrial, agriculture, and residential usage. According to US News, By Wilson Chapman, June 21, 2019, at 3:50 p.m., Cairo will face acute water shortage by 2025 due to rapidly increasing population growth. Similar estimates have been projected for big cities like Chennai, India, Mexico City, Mexico, Cape town, South Africa, Jakarta, Indonesia, Sau Paulo, Brazil, Beijing, China, etc
Longer draught spells (global warming) Inconsistent monsoons
Increased pollution – chemical usage (non-reuse of the water). As per Greenpeace East Asia report in 2017, about 40% of Beijing was is polluted beyond use. The depleted water sources increase the water stress and requires ongoing financial burden.
Continued wastage practices (no re-use of water)
Deforestation and alteration of water catchment areas has caused increased frequency of flooding, and less water retainment. It was compounded due to global warming. Flooding alone is estimated to damage $31.4 billing globally every year.

Solution:

Provide a localized solution to suit the local requirements. While a lot of resources are dedicated to combat the issue, the results are not promising. We feel that local officials/ teams need additional reinforcement to fight the crisis. Our approach is to assist a local water distribution authority (government/semi government or private) in the following executive aspects to ensure access of potable water for foreseeable future:

Capacity Planning: determine short-term and long-term water requirements the reality is that water usage habits vary greatly based on geographical lifestyles and standards.
Pre and post implementation: Prepare specs, and scope of the water provisioning based on the future needs. Publish the bids and assist the authority in the bidding process. Monitor the work quality, scope & timeline, and report periodically for vendor assessment.
Impact analysis: we carry out socio-economic impact analysis due to water stress and scarcity. Factors such as, increased global life expectancy, literacy rates, and access to more information sets higher expectations of overall improved lifestyle. This often gets affected by deprivation of basic elements such as, portable water, sanitation, and air.
Financials: We also offer services to identify the investment gap for the project and find the model to fill the gap. We can review and suggest a suitable partnership model between private/for-profit, NGO, government entities in terms of cost/profit sharing. We can also explore securing of grants, aides, and funds for project viability.

We have two basic guidelines in this area:

We pledge to donate $500 to Water.org with every new opportunity.(proud sponsor of it)

We do not provide any direct technical implementation services so we can provide objective assessment of the service providers and assess their work without any influence/prejudice.
Empower the local water authority with the tools (logistical, training, and executory) to ensure smooth and planned project implementation in the interest of the community served.