An introduction to existing city water systems and the need for sustainability.

1. Cooperation for
Sustainability of Water & Culture
Sandeep Joshi
Green Surgeon of eco-restoration of water resources
Director, SERI &
President SESS
International Conference on Water Cooperation &Conservation 10th December 2013, Pune

2. Case study 1: Sewage Ingress in Lonar Lake
 About 600000 years old (2010) area ~ 2.5 sq. km (water
surface 2/3rd of it)
 Apathy or ignorance or administrative delays or technology
failures
 Reported presence of pollution bioindicators
 Conservation opportunity through showcasing the crater lake
as “ECOLOGICAL WONDER”

3. Case study 2: Failure of USES
to protect Mula-Mutha
 About 1200 MLD discharge from Pune-Pimpri-Chichwad’s urban and industrial growth
 Concretization of river beds, flood plains, tributaries
 Non-performing assets (NPA) of infrastructural STPs constructed on river banks
 Conservation opportunity through showcasing Ecosense of Punekar

4. Case study 3: Almatti Dam
 Current FRL 519 m MSL (capacity 91 TMC) and allowed is 524 m MSL (capacity 200 TMC)
 Envisaging of Impounding of water upstream in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and Sangli districts
 Non-performing assets (NPA) of infrastructural STPs constructed on river banks
 Conservation opportunity through showcasing Ecosense of Punekar delay

5. Case study 4: Barcelona’s Airport & Harbour

6. Case study 5: Passaic River, New Jersey, US

7. Advantage Urban India
 Elimination of organic or inorganic pollution
from surface or sub-surface water resources
 Elimination of nutrient and biological
pollution (pathogens) from the recycled
water
Every day, 2 million tons of
human waste are disposed of in
water courses. Source: World Water
Assessment
Programme
(WWAP)
In developing countries, 70
percent of industrial waste is
dumped untreated into waters
where they pollute the usable
water
supply.
Source:
WWAP
http://www.unwater.org/statistics_pollu.html#stha
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 Elimination of pressure on freshwater
resources by recycling by 60 – 70%
 Ecological restoration of city’s waters – rivers
and lakes with safely treated wastewaters
 Path-breaking water governance approach
for eco-balancing of water resources in the
urban sector
 Long term solution for water availability

8. Necessity of Sustainability
 Integrated Approach
 Ecosystem Approach
Rainwater
Water
Supply
Wastewater
City Water Systems
 Complex water-web of
Reuse-recycle chain &
network
 System (infrastructure,
process
&
management)
improvement
in
reducing
freshwater
demand,
water
footprint

9. Key to Resolving Conflict of
Finite Water Resources

10. Compliance With Rules & Regulations
Water Policy,
2012 & 2002
Water quality for
prioritized uses
National
Action Plan for
Climate
Change
(NAPCC), 2008
Reduction of GHGs
National
Environment
Policy, 2006
Conservation of water
resources through
livelihood
Water Pollution
(Prevention &
Control) Act,
1974 & its
amendment
Discharge standards

11. Expectations for Sustainability of Water Systems
Good
Architects,
Engineers &
contractors
Conservation &
protection of
rivers, lakes &
groundwaters
Livable
Habitats
Good Technical
&
administrative
system with
eco-politicians
Water
governance for
shared benefits
of resources
Eco – socio –
environmental
harmony

12. Inter-sectoral Plain - Axis Model
Energy
Government Legislative Actor &
Regulator
Engineering
Control
Ecology
Technology
Electronics
Monitoring
Economics
Management
Private
Implementing Actor
& Trade Facilitator
Green Surgeons & Curators Politico-administrative system
Matter
Public Receptor

13. Examples of Ecological Correction
(2008) Area of Lake 8 acres
NUWA Winner: Ayad River (150 MLD) Restoration 2011

14. GEARs of Lotic (Stream) / Lentic (Lake) for
sustainable cooperation
People, Groups,
NGOs, CBOs,
Volunteers, Green
Clubs
Government
Departments /
Nodal Agency
Green Surgeons,
Designers,
Planners, Green
Curators

15. Water
Governance
History &
Culture
Biodiversity
Religion
& Spirituality
Sustenance of
Water and Culture
Adventure
& Sports
Ecohydrology &
Ecotechnology
Demography &
Economy
Eco-tourism

16. Thank you!!
sandeep@seriecotech.com; contact@seriecotech.com; seriecotech@yahoo.co.in