Smart Water Management In MCIT
ITU Workshop on “ICT as an Enabler for Smart Water Management”
Luxor, Egypt, 14-15 April
Content
1.
Introduction
2.
Facts
3.
Water use in MCIT
4.
Ways of water management in MCIT
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2.
Implemented projects
New projects
1.Introduction
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Demands are increasing every year
for water while resources are
becoming more and more limited.
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Since many individuals are unaware
(or , sadly , just don’t care) that this
issue needs attention, it is up to more
informed and proactive individuals
and companies to take up the slack.
1.Introduction
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A percentage of 40% increase is expected
in water demand over the period of next
two decades.
The increase in water demand is a
contribution of various factors including
growing population, increased
agricultural needs, industrial use of
water and water needed for electricity
production.
1.Introduction
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The problem of water waste is severe
in countries where people are using
the same inefficient methods for
irrigation of agricultural land.
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Water needs are increasing every year
and the proven fact is that clean
water is not available to 1 out of 5
people on the earth.
2.Facts
With all the oceans, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs on the
planet only one percent of that water is fit to drink
An average home is wasting approximately 10,000
gallons ( 38 m3 ) of water per year running it down to the
drain waiting for hot water
12 African countries considered to be in a “Water Stress”
situation.
Every day, 2 million tons of sewage , industrial and
agricultural waste are discharged into the world’s water,
the equivalent of the weight of the entire human
population of 6.8 billion people
2.Facts
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4% of the population receive water > 8 Hrs/day
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33% receive water > 4 Hrs/day
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42% receive water for just 3 Hrs/day
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21% receive water < 3 Hrs/day(often only 1 hr)
2.Facts
Toilets used the most water on
a daily basis (20.1 gallons per
person per day)
The hydrological cycle
WATER SCARCITY IN EGYPT
• Egypt occupies slightly more than one million km2
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• only 6 % of total land area is suitable for
settlement.
• About 60 thousand km2 of the land that covers the
Nile Delta and Nile Valley is populated for 67 million
people
• The annual population growth rate is 2.1 %
• More than 96 % of Egypt’ fresh water resources is
supplied by the river Nile
(UNCCA- United Nation Common Country Assessment )
What are we dreaming for ?
- Increasing water recourses
- Increment awareness towards majority
importance off water scarcity problem
- Proper handling of water for irrigation
and different usages
- Decreasing water consumption
4.Water use in MCIT
Bathrooms
kitchens
Fountains
landscaping
Heating & cooling
5.
Smart Ways to Manage Water In MCIT
Raise awareness
Repair leaks
Replace equipment
Record, analyze and compare monthly consumption
landscaping that overuse
Implementing new projects
Raise awareness
Water management Meetings with staff to raise awareness
AT WORK
Raise awareness
AT HOME
gallons
20 to 40
Raise awareness
Changing employees behavior
explaining method of water saving at home, street, work, making water
saving as an culture of each one.
sending reminder emails to employees every month to Instructs hem
reduce water consumption.
Don’t flush your miscellaneous waste in the toilet.
Rewards
For new ideas related to water or energy saving.
Developing social responsibility
For every one working for MCIT .
Repair leaks
Replace & install new equipment
360 m3 / day )
landscaping that overuse
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Using irrigation (raw water) for cooling
towers to safe about 360 m3/day potable
water.
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Cooling towers chemical Management to
minimize bleeding to 40% .
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Selecting plants and trees need low water
( Yucca , Jatrova , Opountia , Agave , … )
Programmed irrigation system
‫‪Irrigation sprinkler‬‬
‫صورة كنترول رى المعادى‬
‫مع نظام الرى‬
Irrigation control valves
Lagoon water is reused for irrigation inside smart village instead of
drain it to save about 40,000 m3
Amount of water after & before installing the
water saver
New Projects
250 m3/day.
112 m3/day.
360 m3 / day
New Projects
Modifying the softeners for chillers planet by
recycling the softener and filter drainage to safe
about 112 m3/day.
Using variable speed drive pumps & pressure
sensors to control and minimize irrigation
water
References
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http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/importanceofconservationofwater/
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Abu-Zeid, M. Water resources assessment for Egypt. Ministry of Water
Resources and Irrigation. Egypt
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World Water Demand and Supply,1990 to 2025: Scenarios and Issues
(David Seckler, Upali Amarasinghe, David Molden, Radhika de Silva,
and, Randolph Barker)
http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/importanceofconservationofwater/
http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/waterconservationdevices/
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/
http://www.epa.gov/nps/chap3.html
http://www.epa.gov/ow/citizen/thingstodo.html
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/green-water/green-waterstatistics.html
Thank you