... extension of water services in Taoyuan City, outlying areas continue to grapple with piped-water accessibility due to the inherent challenges in accessing natural water reservoirs (Chiang et al., 2014 ; Kuo, 2004). While local authorities have endeavoured to expand the water supply infrastructure...

... contaminated aquifers. Arsenic-treatment units (ATUs) have been effective in helping regions where piped-water supply of surface water is unachievable due to logistic constraints. However, no policy measure exists on environmental and economic management of the voluminous wastewater produced by ATUs. The waste...

... demonstrate a gradual increasing risk of supply deficit in the 2020s and the 2030s. Water deficit risks vary widely in the 2050s and are highly dependent on the socio-economic scenarios. hydrology & water resource sustainability water supply Figure 1 Map of the study area. Data...

... environmental functions. (mike.muller@wits.ac.za) 14 04 2015 30 12 2015 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 environment sustainability water supply Case studies from southern Africa are used to illustrate at different scales how hydrosupportive approaches can address...

... water’ supplies; compared to a reported 76% in 1990 (WHO, 2012). An ‘improved water’ source is generally defined as one that is constructed such that it protects the supplied water from contamination, in particular faecal matter. 25 02 2016 19 12 2016 Published with permission...

... 06 06 2014 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2014 developing countries sustainability water supply The concept of sustainability has received much attention from urban water systems planners and decision makers (DMs) during the last two decades. This trend was stimulated...

... by the ICE under the CC-BY licence. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 2014 recycling & reuse of materials sustainability water supply The chief executive officer of the UK Carbon Trust announced in March 2013 that, ‘business needs to wake up to water waste’ (Delay, 2013). His...

... & water resource sustainability water supply The effective and efficient use of water is widely acknowledged as an important facet of the delivery of sustainable urban regeneration (EA, 2003). This is supported by a whole raft of legislation and regulation both in the planning domain (e.g...

... of workspace needed to be considered before any infrastructure investment was undertaken. This included assessment of the future capacity requirements (i.e. inflows and outflows) for water infrastructure (i.e. mains water supply, wastewater disposal, rainwater storage and stormwater disposal) much of which...

...) in constituting society's hybrid reality, with both positive and negative implications for sustainability. social impact sustainability water supply Sustainability challenges engineers to ensure social, ecological and economic issues are incorporated into their work. The seminal 1987 report...

... attention been given to the principles embodied in the UN general comment. contracts & law developing countries water supply The past decade has witnessed a significant change in the approach to improving the water sector in developing countries. There has been a shift in focus away from...

... (air, water, noise, light) has a significant bearing on improving the image of the industry. B&V's accredited environmental management system (ISO 14001) was used as a backcloth to reinforce environmental site practice. The key issue was the maintenance of the current water supply to Scottish...

... Engineers 2010 economics & finance government water supply Australian history is rich with stories of the adverse effects of attempting to shore up existing businesses experiencing financial difficulties rather than allowing new businesses the opportunity to enter and other existing...

... efficiency, switching to deficit irrigation and changing cropping patterns. drainage & irrigation infrastructure planning water supply Global warming is expected to have serious impacts on water resources and irrigated agriculture in the future (Doll, 2002). General circulation model (GCM...

... of the future will contribute to the removal of these barriers and to a culture change in the stakeholder base. 24 4 2009 15 10 2009 © 2010 The authors and the Institution of Civil Engineers 2010 sewage treatment & disposal sustainability water supply In the years leading...

.... The research results could have feedback to current engineering activities which may already be off-track. © 2009 Thomas Telford Ltd 2009 economics & finance environment history reviews water supply In the 17 years since the publication of N. G. Semple's paper, 1 many ‘chickens...

... water supply The Bruntland report, Our Common Future, 1 and Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio 2 marked a turning point in modern thinking. A central principle of Agenda 21 and Caring for the Earth 3 is that the lives of people and the environment...

... of installation of all water supply and drainage systems • Ensure installation contractor familiar with green pipework systems and the implications of working with treated effluent • Visual differentiation from potable water by tinting light green with vegetable dye • Some leakage in installation of green...

... waste management & disposal water supply Wastewater recycling has been, and continues to be, practised all over the world for a variety of reasons including increasing water availability, alleviating water shortages and drought, and supporting environmental and public health protection. 1...

..., in the form of privatisation, does not necessarily enhance water efficiency, and the universal application of water regulations may not fit into local conditions. 12 06 2005 28 11 2005 © 2006 Thomas Telford Ltd 2006 developing countries management water supply Sustainable...