Role of Japanese Water Experts in
Developing Asian Countries
C. Visvanathan
Environmental Engineering and Management Asian Institute of Technology
Thailand
Email: [email protected]
Webpage: http://www.faculty.ait.ac.th/visu/
Water ! Water ! Everywhere “ But Only Drops
to
Drink ”
Saltwater 97.5% 1365*106 km3
Freshwater 2.5% 35*106 km3
0.3% Lakes & River Storage 30.8% Groundwater, including soil moisture, swamp water and permafrost 68.9% Glaciers & permanent snow cover
• Earths total water vol. ~1.4 billion km3.
• Freshwater resources ~ 2.5% of the total volume
• Total usable freshwater supply for ecosystems and humans
o ~ < 1% of all freshwater
resources, and
o only 0.01% of all the water on
earth
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Freshwater Resources: Volume by Continent
Groundwater represents over
90% of the world’s readily
available freshwater resource
Australia 12×105
Glaciers and permanent ice caps (km3)
Wetlands, Large lakes, reservoirs and rivers (Km2)
North America 27 003 South America ? Africa 31 776 Europe 2 529 Asia 30 622 Australia 221 Asia
Water reserve : 30 622 Km2
70% Freshwater
Ground Water (Km3)
North America 43×105
South America 3×106
Africa 55 ×105
Europe 16×105
Asia 78×105
North America 9*104 South America 900 Europe 18216 Greenland 26*105 Africa 0.2 Asia 60984 Australia 180 Antarctica 30 109 800
Hosting 60% of world's current human
population
Freshwater Use by Sector
0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 32001900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
W a te r U sa g e ( km3 ) Industry Extraction Consumption 0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200
1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
W a te r U sa g e ( km3 ) Domestic Use Extraction Consumption 0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200
1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
W a te r U sa g e (km 3 ) Agriculture Extraction Consumption
• Agricultural sector is by far the biggest user of freshwater, (70%)
• Second largest
consumer sector is Industry (19%)
• Municipal
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Water Withdrawal and Consumption: The Big Gap
North America
South America Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia & Oceania
Withdrawal is more consumption is 1/2
• Annual global freshwater withdrawal grown from 3,790 km3 to in 1995, to 4,430 km3 in 2000
• Of which consumption accounted for
2,304 km3 or 52% only
• Not all quantity of water withdrawal is consumed. There is significant loss of water during distribution and
application
• Annual global water withdrawal is expected to grow by about 10-12% every 10 years, reaching
Water Accessibility and Availability in Asia
17 38 22 45 65 23 68 65 25 42 32 50 75 25 78 75 47 50 59 61 92 33 93 92 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % o f ru ra l p o p u la ti o n Countries1992 2000 2015 • Progress in access to clean drinking
water in Asia and Pacific region
• Access to safe drinking water
(1990-2015):
• Urban Asia: 94% to 97%
• Rural Asia: 63% to 91%
• 213 million rural residents of Asia
still lack access to water
• Poor access in countries like Papua
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Ground Water (GW) Extraction by Sector
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
GW breakdown by sector (%)
Water Use by Industries
• The industrial sector uses freshwater stored in reservoirs and dams for hydropower generation and various industrial
processes
• Approximately 15–18 billion m3 of freshwater resources are
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Water Use by Domestic Sector
• Domestic water use is related to the quantity of water available to populations in cities and towns – for sanitation and drinking water uses
• Groundwater reportedly
provides drinking water to at least 50% of the global
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Threats to Water Security
• Asia & Pacific is facing the double sword of
increased water demand but decreased
freshwater resources due to wastewater pollution
• Prime causes of region’s poor water security
state are:
• Heavy population,
• Accelerated urbanization rate
• Intensified industrial development
• Extensive agricultural development
Threat: Urbanization and Lack of Access to Water, Sanitation,
and Drainage System
• Asia and the Pacific is one of the most rapidly urbanizing (2.4% annual growth of the urban population regions) region in the world.
• Currently there are seven of the world’s mega cities (cities with populations of 10 million or more) in Asia-Pacific, which by 2025 is expected to have 21 such mega cities.
• Asia and the Pacific has the highest annual water withdrawal of all the world’s regions.
Surface Water Pollution Pollution of Drinking Water Sources
Where the Japanese Water Sector will/ should
Focus on the Future
Scarcity Pollution
Only 0.007% of the water on earth is accessible for human use
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• With the existing climate change scenario, almost half the world's population will be living in areas of high water stress by 2030, including 75 - 250 million people in Africa.
• Every day, 2 million tons of sewage and other effluents drain into the world's waters.
• Every year, more people die from unsafe water than from all forms of violence, including war.
High 10.8%
Well 25.9%
Fair 1.8% Poor 45.4%
Very Poor 16.1%
Parameters Grade I II III IV V
pH 6~9
DO ≥ 7.5 6 5 3 2
CODMn ≤ 2 4 6 10 15 NH3-N ≤ 0.15 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Grade I 3.4% Grade II 30.4% Grade III 29.3% Grade IV 20.9% Grade V 6.8% Grade VI 9.2%
Surface Water Monitoring Section
Ground Water Monitoring Site
Surface Water Environmental Quality Standard of China (GB3838-2002)
China
Parameters Tha chin river Chao phyya river Bangpakong river Maeklong river Application Agriculture 76% Drinking water; Irrigation; Drinking water Agriculture Aquaculture Industry Water supply
DO < 1, 1~7 3~6 4~7
BOD - 1~7 1~5 ~ 2
FCB
(MPN/100ml)
-1,000 ~
1,000,000 100~100,000 < 4,000 Thailand
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Surface Water Issue
Water Scarcity Water Pollution
With global water consumption estimated, To 2025, up to 60% of
world’s population will be leave in
high water stress.
More than 40% high to extreme stress
40% to 20% medium to high stress 20% to 10% low to medium stress
Less than 10% low stress
Non-point Source Pollution
Turbidity, carbon source, nitrogen source etc.
Source Control
In-situ remediation
Terminal Control
Regulations to reduce pollution
Ecological restoration
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Typical Water Treatment Process for Surface Water
PaCl + Cl2
Cl2 Cl2 Pumping station Coarse Screen Rapid mixing Flocculation Tank Sedimentation Tank Filtration Tank Clear Water Tank Pumping Station Distribution Tank Inlet Splitter Sludge
Main Target :
Inorganic Removal
Surface Water Pollution
Organic Pollution Conventional Process
Organic Pollution
Convention
Process
Enhanced
Coagulation
Ozone/BAC
Membrane
Technology
≤
20 %
removal
≤
40%
removal
~ 70 %
removal
䠄
Advanced process
䠅
>90 %
removal
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“
Membrane Bioreactor”
For polluted surface water CODMn 5~10mg/L
“
Microfiltration
”
“
Coagulation + Microfiltration”
“
PAC+ Ultrafiltration”
COD: ~ 5 mg/L
2003
1990
Particles; Turbidity, Cryptosporidium, Giardia
COD:~ 2mg/L
1987
3/28
Membrane Technology for Surface Water Treatment:
Experienced/ Expert in Membrane Technology
Japan Membrane Manufactures
Many more
leaders in
membrane
Climate Change and Water Security
•
Key impacts:
• Air temperature • Precipitation
• Sea level rise and storm surges • Surface-water impacts
• Regional-scale changes: snow melt, groundwater storage
• Water demand
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Climate Change and Water Security
•
Extreme climatic events like floods,
drought threatens sustainable water
resources
•
In coastal regions, sea level rise
increases the risks of:
•
salinization of coastal aquifers,
•
reduced access to freshwater
•
food insecurity,
Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources of Asia
Pacific
• Seasonal precipitation
changes increasing in East Asia,
• Temperatures, droughts, and flooding projected to increase in Southeast Asia,
• Socio-economically and
geographically vulnerable low-lying, flood-prone areas
including countries like
Bangladesh will be further
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Case: Climate Change Impacts on Water Availability
in Delhi
• Delhi water supply sources: Yamuna, Ganga, and the Beas
• 1.4 billion liters of water from the Western Yamuna Canal every day
• Amounting to 48 % of Delhi’s total water supply
• Impacts of climate change:
Increase in water availability until 2041
Post 2041, projected water deficit of 1 billion litres of water per day
Observed Climate Change Impacts on Water Systems
• Restrictions on water supply due to low
rainfall
• Reductions in the amount of water in dams
• Water quality: blue-green algae
• Increase in water-related disasters
• Effects in aquatic ecosystem
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Water Oriented Climate Change Adaptation
• Effective utilization of infrastructures
• Synergy with urban area development
schemes
• Emphasis on crisis management
• Water saving society through demand
side management
• Integrated water resources management
• Promoting integration and efficiency
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Where/ How the Japanese private companies that can involve
Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Water
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PPP in Water Management Sector
• Application of advanced technologies for water treatment
• Design, operation and maintenance of water treatment systems • Improved water distribution
• Emergency response in disaster stricken areas
• Infrastructure development of water treatment systems
Area that need to
be looked at in
Asia Pacific
Different Models of PPP in Practice
• Design Build (DB): Private Operator (PO) designs and builds the asset for a fixed price
• Operation & Maintenance (O & M) Contract: PO operates asset for a specified term under contract
• Design-Build-Finance-Operate (DBFO): PO designs, builds and operates, and transfers the asset under a long term contract
• Build-Own-Operate (BOO): PO is in fully ownership and control, subject to regulatory oversight
• Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT): PO builds and charges for use and then transfers ownership after agreed period
• Buy-Build-Operate (BBO): Asset is transferred to PO, improved and operated for an agreed term
• Operation license: PO is licensed to operate a public service for an agreed term
PPP
DB
O & M
DBFO
BOO BOOT
BBO
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Advantages of PPP (1/2)
•
Potential to increase and provide greater
infrastructure solutions
•
Faster project completion and reduced
delays on infrastructure projects
•
Opportunities for innovation in design,
service delivery and financing approaches
Advantages of PPP (2/2)
• Integrated whole life management
• Asset utilization
• Predictability, accountability and transparency of costs and funding
• Potentially greater return of investment (ROI)
• Reduces government budget and budget deficits
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Case of PPP: Water Supply Improvement Plan in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Plan to propose the development of new water sources and an efficient water distribution system
• Application of advanced technologies
• Utilization of experience of Japanese private companies and water operators under local government
• Mobilization of local private-sector funds in addition to partnerships with Japanese private companies
Japan has experience in steadily developing water supply and sewerage systems to build a highly sanitary society, while
overcoming floods and droughts during postwar economic growth.
Source:
http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/FSubject0301.nsf/ff4eb182720efa0f49256bc20018fd25/3958a0a725aba98549257a79 00124f29/$FILE/Water_&_Sanitation_Assistance_Strategy.pdf
Case of PPP: Mysore, India
• PPP between the City of Mysore
and JUSCO, a private operator
• Plan: rehabilitate the distribution
assets and improve operational
performance to achieve continuous 24/7 water supply
• The contract is a combination of
fixed construction payments for rehabilitation and a management fee for operations.
• Source:
Where the Japanese are Expert in….
Lessons from Japanese Water Systems
• Providing adequate post-disaster
water supply in the service area
• Reducing disaster damage to
facilities
• Ensuring minimum level system
functionality and rapid system recovery
• Rapid emergency response
• Public safety
• Continuous development and
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Providing Adequate Post-disaster Water Supply In
The Service Area
• Normal source
• System redundancy • Emergency equipment • Extra storage
• Household treatment
• Local alternate source
Reducing Disaster Damage to Facilities
• Existing facilities upgradation and
strengthening (retrofitting) to
provide the resistance necessary to meet the disaster
resilience
program goals
• Disaster
resilient
designs for newbuildings
• Installation of corrosion protection
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Rapid System Recovery
• Provide disaster resistant power supply
(normal and backup).
• Implement block distribution system
• Provide system redundancy to expected
damage areas.
• Water storage (as much as possible)
• Supply and distribution pipelines
• Utilize multiple water supply sources/points
• Provide isolation capabilities within the
system, consider installing remote valve operations.
• Ensure continued and uninterrupted
Rapid Emergency Response
• Coordinate emergency support with other cities and water utilities
• Incorporate community emergency planning
• Establish a mutual aid scheme (formal and informal relations with other organizations)
• Coordinate post-disaster response with municipal department and emergency service agencies
(e.g., fire, police, city, county, state agencies)
• Develop damage assessment teams (with pre-assigned reporting location)
• Prepare plans for communicating damage assessment and dispatching crews to damaged facilities
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Continuous Development and Improvement in
Prevention Capabilities
• Learning from past earthquake
experiences,
• Learning from other water
organization experiences,
• Networking with others who are
working on water system seismic aspects,
• Training managers, engineers,
operators, and field personnel on seismic issues,
• Providing staff development.