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Cooperation for Sustainability of Water & Culture Sandeep Joshi Green Surgeon of eco-restoration of water resources Director, SERI & President SESS tional Conference on Water Cooperation &Conservation 10 th December 2013, Pune
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An introduction to existing city water systems and the need for sustainability.
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Cooperation for Sustainability of Water & Culture
Sandeep JoshiGreen Surgeon of eco-restoration of water resources
Director, SERI &President SESS
International Conference on Water Cooperation &Conservation 10th December 2013, Pune
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”
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
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
Case study 4: Barcelona’s Airport & Harbour
Case study 5: Passaic River, New Jersey, US
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
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
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: WWAPhttp://www.unwater.org/statistics_pollu.html#sthash.Eoq9D2j3.dpuf
City Water Systems
Wastewater
Rainwater
Water Supply
Necessity of Sustainability Integrated Approach
Ecosystem Approach
Complex water-web of Reuse-recycle chain & network
System (infrastructure, process & management) improvement in reducing freshwater demand, water footprint
Key to Resolving Conflict of Finite Water Resources
Compliance With Rules & Regulations
National Environment Policy, 2006
Conservation of water resources through
livelihood
Water Pollution (Prevention & Control) Act,
1974 & its amendment
Discharge standards
National Action Plan for
Climate Change
(NAPCC), 2008Reduction of GHGs
Water Policy, 2012 & 2002
Water quality for prioritized uses
Good Architects,
Engineers & contractors
Livable Habitats
Conservation & protection of rivers, lakes & groundwaters
Good Technical &
administrative system with
eco-politicians
Eco – socio – environmental
harmony
Water governance for shared benefits
of resources
Expectations for Sustainability of Water Systems
Inter-sectoral Plain - Axis Model
Ecology
Engineering
Economics
Electronics
Management
Monitoring
Control
Energy
Matter
Government
Public
Private
Technology
Legislative Actor & Regulator
Implementing Actor & Trade Facilitator
Receptor
Politico-administrative systemGreen Surgeons & Curators
Examples of Ecological Correction
NUWA Winner: Ayad River (150 MLD) Restoration 2011(2008) Area of Lake 8 acres
GEARs of Lotic (Stream) / Lentic (Lake) for sustainable cooperation
Green Surgeons, Designers,
Planners, Green Curators
Government Department
s / Nodal Agency
People, Groups,
NGOs, CBOs, Volunteers, Green Clubs
Sustenance of Water and Culture
Adventure & Sports
Ecohydrology & Ecotechnology
Demography & Economy
Biodiversity
History & Culture
Religion & Spirituality
Water Governance
Eco-tourism
