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Estimation of Water Losses and Savings at some Organizations in Visakhapatnam Using Initial Water Balance Studies


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1 Deptt. of Civil Engineering, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Chowdavaram-522 019, A.P., India
2 Deptt. of Civil Engineering, K L University, Vaddeswaram-522 502, Guntur Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India
3 Deptt. of Civil Engg., Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam-530 003, A.P., India
 

Water auditing is very useful to estimate water losses and savings. Water audit identifies water uses such as sanitation, irrigation, heating and cooling process and maintenance of the distribution system. Unaccountable losses are investigated and areas are identified in which water use efficiency can be improved using alternative technologies or practices. A comprehensive audit can give the utility and detailed profile of the distribution system and water users, allowing appropriate management of water resources and improved reliability. It is an important step towards water conservation and linked with a leak detection plan that can save the utility of a significant amount of fresh water and time. Therefore, water supply balance studies are an important part of water auditing. The water supply balance studies were carried out for industries like Visakha Steel Plant, Visakha Port Trust and Visakha Diary, which are situated in and around Visakhapatnam city. The savings with reference to water quantity and money were estimated for various organizations. It was found from initial water supply balance studies that in VSP, the water that can be saved without any additional investment is 87.372 million gallons per day. This saves an amount of Rs. 0.9783 crore per day. It was also found that the water could be reduced up to 80% by using recycled water.

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Water Supply Balance, Water Auditing, Water Savings, Water Losses.
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P. Srinivas
Deptt. of Civil Engineering, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Chowdavaram-522 019, A.P., India
K. Satish Kumar
Deptt. of Civil Engineering, K L University, Vaddeswaram-522 502, Guntur Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India
S. Bala Prasad
Deptt. of Civil Engg., Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam-530 003, A.P., India

Abstract


Water auditing is very useful to estimate water losses and savings. Water audit identifies water uses such as sanitation, irrigation, heating and cooling process and maintenance of the distribution system. Unaccountable losses are investigated and areas are identified in which water use efficiency can be improved using alternative technologies or practices. A comprehensive audit can give the utility and detailed profile of the distribution system and water users, allowing appropriate management of water resources and improved reliability. It is an important step towards water conservation and linked with a leak detection plan that can save the utility of a significant amount of fresh water and time. Therefore, water supply balance studies are an important part of water auditing. The water supply balance studies were carried out for industries like Visakha Steel Plant, Visakha Port Trust and Visakha Diary, which are situated in and around Visakhapatnam city. The savings with reference to water quantity and money were estimated for various organizations. It was found from initial water supply balance studies that in VSP, the water that can be saved without any additional investment is 87.372 million gallons per day. This saves an amount of Rs. 0.9783 crore per day. It was also found that the water could be reduced up to 80% by using recycled water.

Keywords


Water Supply Balance, Water Auditing, Water Savings, Water Losses.