The most important strategy and consideration shall be followed to save water during the design is to avoid using potable water for irrigation or cooling use.

Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE) need to replace the use of the potable water for irrigation or cooing use. 

 

Central monitoring SCADA system is recommended for the Potable Water system. This system allows

operators to monitor and control assets remotely using a computer-based program. Generally, all the

equipments are to be connected to a SCADA system. In this way, the water authority may have the ability to monitor and also control their assets.

Typical activities undertaken with SCADA systems are:

 

· Monitoring levels and flows

· Operating valves

· Operating pumps

· Indicating system problems

· Displaying data trends.

 

Operators commonly use SCADA to monitor pump activity, tank parameters and the status of valves.

 

 

To monitor the water consumption, we need to consider district water meters provided to measure the flow in each district or zone. By dividing the distribution network into a number of zones or district meter areas, the flow into each district can be regularly monitored. Over time, this practice makes it possible to establish an average consumption pattern of water at each district and thereby this enables the maintenance authority to detect the presence of any unusual flows, caused by unreported bursts and leakages or unauthorized use. 

 

Another type of monitor meter is main water meter; electromagnetic meters at the pump discharge are provided to monitor and data logging of the total demand going for the complete development.

Suhair Majdalawi
S.majdalawi@ramboll.com