An Overview of Hybrid Water Supply Systems in the Context of Urban Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities
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Mukta Sapkota, Meenakshi Arora, Hector Malano, Magnus Moglia, Ashok Sharma, Biju Alummoottil George, Francis Pamminger. (31/1/2015). An Overview of Hybrid Water Supply Systems in the Context of Urban Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities. WATER, 7 (1), pp. 153-174.
Abstract
This paper presents a critical review of the physical impacts of decentralized
water supply systems on existing centralized water infrastructures. This paper highlights
the combination of centralized and decentralized systems, which is referred to as hybrid
water supply systems. The system is hypothesized to generate more sustainable and
resilient urban water systems. The basic concept is to use decentralized water supply
options such as rainwater tanks, storm water harvesting and localized wastewater treatment
and reuse in combination with centralized systems. Currently the impact of hybrid water
supply technologies on the operational performance of the downstream infrastructure and
existing treatment processes is yet to be known. The paper identifies a number of
significant research gaps related to interactions between centralized and decentralized urban water services. It indicates that an improved understanding of the interaction
between these systems is expected to provide a better integration of hybrid systems by
improved sewerage and drainage design, as well as facilitate operation and maintenance
planning. The paper also highlights the need for a framework to better understand the
interaction between different components of hybrid water supply systems.
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George, Biju Alummoottil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8427-3350