Utility networks—consisting of water, soild waste, electricity, gas, and telecommunication systems—underpin the economic, social, and environmental performance of modern life. They are the basic spatial infrastructure grids which, quite literally, provide the fundamental conduits through which modern cities operate 17
Issues in utility network planning
•Changing utility demands caused by economic, social, and spatial restructuring
•The challenge of aging and badly maintained networks
•The need to create more environmentally sustainable networks
•The increased costs of investment
•Constraints on public expenditure
Social access to utility networks?
Social access can be assessed by a number of indicators including
•cost of connections to the networks,
•levels of connection,
•disconnection rates,
•installation of prepayment meters,
•use of the networks,
•the social, economic, and environmental costs of low levels of connection
Sustainability in Utility Networks Planning
The National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH) 2014 identify the following strategies for bringing about sustainability in utility network planning of 18
Water supply
1.Supply side management
2.Demand Side Management
3.Leakage Management – Reduction in NRW
4.Rain Water Harvesting
5.Water Audit
6.Use of Water Efficient Appliances
Sewerage
1.Complete access to sewerage – sanitation 100 % toilet coverage
2.100% treatment of sewage
3.Recycle and reuse of waste water
Energy Efficiency In water & sewerage sector
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