Utility Networks Planning

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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