Using Engineering to Provide Clean Water

Summary

After analyzing the various problems faced by many countries and that affects many populations, we did a background check to see which problem was the most significant and needed immediate attention. Water is an essential commodity for human being. Water is life, and the lack of it would lead to catastrophic effects that would be irreversible. Therefore, solving the problem of water shortage in proved every reasonable and a worthy challenge for us. The proposed program for this engineering proposal is Using Engineering to Provide Clean Water to Areas Without. 

Introduction

Maintaining continuous access to sufficient volumes of clean, potable water remains increasingly critical as the demographics of cities as well as other municipal areas rise. Engineers are continually progressing the creation of such systems that distribute clean water effectively and reliably through environmental and water resource engineering approaches. Clean water solutions are now virtually uniformly implemented in most industrialized countries, allowing more people than ever before to have accessibility to ample water supplies that are free of water – related diseases. Example of the available engineering solutions that can be explored include desalination, agriculture irrigation technology, wastewater treatment, PUR water purifying sachet, water purification tablets, decentralized distillation units. The costs of these project will depend on the size of the project, population, and the amount of water that will be provided. Therefore, this engineering project will explore a specific area that does not have access to clean water and identify the most appropriate technique to provide a solution that will solve the problem: desalination.

Project Description

After effectively doing research and gathering the needed amount of information for the project, desalination and wastewater treatment were the most feasible solutions available. Desalination is the process of removing salts, other minerals, and pollutants from saltwater, brackish water, and wastewater effluent to produce fresh water for human consumption and domestic/industrial use.  Desalination is not only used to purify seawater, but it can also be used to remediate groundwater with harmful salt or sediment concentrations. Desalination may become an economical solution for those who live in areas where fresh water is scarce when new technologies are developed. Desalination plants of varied complexity are widely utilized around the world, ranging from solar desalination to vapor compression distillation facilities. 

Budget

Cost Association	Parameter	Percentage of Total Costs
Maintenance	Instruments Pump upkeep Facility upkeep including intake pipeline pigging Minor equipment replacement wells and associated cleaning	6%
Legal/Permitting	Environmental monitoring Permit compliance	2%
Operations	Labor	6%
	Sludge and solids waste disposal Bar rack and band screen solids waste disposal	4%
	Cartridge Filters and RO Membrane Replacements	11%
	Power (Energy)	55%
	Chemicals	6%
	Other Related	10%

Conclusion

Having evaluated our whole project and determined the location, amount of water, and the population to serve, it was now easier to proceed to the design step where all these factors would be considered. Additionally, the budget would also contribute to the design immensely so that everything remains as planned. Providing clean water at a lower cost is our main aim. Sometimes it becomes expensive for people to acquire clean water with causes many hardships. We therefore urge for any additional support and acceptance of our engineering project proposal so that we can proceed effectively.

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