WATER SCARCITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

UTOPIA'S ISSUES

• Water Pollution
• No Recycling Facilities
• Natural Disasters
• Outdated Sewerage Systems
• Overpopulation

Water Pollution

WATER POLLUTION

• Water pollution occurs because of the following:
• No Recycling Facilities
• Outdated Sewerage Systems

No Recycling Facilities

Due to the City of Utopia having no recycling facilities there is no where to put all of Utopia's rubbish. So the citizens of Utopia have been dumping their rubbish in the lakes, rivers and the ocean. By dumping the rubbish in the water you are polluting/contaminating the water.

Outdated Sewerage Systems

A consequence of having outdated sewerage systems is, it is not cleaning the faeces to a safe standard. So when all the faeces is pumped out into the ocean it is polluting/contaminating the ocean and water supplies.

Natural Disasters

In Utopia natural disasters occur quite often. Cyclones in Utopia are occurring along the coast and there are severe winds, thunderstorms, flooding and droughts.

Overpopulation

Overpopulation is the underlying reason why the City of Utopia faces the issue of water scarcity.

OPTIONS

• Do nothing
• Do something!

If you choose to do nothing the City of Utopia will become even more contaminated. So contaminated that Utopia will not be a habitable city.

Save Utopia with positive planning and action.

STRATEGIES

• Build Desalination Plants
• Install Water Tanks
• Build a Dam

Desalination Plants

HOW DESALINATION PLANTS WORK

• Seawater is pumped into the desalination plant using a large pipe lying on the ocean floor.

HOW DESALINATION PLANTS WORK

• The seawater goes through a screen to remove large objects like sand or seaweed.

HOW DESALINATION PLANTS WORK

• Then it sinks down through filter beds to remove smaller objects.

COST

• The installed cost of desalination plants is approximately $1m for every 1,000 cubic meters per day of installed capacity.

WHERE?

• Any desalination plants will be positioned along the shore line.

ADVANTAGES

• Increases water supply!
• Desalination plants are the size of a warehouse
• 97.5% of Earth's water is seawater or salt water

Water Tanks

WHAT IA A WATER TANK?

• Water tanks are used to collect and store rain (water runoff), usually from rooftops via rain gutters.

COST

• Water tanks are typically $600

WHERE?

• All citizens will have a water tank installed on their property.

ADVANTAGES

• Water tanks are inexpensive
• Water tanks reduce water bills
• Increases water supply!
• Reduces floods and erosion

Dams

WHAT IS A dAM?

• A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.

COST

• A major disadvantage is that dams cost approximately $1 billion

WHERE?

• The most convenient place to build the dam is in a large area such as in the mountains.

ADVANTAGES

• Dams can create electricity
• Increases water supply
• Dams don't pollute the air

Benefits

Benefits of applying these strategies are: increase in water supply, cleaner water, less pollution and less risk of contamination, also dams can create electricity.