Smart Water Management In MCIT

ITU Workshop on ICT as an Enabler for Smart Water Management

Luxor, Egypt, 14-15 April

Content
1.

Introduction

2.

Facts

3.

Water use in MCIT

4.

Ways of water management in MCIT

1.
2.

Implemented projects
New projects

1.Introduction

Demands are increasing every year

for water while resources are
becoming more and more limited.
Since many individuals are unaware
(or , sadly , just dont care) that this
issue needs attention, it is up to more
informed and proactive individuals
and companies to take up the slack.

1.Introduction

A percentage of 40% increase is expected

in water demand over the period of next
two decades.
The increase in water demand is a
contribution of various factors including
growing population, increased agricultural
needs, industrial use of water and water
needed for electricity production.

1.

Introduction

The problem of water waste is severe

in countries where people are using
the same inefficient methods for
irrigation of agricultural land.
Water needs are increasing every year
and the proven fact is that clean
water is not available to 1 out of 5
people on the earth.

2.

Facts

With all the oceans, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs on the

planet only one percent of that water is fit to drink
An average home is wasting approximately 10,000
gallons ( 38 m3 ) of water per year running it down to
the drain waiting for hot water
12 African countries considered to be in a Water Stress
situation.
Every day, 2 million tons of sewage , industrial and
agricultural waste are discharged into the worlds water,
the equivalent of the weight of the entire human
population of 6.8 billion people

2. Facts
The water supply in some countries is not
only intermittent but inequitable

4% of the population receive water > 8 Hrs/day

33% receive water > 4 Hrs/day

42% receive water for just 3 Hrs/day

21% receive water < 3 Hrs/day(often only 1 hr)

2. Facts

Toilets used the most water on

a daily basis (20.1 gallons per
person per day)

The hydrological cycle

WATER SCARCITY IN EGYPT

Egypt occupies slightly more than one million km2

only 6 % of total land area is suitable for settlement.

About 60 thousand km2 of the land that covers the
Nile Delta and Nile Valley is populated for 67 million
people
The annual population growth rate is 2.1 %
More than 96 % of Egypt fresh water resources is
supplied by the river Nile

(UNCCA- United Nation Common Country Assessment )

What are we dreaming for ?

- Increasing water recourses
- Increment awareness towards
majority
importance off water scarcity
problem
- Proper handling of water for
irrigation
and different usages

4.Water use in MCIT

Bathrooms
kitchens
Fountains
landscaping
Heating & cooling

5. Smart Ways to Manage Water In MCIT

Raise awareness
Repair leaks
Replace equipment
Record, analyze and compare monthly
consumption
landscaping that overuse
Implementing new projects

Raise awareness
Water management Meetings with staff to raise
awareness
AT WORK
- Changing water-consumption habits
- Understand the risk of domestic water shortages in the future
- Identify how water conservation can reduce the impact of water
scarcity
- Mentioning the problems will meet Egypt because of River Nile dams
in Africa
- The importance of each one drop of water for the future generations

Raise awareness
AT HOME
- Turn off water while you are brushing your teeth.
- Use your dishwasher and clothes washer for only full loads.
- Take shorter showers, A four-minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40
gallons of water.
- Rinse your razor in the sink.
- When washing dishes by hand, dont leave the water running for rinsing.
- Dont let the faucet run while you clean vegetables, Just rinse them in a
stopper sink or a pan of clean water.
- Buying appliances that are marked with water efficiency labels.

Raise awareness
Changing employees behavior
explaining method of water saving at home, street, work,
making water saving as an culture of each one.
sending reminder emails to employees every month to
Instructs them reduce water consumption.
Dont flush your miscellaneous waste in the toilet.

Rewards
For new ideas related to water or energy saving.

Developing social responsibility

For every one working for MCIT .

Repair leaks
Developing the culture of top priority of
leaks fixing among maintenance team
using the high quality components and
joints for plumbing, HVAC, and fire
fighting systems

Replace & install new

-equipment
Replacing the water faucets with high efficiency one.
- Installing water saver for every water faucet.
- Installing low water Urinals.
- Installing dual flush tank.
- Put plastic bottles or float booster in toilet tank.
- Using polypropylene pipes that have low heat transfer to get hot
water faster.
- Stop using the HVAC water cooling systems ( consuming now
about 360 m3 / day ) for all MCIT new projects and replacing it
with air cooling systems.

landscaping that
overuse
- Replacing all irrigation sprinklers with high efficiency.
- Installing time programmed irrigation control panel.
- Avoid irrigating during windy periods of the day.
- Avoid irrigating during the sunny times of the day.

MCIT Applied Water Performance by

Installing Metering Systems According to
Green Building Recommendation

Irrigation.
Domestic water in
buildings.
Cooling towers.

MCIT Applied New Water Management

Systems

Using irrigation (raw water) for cooling

towers to safe about 360 m3/day potable
water.

Cooling towers chemical Management to

minimize bleeding to 40% .

Selecting plants and trees need low water

( Yucca , Jatrova , Opountia , Agave , )

Programmed irrigation system

Irrigation sprinkler

Irrigation control valves

Lagoon water is reused for irrigation inside smart village instead of

drain it to save about 40,000 m3

Amount of water after & before installing the

water saver

MCIT installed water saving parts for all

faucets to save about 48%

New Projects
- MCIT study recycling the vapor from existing cooling
towers by using special covering sheets to condensate the
vapor to safe about 250 m3/day.
- Modifying the softeners for chillers planet by recycling
the softener and filter drainage to safe about 112 m3/day.
- MCIT decided to renovate the existing water cooling
systems with air cooling systems by the ending of its
lifetime which save about 360 m3 / day.
- MCIT plan feeding all toilet flash tanks with a raw water
instead of purified water in S.V.

New Projects
- MCIT plan feeding all toilets flash tanks with existing
four water wells in Maady Park.
- MCIT plan to implement a sewage water treatment
plant in Maady park to use in landscaping irrigation.
- Using a soil moisture monitoring device or climate
information to determine when to irrigate.
- Installing rain sensors for irrigation system.
- Installing wind sensors for irrigation system.

Modifying the softeners for chillers planet by

recycling the softener and filter drainage to safe
about 112 m3/day.

Using variable speed drive pumps & pressure

sensors to control and minimize irrigation
water

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Thank you