Drinking Water Master Plan for the Management of Water Resources on a University Campus

Merchán-Sanmartín, Bethy; Carrión-Mero, Paúl; SUÁREZ-ZAMORA, SEBASTIÁN; Morante-Carballo, Fernando; Aguilar, Maribel; CRUZ-CABRERA, OMAR; HIDALGO-CALVA, KATHERINE

doi:10.2495/sdp220031

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“…This study complements the masterplans proposed for the sanitary sewerage and drinking water systems [53,54], strengthening the management of water and sanitation on the ESPOL campus through technical, social, environmental, and economic criteria through specific technical solutions in areas with flooding problems. In addition, the masterplan contemplates NBS components that could be applied in the medium and long term in environmental protection, avoiding the disturbance of ecosystems by engineering works.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…ESPOL constantly seeks to optimize the management of the drinking water, sanitary sewerage and stormwater sewerage systems to guarantee safe expansion in the short, medium and long term [53,54]. That is why, through analyzing the existing situation and applying technical criteria, this study proposed a masterplan as a comprehensive management model for flood control on campus, which will provide solutions that are viable on the economic level as well as sustainable.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus

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Floods generated by rain cause significant economic and human losses. The campus of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) has a drainage system that conducts stormwater to two discharge points outside the campus. The system works effectively at the macro-drainage level. However, a very crowded area is deficient at the micro-drainage level, which has registered flooding and the proliferation of vectors that affect people’s health. This work aimed to design a masterplan for stormwater sewerage by analyzing the existing situation and applying technical criteria that allow the establishment of solutions and strategies to control floods at the university campus. The methodology consisted of: (i) data collection and processing for the stormwater drainage system diagnosis; (ii) a design proposal for micro-drainage and (iii) a SWOT analysis to propose improvement strategies in water management. The resulting flows for return periods of 5 years, 10 years, and 25 years are 9.67 m3/s, 11.85 m3/s, and 15.85 m3/s, respectively. In the latter, as the most critical area (presence of flooding), the implementation of a trapezoidal channel 80.20 m long, with a capacity of 1.00 m3/s, for a return period of 25 years was proposed. The stormwater masterplan will contribute to the execution of activities within the campus and prevent accidents and the proliferation of diseases, constituting a water-management model that can be replicated locally, regionally, and internationally.

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Section: Swot Analysismentioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%