Determining the impact of developing a 24/7 supply of drinking water on assets, communities and the environment in Nepal?

该项目将：探索世界各地现有的间歇性地点，包括那些满足于间歇性供应的地点，以及那些试图转变为连续供应的地点，以确定推动不同方法的关键因素。现场调查将包括数据收集和与这些系统中的利益攸关方的面谈，由水援助组织和谢菲尔德大学现有的联系/合作提供便利。为了探索潜在的干预措施，无论是转变为连续供水还是可持续间歇供水，将开发一个现有拉罕水系的水力学模型。该模型将包括对实物资产以及系统运营商和客户行为的了解。灯塔项目和尼泊尔自来水公司(NWSC)及其掌握的有关该系统的现有数据将促进该模型的开发。这名学生将与谢菲尔德大学现有的博士生合作，他们正在开发间歇性供水系统的建模技术。该项目的这一阶段将通过对尼泊尔进行一次研究访问来支持，以收集关于拉罕系统所需的任何补充资料。为了探索干预措施在尼泊尔各地的可转移性，还将收集关于尼泊尔其他水系统的信息。该项目的这一阶段将涉及对尼泊尔的第二次实地访问。

The project will:Explore existing intermittent sites around the world, both those content with intermittency and those attempting to transform to continuous supply, to identify key factors driving the divergent approaches. Site investigations will include data collection and interviews with stakeholders in these systems, facilitated by WaterAid and existing contacts/collaborations from the University of Sheffield. To explore the potential interventions, either of transforming to continuous supply or sustainable intermittency, a hydraulic model of the current Lahan water system will be developed. This model will include understanding of the physical assets and also the behaviour of the operators and customers of the system. The development of the model will be facilitated by the Beacon Project and the Nepal Water Supply Corporation (NWSC) and the existing data they have about the system. The student will work with existing PhD students at the University of Sheffield who are developing modelling techniques for intermittent water systems. This phase of the project will be supported by a research visit to Nepal to collect any additional information required about the Lahan system. To explore the transferability of the interventions across Nepal, information will also be collected about other water systems in Nepal. This phase of the project will involve a second field visit to Nepal.