Performance assessment and benchmarking of water supply systems: one water approach

供水系统的绩效评估和基准测试：一种水方法

• 批准号: 543697-2019
• 负责人: Sadiq, Rehan
• 金额: $ 5.59万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=691998
• 关键词: Performance; assessment; benchmarking; water; supply

Modern urban water systems (UWSs) include three systems, which provide drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services to ensure high quality of life. Though interconnected, UWSs have been evolved and managed as individual systems. In the Okanagan Valley (BC, Canada), a majority of UWSs are small to medium-sized, and these systems have been facing multidimensional challenges, such as rapid population growth, aging infrastructure, and climate change. The proposed research aims to develop a performance assessment and benchmarking strategy using 'one-water approach' (OWA), for continuously monitoring and improvement of UWSs in the Okanagan Valley. Seven water stakeholders: City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, City of Vernon, Regional District of North Okanagan, District of Peachland, District of Lake Country, and Okanagan Basin Water Board are directly involved in this research. Proposed project will involve following four interlinked phases: (1) investigation of the state-of-the-art practices in urban water management; (2) identification and development of performance indicators; (3) development of the performance assessment and benchmarking framework; and (4) development of web portal for information analysis, sharing, and learning.The results from the proposed research will identify underperforming areas requiring further improvement and will recommend interventions at various decision making levels. The proposed framework is scalable and generalizable, which can be employed to other jurisdictions in Canada and globally. The project investigator (Dr. Rehan Sadiq) and co-investigator (Dr. Kasun Hewage) are currently professors at the University of British Columbia and both are leaders in their field. Drs. Sadiq and Hewage jointly hold research and industry experience of over 30 years in the area of water supply, infrastructure management, environmental risk analysis, project management, and life cycle thinking. This project will educate and train numerous highly qualified personnel with multidisciplinary knowledge, skills, and experience. The unique knowledge generated from this project will help Canada to be a global leader in the water management sector.

现代城市给水系统包括三个系统，它们提供饮用水、废水和雨水服务，以确保高质量的生活。虽然超大规模杀伤性武器是相互联系的，但它们已经演变为独立的系统并进行管理。在奥卡纳根山谷(加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省)，大多数超大规模杀伤性武器都是中小型的，这些系统一直面临着多方面的挑战，如人口快速增长、基础设施老化和气候变化。这项拟议的研究旨在利用“一水法”(OWA)制定一项绩效评估和基准战略，以持续监测和改进奥卡纳根河谷的水污染防治工作。七个水资源利益攸关方：基洛纳市、西基洛纳市、弗农市、北奥卡纳根地区、桃区、湖区和奥卡纳根盆地水务局直接参与了这项研究。拟议的项目将涉及以下四个相互关联的阶段：(1)调查城市水资源管理的最新做法；(2)确定和制定绩效指标；(3)制定绩效评估和基准框架；(4)开发用于信息分析、共享和学习的门户网站。拟议研究的结果将找出需要进一步改进的表现不佳的领域，并将建议各级决策层面的干预措施。建议的框架是可扩展和可推广的，可以应用于加拿大和全球的其他司法管辖区。项目调查员(Rehan Sadiq博士)和联合调查员(Kasun Hewage博士)目前是不列颠哥伦比亚大学的教授，两人都是各自领域的领导者。Sadiq博士和Hewage博士共同在供水、基础设施管理、环境风险分析、项目管理和生命周期思维领域拥有30多年的研究和行业经验。该项目将培养和培训众多具有多学科知识、技能和经验的高素质人才。该项目产生的独特知识将帮助加拿大成为水管理部门的全球领导者。