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站点，包括那些间歇性的内容和那些试图转变为连续供应的站点，以确定驱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相关者的访谈，由WaterAid和谢菲尔德大学的现有联系人/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应还是可持续的间歇性，将开发当前拉汗水系统的水力模型。该模型将包括对实物资产的理解，以及系统操作员和客户的行为。该模型的开发将由灯塔项目和尼泊尔供水公司（NWSC）以及他们所拥有的有关该系统的现有数据推动。该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水系统的建模技术。该项目的这一阶段将得到对尼泊尔进行研究访问的支持，以收集有关拉汗系统所需的任何其他信息。为了探索尼泊尔各地干预措施的可转移性，还将收集尼泊尔其他水系统的信息。该项目的这一阶段将包括对尼泊尔进行第二次实地访问。

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.