WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Flashcards
oceans - salt water
99.04
groundwater - salt water
0.95
LWUA
Local Water and Utilities
Administration
under Water supply management
Water excess management
environmental restoration
Biological sciences, engineering, physical sciences, social sciences
WHAT DOES A WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER DO?
- designing [] or [] and [], such as pumping stations, pipework, and earthworks
sewer improvement plans or flood defense programs, and associated structures
By the year 2025 nearly [] billion people will live in regions or countries with absolute [], even allowing for high levels of irrigation efficiency.
2, water scarcity
lakes and marshes
0.29
lakes - salt water
0.01
Hydrological research can inform [], [] and []
Hydrology, environmental engineering, policy, and planning.
this includes protection from [] water and from water [], as well as providing sufficient water for a sustainable environment
excess, shortage
WHERE DO WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERS WORK? 2
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR WATER SUPPLY
WHAT DOES A WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER DO?
- Analyzing data from [], then designing [] or [] facilities to enhance the
[] effects of the water treatment system.
relevant data, new, improved, cleansing
Private firm that services the waterworks and sewerage systems of the western part of Metro Manila
Maynilad Water Services,
Inc. (MWSI)
MWSI
Maynilad Water Services,
Inc.
WHAT DOES A WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER DO?
- Must take [], [], and other factors into consideration when designing these systems.
budgetary constraints, government regulations,
WHAT DOES A WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER DO?
- Oversee the [] and [] of these systems to ensure they are correctly assembled.
construction, implementation
atmosphere
0.04
3 categories of Water resource management
Water supply management
Water excess management
environmental restoration
the distribution and circulation of the water linking the earth’s atmosphere, land, and oceans.
hydrologic cycle
Share responsibility in providing basic services such as water supply, sanitation, and flood control, including enforcement of sanitation laws
Local Government units
(LGUs)
glaciers, permanent snow pack, and permafrost
69.6
MWCI
Manila Water Company, Inc.
soil moisture
0.05
[] % of all salt water
97.5
rivers - fresh water
0.006
WHERE DO WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERS WORK? 4
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR HYDROPOWER AND DAM
MANAGEMENT
* Department of Energy
* National Power Corporation
* Philippine National Oil Company
* National Electrification Administration
WHAT DOES A WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER DO?
- must create new [] and [] to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of water treatment and aquatic resources management.
equipment, systems, effectiveness,
WHAT DOES A WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER DO?
- [] and [] a water treatment system.
manage, maintain
Private firm that services the waterworks and sewerage systems of the eastern part of Metro Manila
Manila Water Company, Inc.
(MWCI)
is about solving problems to secure water for people, based on the sound scientific
understanding of the hydrologic and hydraulic process
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
A practitioner of hydrology is a [] working within the fields of either [] or [], [], [], or [] and []
hydrologist, earth, environmental science, physical geography, geology, or civil and environmental engineering.
Domains of hydrology include [], [], [], [], and [], where water plays the central role. [] and [] are not included because water is only one of many important aspects.
hydrometeorology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage basin management, and water quality, Oceanography, meteorology
WHERE DO WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERS WORK? 1
GOVERNMENT
* National and regional
* Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
* DPWH, DILG, DOTr, DEPED, NHA, NIA, etc.
* Provincial and City organizations
* City and Municipal Engineers Office
biospheres - fresh water
0.003
WHERE DO WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERS WORK? 3
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR IRRIGATION
* Department of Agriculture
* National Irrigation Administration
Total water reserves
1,385,984,610 km^3
the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water throughout the Earth,
including the hydrologic cycle, water resources, and environmental watershed sustainability.
Hydrology
applications include the [], [], and []
management of the urban water supply, design of urban storm-sewer
systems, and flood forecasting.
is the quantitative study of the hydrologic cycle — the distribution and circulation of the water linking the earth’s atmosphere, land, and oceans.
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
groundwater - fresh water
30.1
Fresh water
2.5
Promotes and oversees the development of provincial waterworks
Local Water and Utilities
Administration (LWUA)
