““Protect Our Water – Our Future”Protect Our Water – Our Future”

The International Year of Freshwat The International Year of Freshwater 2003 – Youth Forumer 2003 – Youth Forum

13 December 200313 December 2003

City University of Hong KongCity University of Hong Kong

Quality Water, Quality LivingQuality Water, Quality Living

Hong Kong Institute of SurveyorsHong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Speaker :

Discussion Facilitators :

Gary Yeung

Nathan Lee

Peter Dy

Quality Water, Quality LivingQuality Water, Quality Living

Content :Content :

• Facilities DesignFacilities Design

• Facilities MaintenanceFacilities Maintenance

• Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Management

Facilities DesignFacilities Design

Common Purpose of Water Supply :Common Purpose of Water Supply :• Potable WaterPotable Water

-- Drinking, irrigation, washingDrinking, irrigation, washing• Flush WaterFlush Water

-- Toilet flushingToilet flushing• Fire ServiceFire Service

-- Sprinkler, hose reelSprinkler, hose reel• Commercial UsesCommercial Uses

-- Water scrubber, A/C cooling, fish Water scrubber, A/C cooling, fish breedingbreeding

• Recreational UsesRecreational Uses-- Swimming pool, water featureSwimming pool, water feature

Facilities DesignFacilities Design

Water Carrying Facilities :Water Carrying Facilities :• PipesPipes

-- Galvanized steel, copper, UPVC, ductile ironGalvanized steel, copper, UPVC, ductile iron-- Non-ferrous materialNon-ferrous material

• Water Tank, Swimming PoolWater Tank, Swimming Pool-- Reinforced concrete, fibre-glassReinforced concrete, fibre-glass-- Waterproofing; tiled finishWaterproofing; tiled finish-- Level control device; enable re-circulationLevel control device; enable re-circulation

• Water PumpsWater Pumps-- Cast iron, stainless steelCast iron, stainless steel-- Overflowing cut-offOverflowing cut-off

Facilities MaintenanceFacilities Maintenance

Routine Cleansing :Routine Cleansing :

• Water Tank Water Tank - Quarterly- Quarterly

• Water Feature Water Feature - Filtration when in use- Filtration when in use

• Swimming Pool Swimming Pool - Filtration when in use- Filtration when in use

- Water sampling - Water sampling (bacteria)(bacteria)

• A/C Condensation Tray - Mosquito breedingA/C Condensation Tray - Mosquito breeding

- Legionnaire’s - Legionnaire’s disease disease

Facilities MaintenanceFacilities Maintenance

Routine Inspection :Routine Inspection :

• Piping/fitting leakage, rusting or Piping/fitting leakage, rusting or burstingbursting

• Water tank seepage or overflowingWater tank seepage or overflowing

• Pump leakage or noise nuisancePump leakage or noise nuisance

• Tap/valve drippingTap/valve dripping

Fresh Water Fresh Water Plumbing Plumbing Quality Quality Maintenance Maintenance Recognition Recognition SchemeScheme

Water Supplies Water Supplies DepartmentDepartment

Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Management

ISO14000 Environmental Management System :ISO14000 Environmental Management System :

• Comply environmental legislationComply environmental legislation

• Assess & control environmental aspectsAssess & control environmental aspects

• Safeguard Employee, Client & Public from Safeguard Employee, Client & Public from hazardhazard

• Implement pollution control, waste reduction, Implement pollution control, waste reduction, conservation & advocate recyclingconservation & advocate recycling

• Promote policy to publicPromote policy to public

• Ensure sufficient resources, including trainingEnsure sufficient resources, including training

• Continuous improvementContinuous improvement

Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Management

Assess & control environmental aspects :Assess & control environmental aspects :

• Review daily operationReview daily operation

-- Utilization of resources (energy, material)Utilization of resources (energy, material)

-- Solid waste dumpingSolid waste dumping

-- Liquid waste dischargeLiquid waste discharge

-- Air quality/pollutionAir quality/pollution

-- Noise pollutionNoise pollution

-- Chemical wasteChemical waste

• Site inspection and assessmentSite inspection and assessment

• Review document and recordReview document and record

• Communication with employees and customersCommunication with employees and customers

Eco-Business

Eco-Business

GreenLeadership

GreenLeadership

Programme&

Performance

Programme&

Performance

PartnerSynergyPartnerSynergy

Eco-Business Model

Corporate

Benefits

•Comply

environmental

legislation

•Cost saving

•Improved

productivity &

competitiveness

•Improved

image

•Improved

customer

recognition

Community

Benefits

•Environmental

awareness

•Protection of

resources

•Reduced

pollution

•Improved

global

environment

•Improved

image of HK

Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Management

Three ‘R’ :Three ‘R’ :

•RReduceeduce

•RReuseeuse

•RRecycleecycle

Three ‘R’ :Three ‘R’ :

•RReduceeduce

•RReuseeuse

•RRecycleecycle

Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Management

Common Water Conservation Features (3 Common Water Conservation Features (3 ‘R’) :‘R’) :

• RReduceeduce

-- Self-closing/electronic sensing deviceSelf-closing/electronic sensing device

-- High level cut-off deviceHigh level cut-off device

-- Irrigation programming to minimize Irrigation programming to minimize evaporationevaporation

-- Educate/encourage occupants to Educate/encourage occupants to conserve conserve waterwater

• RReuseeuse

-- Emptying water feature/pool for Emptying water feature/pool for cleaningcleaning

Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Management

• RRecycleecycle-- Re-circulation system for for water Re-circulation system for for water feature/poolfeature/pool-- Discourage pesticides & chemical fertilizers Discourage pesticides & chemical fertilizers on vegetation (pollute underground on vegetation (pollute underground watewater/stream/harbour)r/stream/harbour)-- Control chlorine content to meet EPD Control chlorine content to meet EPD requirement before discharge of pool waterrequirement before discharge of pool water-- Control grease trap discharge to meet EPD Control grease trap discharge to meet EPD requirementrequirement-- Participate community programmeParticipate community programme