Industrial Water Resource Management, Challenges a nd Opportunities for Efficient Water Stewardship

Pradip K. Sengupta, Hydrologist, works at the Jadavpur Centre for Study of Earth Science, India.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 The context 1.1.1 The story of Coca-Cola in India 1.2 Water goals in 21st Century 1.3 Water ethics 1.4 Value of water 1.5 Water and energy nexus 1.6 Global Water Stress 1.7 Industrial impact on water resource 1.8 Water Sustainability 1.9 Impact of climate change 1.10 Dimensions in industrial water management 1.11 Green growth and green business 1.12 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 2: WATER SCENARIOS AND BUSINESS MODELS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 2.1. Water scenario 2.2. Water indicators 2.3 Global water trends 2.4 Business models 2.5 Integrated water resource management 2.6 Sustainable development goal for business sector 2.7 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING WATER Abstract 3.1. Introduction 3.2 Hydrological cycle 3.2.1 Water cycle and ecosystems 3.3 Water on land 3.3.1 Soil water 3.4 Stores of water 3.5 Surface runoff 3.6 River and river basin 3.7 Industrial impact on river flow 3.8 Surface water Management 3.9 Groundwater 3.10 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 4: CORPORATE WATER STEWARDSHIP Abstract 4.1. Introduction 4.2 Why Water stewardship? 4.3 Aspects of water stewardship 4.4 Challenges in water stewardship 4.5 Developing a corporate strategy in water stewardship 4.6 Goals and commitments 4.7 Establish systems and processes 4.8 Opportunities in water stewardship 4.9 Water Literacy 4.10 Action programmes under WSI 4.11 Outcome of water stewardship initiatives (WSI) 4.12 Water stewardship standards 4.13 Global organisations for facilitating water stewardship. 4.14 Water stewardship tools 4.15 Case studies 4.16 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 5: WATER GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK AND WATER ACTS Abstract 5.1 Introduction 5.2 What is water governance? 5.3 Water Laws 5.4 Tasks of water governance 5.5 Challenges in water governance 5.6 Legal framework 5.8 Principles of water governance 5.9 Spatial scale of Water governance 5.10 Hierarchical governance 5.11 Cross cutting authority of governance 5.12 Stakeholders engagement in water governance 5.13 Functions and functionaries of the water governance 5.14 Role of civil society organisations (CSO) 5.15 Water governance framework of different countries (case studies) 5.16 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 6: WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND WATER POLLUTION ABSTRACT 6.1. Water Quality Standards 6.2. Industrial water pollution 6.3 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 7: WATER ABSTRACTION, PURIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION Abstract 7.1 Overview 7.2 Water sourcing by industries 7.3 Surface water Abstraction 7.4 Methods of groundwater abstraction 7.5 Water abstraction from sea 7.6 Conveyance system 7.7 Water Purification 7.8 Water Supply and distribution 7.9 Water delivery and distribution software 7.10 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 8 WATER RESOURCE ASSESSMENT Abstract 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Water resource assessment tools 8.3 General scenario 8.4 WRA basics 8.5 WRA data generation 8.6 Water balance 8.7 Estimation of surface runoff 8.8 Estimation of stream discharge 8.9 Estimation of renewable groundwater resource 8.10 Estimation of pond/reservoir storage volume 8.11 Estimation of source water quality 8.12 Aquifer test 8.13 Build understanding of key catchment processes and interaction 8.14 Long term simulation of catchment behaviour 8.15 Assessment of sustainable and exploitable water over assessment period 8.16 Presentation of water resource assessment 8.17 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 9 CORPORATE WATER ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE Abstract 9.1. The context 9.2 Methods of assessing water risk 9.3 Water profiling 9.4 Water foot print 9.5 Industrial response to WF assessment 9.6 Water disclosure document 9.7 Benefits of water disclosure 9.8 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 10: DETECTION OF WATER LOSS AND METHODS OF WATER CONSERVATION IN INDUSTRIES Abstract 10.1. Overview 10.2 Getting Started Develop a Water Conservation Strategy 10.3 Detection of overuse 10.4 Water audit 10.4 Methods of water conservation 10.5 Water saving in agriculture industries 10.6 Rainwater harvesting 10.7 Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 11 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: WAY AHEAD IN WATER AND HUMAN RIGHT Abstract 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Public policy on CSR 11.3 CSR policy of the corporates 11.4 Addressing water in CSR 11.5 CSR management framework 11.6 CSR initiatives in water sector 11.7 International standards and guidelines 11.8 Case studies 11.9 Future of CSR 11.10 Conclusion Bibliography GLOSSARY INDEX Annexure