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Industry and Sustainable Water ManagementSunita NadhamuniCEO, Arghyam
+About Arghyam
Charitable Trust with an endowment from Rohini Nilekani
Working on domestic water since 2005 – Safe, sustainable water for all
Support grass-roots, community-based efforts by NGOs on sustainable water management. 80 projects in 18 States
Run the India Water Portal; also in Hindi Action research projects to improve governance,
promote transparency and accountability, develop decentralized models of water management
+Why water?
India - 16% of world’s population, 4% of available freshwater
Water is a common pool resource - has competing uses, is divisible, amenable to sharing, results in tradeoffs and high exclusion costs
Industrial + energy water demand to grow at 4.2% per year Industry - second largest consumer of water. 6 - 13% of
freshwater Urban & industrial sector will have huge implications on use
of water and discharge of waste
+Negotiating for water
In developing countries, 70% of industrial wastes are dumped without treatment, polluting the usable water supply. (WDR)
Each litre of wastewater discharged pollutes about 5–8 litres of water. Industrial water use ~ between 35–50% of the total water; not 7–8% (CSE)
Vicious cycle: peri-urban water -> urban consumption -> waste water -> pollutes peri-urban water -> reduced water availability
Lack of accountability - need for state-imposed regulations, strong community opposition
+Competing Demands Hirakud dam - irrigation, power generation, flood
control. Water allocation for industrial use reduced irrigation
water availability. Industrial water demand VS agricultural needs,
livelihoods Farmers asserted right over reservoir water in 2007
+Competing Demands Chalakudy, Kerala The hydro power reservoir in dam regulates the water
flow downstream. This regulation has adversely affected the drinking and
irrigation water needs of the downstream population Upstream-downstream conflicts
+Competing Demands Parabs in Kutchch Painstaking work by NGOs over years. Build local
capacities, revive local water bodies, frameworks for community management
Groundwater, streams restored Allocation for industrial purposes endangers fragile,
carefully nurtured system
+Future-proofing for water
The cost of water will only go up in these scenarios Future proofing - using as little water as possible
throughout supply chain Water cost - in cement, beverages, automobiles, pulp
and paper, power, engineering, chemicals and fertilizers - 0.15% to 1.3%. Product cost linked to water cost
CPCL petroleum refinery in Chennai recycles 1.4 million m3 of water per year, and uses the same. The liquid discharge of refinery is 0
+Low-water business opportunity
Great business opportunity in a low water economy. How to create the low cost low water filters pumps
meters, water efficient energy production units Water metering can help regulate water: Gandhigram
GP of Tamil Nadu Water treatment devices for industries as well as for
domestic areas: SBT RWH regulations in Bangalore has created a local
industry and innovation ecosystem in Bangalore
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There is a strong moral imperative We have intergenerational responsibilities
We have only one planet
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