PLANNING FOR WATER

SUPPLY

PLANNING

Planning is the orderly consideration of a project from the original statement of purposes through the evaluation of alternatives to the final decision on a course of action.

WATER SUPPLY PLANNING

Water supply planning is about planning ahead to responsibility develop water sources and manage our growing demand for water, while dealing with the drying climate.

Identification and development of alternative water resources plans and the evaluation of their technical, economic, social, environmental and other impacts.

A. LEVELS OF WATER RESOURCES

PLANNING

National or framework planning

Regional or river basin planning

Project planning

B. METHODOLOGY INVOLVED IN

WATER RESOURCES PLANNING

1. Definition of objectives

2. Data Collection

3. Data Projection

4. Project Formulation

5. Project Analysis and Evaluation

6. Selection of Final Alternative

7. Project Authorization