Water Resilient Communities: Sustainable Water Evaluation Process

Water Resilience and Water Security is of primary importance to society, the economy and the environment at both global and local levels and Sustainable Water Management Systems are acknowledged as the way forward to deliver a multifaceted approach to managing land development. This research explores the linkages and implications of utilizing existing ad-hoc water saving technologies such as Rainwater Harvesting, Greywater Reuse and SuDS. This provides a balanced alternative from traditional potable water supply and flood alleviation techniques, by adopting the concept of a secondary water supply and controlling surface water runoff. The model flexibility improves awareness of social acceptance, environmental impact and economic cost with live test site calibration to validate and demonstrate its application set against traditional solutions in the context of Water Saving Efficiency. This research is primarily targeted for use by town planners, developers, architects, engineers and researchers. Results are summarized and the merits and limitations of the decision support system are discussed. Recommendations for future research and the development of the existing model are detailed