Reliable, Resilient, Sustainable
and Smart Water in the Urban
Water Cycle
SUDHIR MURTHY, Senior Vice President , IWAGlobal Network for Water Professionals spanning the continuum ofresearch and practice, and covering all aspects of the water cycle
10,000 membersin 140 countries

50 Specialist Groups

14 Journals
40 books/year

Biennial Congress withnearly 10,000 participantsLeading edge
technologies andbest practices

Over 30 conferences/yearwith over 50,000 participants

www.iwa-network.org
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IWA SPECIALIST GROUPSAdvanced Oxidation ProcessMicrobial Ecology and Water EngineeringAnaerobic DigestionModelling and Integrated Assessment

Biofilm

Nano and Water

Chemical Industry

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Nutrient Removal and Recovery

Diffused Pollution and EutrophicationOdours and Volatile Emissions

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Disinfection

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Rainwater HarvestingEfficient Urban Water Management

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Sludge Management

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Small Water and Wastewater SystemStrategic Asset Management

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Tastes Odours and Algae Toxin

Urban Drainage

Ground Water Restoration and Management

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Health Related Water Microbiology

Hydroinformatics

Institution Governance and Regulation

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Instrument Control and Automation

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Lake and Reservoir Management

Water LossMembrane Technology

Water Safety and Planning

Metals in Water

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Water Reuse

Wetland System for Pollution Control

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IWA PUBLISHING 14 journals in IWA

www.iwapublising.com
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IWA LEARN Learning Hub
 238 courses and webinars
 Courses collected from 22 countries.

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IWA will help the water sector navigate
through a period of rapid change
Global Change and Resilience: adaptative approach

Circular Economy: Resource mindset

Digital & Innovation: distributed thinking

the challenges

85% of wastewater is NOT treatedWe need to have a systems
perspective of the water cycle
Stormwater/Rainwater

Groundwater
Surface water

Leakagemanagement
Desalination

Black water

Grey water

Demandmanagement

Changing our perspective creates
opportunity to do things differently
Resource Recovery& Reuse (RRR)

Energy: electric(microturbines)
Nutrients: P & N

Energy: Biogas, bioelec,biofuels, MFC

Nutrients: P & N

Energy: Heat, electric(microturbines)

Digital Water Programme – Journey so far

Digitaladditions tothe Source(Aug 2018)

IWA World
Water
Congress(Sep 2018)

DigitalWater
Programme(Dec 2018)

DigitalWater
Programme
SteeringCommittee(Feb 2019)

DigitalWater
whitepaper(ongoing)

Moving forward – Digital Water
Programme

Activate
SteeringCommittee(Mar 2019)

Launchwhitepaper(Jun 2019)

Workshop @Water andDevelopmentCongress(Dec 2019)

Webinarseries(2019/2020)

Digital Water
Summit(2019/2020)

DWP Steering Committee• Water utilities as users of digital water technologies,• Water technology, and Software & Communication
technology companies as digital solution providers• Water consultancies as strategic partners for utilities,• IWA Specialist Groups influencing or being influenced by thedigital water agenda,• Research and network institutes with expertise on thedevelopment of smart solutions for water utilities.

Innovators Platform:
planned engagement pathways• Series of events that integrate the traditional
boxes of innovators in ‘supply’ (e.g. tech.
companies/ academic/ financiers) anddemand (e.g. water utilities)• An online platform that provides curated
information on innovation• Highlighting and promoting innovations fromIWA specialist groups

Within IWA
EventsInnovators
eventsCurated online
platform onwater innovation• Beyond technology – also society, financers,regulators….

Key is converting information  intelligence  insightIWA Innovators Platform: thejourney so far

IWA World
Water Congress(Sep 2018)

Innovators
Platform(Nov 2018)

Identification ofevents(Dec 2018)

Guidance paper– working withYWPs(ongoing)

Innovators Platform
Moving forwards

Set-upsteering
committee(Apr 2019)

Innovator
platform
events (SepOct 2019)

Forum @
Water andDevelopment
Congress(Dec 2019)

Innovator
platform
events (2020)

Onlineplatform(2020)

Innovators Platform:
events in 2019
EventDate

Location

Stockholm World Water Week - Co-convening seminaron Innovation with IDB

Aug. 25th- 30th 2019

Stockholm,
SwedenIWA Innovators Conference on Sustainable
Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery:(Nutrient Recovery SG)

Sept. 22nd - 24th 2019

Shanghai,
China

Sept. 29th - Oct. 2nd 2019

Guayaquil,Ecuador

Dec. 1st - 5th 2019

Colombo,
Sri Lanka

IWA-IDB Innovators Conference on Sustainable Use ofWater: Cities, Industry and Agriculture(Sustainability in the Water Sector SG)

IWA Water and Development Congress – 1 day
Innovators Platform EventInnovators Platform:
proposed events for 2020
Event /Topic

Date

Location

Innovation in Regulations and Policy

TBC

Glasgow, UK

Decentralized sanitation

TBC

Johannesburg,
South Africa

Utilities

TBC

USA/Canada

Innovative approaches for WWT plant upgrades

TBC

Buenos Aires,
Argentina

Oct. 18th-23rd 2020

Copenhagen,Denmark

IWA World Water CongressUtility performance management
and transparency

What is aquarating?

A comprehensive and reliable characterization
and assessment system for urban water supply
and sanitation management

Objective I Transparency

Bring transparency
to the water sector

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Objective II Performance improvement

It is a system forimprovement,
as it builds a complete
map of the Key
aspects thatcharacterize anddetermine themanagement of waterand sanitation
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AquaRating Standard

Performance indicators
Best practices

Quality of the information
8 Evaluation Areas  28 Sub-areas  112 Assessment Elements  60 Indicators
101 Variables  52 Groups of practices  381 Individual practices

Service Quality

Access toServiceBusiness
Management
Efficiency

Operating
Efficiency

Efficiency inInvestment
Planning andExecution

Financial
Sustainability

Environmental
Sustainability

Corporate
Governance

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AquaRating assessment processOutcomes for utilities

Reputation and Recognition
Baseline definition and management plan

Risk managementRelationships with stakeholders (municipalities, regulators, etc.)

Comprehensive market intelligence (benchmarking)29

AquaRating implementation worldwide

More than 60 utilities using AquaRating

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The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities
Three paradigm shifts:• We have limited resources
planetary boundaries, limited water
availability in a catchment• Cities are growing:city densification is both an opportunity
for economic growth and a threat toliveability• An uncertain future underlies
the planning of our cities

The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities
1. Regenerative Water Services

3. Basin Connected Cities

2. Water Sensitive Urban Design

4. Water-Wise Communities

The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities
1. Regenerative Water Services• Replenish waterbodies & their ecosystems• Reduce the amount of water & energy
used• Reuse, recover, recycle• Use a systemic approach integrated withother services• Increase the modularity and ensure there
are multiple options

The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities
2. Water Sensitive Urban Design• Enable regenerative water services• Design urban spaces to reduces flood risks• Enhance liveability with visible water• Modify & adapt urban materials tominimise environmental impact

The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities
3. Basin Connected Cities• Plan to secure water resources andmitigate drought• Protect the quality of water resources• Prepare for extreme events

The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities

4. Water-Wise Communities• Empowered Citizens• Professionals aware of water cobenefits• Transdisciplinary planning teams• Policy makers enabling water-wiseaction• Leaders that engage and engendertrust

The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities

5. Building Blocks

Early Endorsers

32 URBAN REGIONS HAVE ENDORSEDThank you!

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