③ Participation in the “2012 SEWAGE WORKS EXHIBITION” in KOBE
We promoted activities of consultancy services for water and sewage engineering during the4-day exhibition. We targeted students and citizens including school children,. A total of 1,300
people visited our booth.

General Incorporated Association
Association of Water and Sewage Works Consultants Japan

4. Preservation of Water Environment through Social Action Programs
We conducted and supported social action programs in 2012 as well. For example, theadvertisements were organized for citizens and also children in order to promote their general
understanding. of water environment protection and that how water supply and sewerage projects
are important.

Business Activities in 2012

Other activities included displaying special panels, distributing educational materials on water, cohosting the sewerage events with municipals, planting trees in watershed forest, and river cleaning.
For details please visit our website: http://www.suikon.or.jp/seika/shakai̲kouken.html
We, in cooperation with other associations, posted an article on sewerage in “Shonen Shashin
News” and distributed it to about 18,000 elementary and junior high schools. We also supportedenvironmental education programs in 18 elementary schools.
This is the annual report of 2012 about our main activities including the technological improvement
We provided leaflets to elementary school children to promote a better understanding of waterof water supply and sewerage systems, aimed at the development of water and sewage works

supply and sewerage system. They include:consultants.

● The Hokkaido branch. “Water is the most vital resource for us”

1. Water Supply and Sewerage System Technology: Survey/Study, and Publication

http://www.suikon.or.jp/hokkaido/kyodo/kyodo.pdf● The Chubu branch. “A water sprite , Earis”

Various surveys/studies for technological improvement

http://www.suikon-chubu.jp/earis/index.html

of water supply and sewerage systems were conducted● The Kansai branch. “Iʼd like to know about water. Teach me!”http://www.suikon.or.jp/kansai/mizunokoto/index.html

and the reports were widely publicized on our website andseveral specialized magazines.

Leaﬂets

1) Independent Survey/Study① Technical Conference

5. Development of Water Supply and Sewerage Consultancy Services

Theme: Capacity improvement of sewage works for

We oﬀered the following services for development of the water supply and sewerage consultancy

earthquake and tsunami disaster incidents.(Publishedservices.

in monthly “Gesuido”, Vol 35, No11 〜 13)
Available at: http://www.suikon.or.jp/seika/gesui̲① Management of liability insurance for members

zadankai̲seika.html

Technical Conferenceof Sewerage System② Oﬃcial Newsletter “Suikon”
The Summer 2012 edition (5,200 copies in July) and the Winter2013

2013 edition (4,100 copies in January) were sent out to the membervol

気候変動に対応した上下水道システム〜頻発するゲリラ豪雨と渇水〜

companies. Some of the copies were also donated to the local
governments, educational institutions like universities, and the National
Diet Library.
The special topic of the Summer 2012 edition was “Water supply andAssociation of Water and Sewage Works Consultants Japan (AWSCJ)
Fax : 03-6806-5753

URL : http://www.suikon.or.jp

E-mail : info@suikon.or.jp

energy, disaster prevention and recovery”

豊かな地球 水のあるくらし ーー私たちの原点です

The special topic of the New Year 2013 edition was “Countermeasure of5-26-8, Nishinippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 116-0013
Tel : 03-6806-5751

sewerage system for urban reconstruction and community regeneration,water supply and sewerage system against climate change - Frequent
occurrence of intensive rain and water shortage”

一般社 団 法人全 国上 下 水 道コンサルタント協会

General Incorporated Association

一般社団法人 全国上下水道コンサルタント協会“Suikon” New Year2013 edition

The newsletter can be downloaded from: http://www.suikon.or.jp/seika/publish.html
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③ Welfare activities for employees of the member companies like sport events.

2013

activities or technology improvement

新春号② Awarding prizes to the employees of member companies who contributed to the association

③ Publishing the “Manual of storm-water management planning for sewerage works”
The “Planning and design guidelines for sewerage facilities”, and3. Public Office Measures and Polices: Compliance and Request

the “development of simulation technology and improvement ofcountermeasure for rainstorm” documents were revised and published as

We fully complied with the public office measures and policies in order to promote a smooththe “Manual of storm-water planning for sewerage works 2000”. Copies ofpromotion of water supply and sewerage business. We also requested and advised to the concerned

the manual (835 copies) were distributed among the member companies

public oﬃce to solved several issues based on our studies.

and were also donated to the local governments and educational1) Supporting Activities in Natural Disasterinstitutions like universities.

We cooperated with the teams that were organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,

The manual is available at: http://www.suikon.or.jp/siryo.html

Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to support the relief of the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster.
As a result, we established a supporting system and published the “Supportive activity for④ Panel Discussion
Theme: “The consultants business and technology for the next 20 years”
On 30th of November in Tokyo with 52 participants.
The minute will be posted on “Suikon”- the Summer 2013 edition.

Manual of storm-water
management planningfor sewerage works

natural disaster relief” manual in 2012
We received letters of thanks from the mentioned aboved ministry, also from the Ministry ofHealth, Labor and Welfare.

2) Participation in other Associationʼs Studies
We have been entrusted with 16 assignments from 6 diﬀerent institutes comprising works suchas revision of the guidelines for anti-earthquake design for sewerage facilities (consigner: JapanSewage Works Association/ JSWA) and development of the guidelines for anti-earthquake design
for water supply facilities (consigner: JWWA). The results of the assignments were released by
the relevant institutions and are being widely utilized.
3) Association Member and Instructor Dispatch
Collaborating with other associations; 29 (in total 34) association members were dispatched ascommittee members to “Investigative commission of sewage works management” and as the“Investigative committee of operation and management of water supply facilities”. Also, 22 weredispatched as instructors for institutes and workshops.

2. Capacity Development Activities for Water Supply and Sewerage engineers

The letter of thanks
from
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare

The letter of thanks
from
Minister of Land, Infrastructure，Transport and Tourism2) Suggestions① Introduction and Pervasion of Asset Management

Several technical reports were published and a variety of seminars were organized to introduce theWe prepared and distributed the leaﬂets for “Sustainable

updated technologies and systems related to water supply and sewage business. Further, several

Sewage Works; the Introduction and Assistance fortrainings were carried out for water supply and sewerage engineers.

Asset Management” at the meeting with the nationalsewage division on April 16th in 2013 by MLIT.

1) “27th Edition” of Technical Report

We also delivered the results of a study at aCopies of the Technical Report (27tth edition) ware sent out (2,660 copies) .to the member

conference that was held by JSWA on 21st January,companies or were donated to the local governments and educational institutions like universities.

2013. The study investigated the importance of asset

The technical report can be accessed at: http://www.suikon.or.jp/seika/publish.html

management which was carried out by the Japan
Sewage Treatment Plant Constructors Association2) Workshop

and the Japan Sewage Treatment Plant Operation &Conference of Exchange Opinions(21st Jan., 2013)

A total of 32 workshops and observation tours were

Maintenance Association. The conference was a great

held at the head oﬃce and each branch oﬃces. Out ofopportunity to share our opinions and knowledge. We suggested that asset management andthe 1,451 participants, 1,200 were the association

improvement of the Extension-of-life-cycle plan should be introduced to the national authorities.

members, 169 were from the local governments, and82 were form private sectors).

② Request for Establishment of a Quality Based Selection (QBS) System
Among our other activities in 2012 was our suggestion to improve the water and sewage project3) Encouraging Engineerʼs Self-Improvement (CPD program)executions. We prepared and sent out a document titled “Request and Suggestion of water andWe certified 36 CPD programs and issued the CPD

sewage works consultants 2012”, to the major local authorities. Particularly, in our meeting withAttendance Certiﬁcates to the program participants.

the Kanto, Kansai, and Chubu branch oﬃcials we requested that the cost based selection system

More details are available at: http://www.suikon.or.jp/seika/cpd.htm

to be replaced with the QBS or QCBS system. This should be as a part of the contract conditions
Workshopfor the related businesses in order to deliver a quality work.