Water Management
Oman is classified among the arid to semi-arid countries. The availability of fresh water in Oman is much less than our consumption. Due to this, we depend a lot on desalinated water. Oman has been constructing desalination plants over the years. The domestic water consumption has increased from as low as 13 Million m3 in 1980 to over 245 Million m3 in 2010 and in 2013 has reached almost 290 million m3. These figures show very clearly that our water consumption is growing a lot. We need to implement all possible conservation methods to conserve the water. |
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For a good water management, we can implement the following:
- Water Conservation – activities geared towards reducing water demand and wastewater generation;
- Pollution Prevention and Control – including the proper treatment and disposal of potential water contaminants, regulating discharge of pollutants through the issuance of permits, setting standards, etc.;
- Protection of water resources by preventing deforestation, soil erosion, etc; and,
- Sustainable Abstraction – ensuring that production and agricultural practices are sustainable.
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Clean, reliable water supplies are vital for industry, agriculture, and energy production. Every community and ecosystem on Earth depends on water for sanitation, hygiene, and daily survival. Yet the world’s water systems face formidable (extremely difficult to defeat) threats. More than a billion people currently live in water-scarce regions, and as many as 3.5 billion could experience water scarcity by 2025. Increasing pollution degrades freshwater and coastal aquatic ecosystems. And climate change is poised to shift precipitation patterns and speed glacial melt, altering water supplies and intensifying floods and drought. |