Water Environment Management Activities

in
Mandalay

Presented by
Water and Sanitation Department
Mandalay City Development Committee
17 May 2018

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 Content

1. Introduction on Mandalay’s Water Environment

2. Current Conditions

3. Water Environment Management Activities

4. Conclusion

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 Introduction on
Mandalay’s Water Environment

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Mandalay City Profile
Population - 1.46 million

Township - 6 Nos

Area - 314.76 km2

Annual Average Rainfall - 956 mm

Annual Average Relative Humidity-

66%

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 Mandalay’s Water Environment

Surface Water Ground Water

• Irrawady River • Production tube wells

• Doke Hta Waddy River for city water supply
• Sedawgyi Dam system
• Yeywar Dam • Private tube wells
• Taung Tha Man Lake
• Kan Taw Gyi Lake
• Taung Inn, Myauk Inn
• Thingazar Creek
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 Relevant River Bodies Near
Mandalay
Irrawaddy River

Doke Hta Waddy (or)

Myitnge River

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Prominent Lakes in Mandalay
KanDawGyi Lake

TaungTaMan Lake

North Inn, South Inn 7

Prominent Dams Near Mandalay
Sedawgyi Dam

Yeywar Dam

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Prominent Creek in Mandalay

Thingazar Creek 9
Current Conditions

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 Water Usage for Distribution

Average Water Distribution about 43 Million Gallons Per Day

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Domestic Wastewater Disposal

Fecal sludge MCDC

Oxidatio
n pond
GreywaterToilet effluent
(partly)
Strom water

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 Domestic Wastewater Disposal
No. Name of Drain Length

1. ShweTaChaung 7.14 miles

2. NgweTaChaung 4.7 miles
3. Mingalar 0.96 miles
4. Columbo 3.57 miles
5. Nadi 5.78 miles
6. Payandaw 7.01 miles
7. Thingazar 2.95 miles
8. MyaungGyi 1.76 miles
9. TatMyaw 2.79 miles
Length of Drains 36.64 miles 13
Wastewater Pumping Stations
No. Pumping station Discharge rate
Name (m3/hr)

1. Kat Kyaw 4090

2. Shwe Gae 11818

3. Sangha Hopital 4540

(Kandawgyi)
4. Zaungkalaw 4540

5. Thingazar 4545

6. Nagarni Pagoda 2045

(Kandawgyi)
Total 31578

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 Industrial Wastewater Disposal

Previous Final Disposal water body 1 (1991-2008)

Wastewater Wastewater

Industrial zones Taung Tha Man Lake Ayeyarwadday River

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 Industrial Wastewater Disposal

Previous Final Disposal water body 2 (2008-2015)

Wastewater Wastewater

Industrial zones
15,000 ft PVC pipe line North Inn South Inn

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 Industrial Wastewater Disposal

Current Final Disposal water body (2015- till now)

Wastewater
Dotehtawaddy river

Industrial Zones

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 Industrial Wastewater Disposal
It has many negative externalities, if it is not managed adequately

Social Economic

Environmental

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 Industrial Wastewater Disposal

The First Central Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant is now

being constructed by Hydrotek Supreme Mandalay Co. Ltd.
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Water Environment Management
Activities

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Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Monthly monitoring the

water quality of -
1. Irrawaddy River
2. Doke Hta Waddy River
3. Moat
4. Kan Taw Kyi Lake
5. Taung Ta Man Lake

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Most Recent Surface Water
Quality Monitoring
Analyzed BOD & COD
according to the methods
trained by the project
(Conducted in April)

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Technical Supports from the Project

Global water Digital current

flow probe FP111 meter UC-200v

2 sets of Computers 23
Technical Supports from the Project
Can Measure On-site
• pH
• Dissolved Oxygen
• Conductivity
• Salinity
• Total Dissolved Solids
• Water temperature
• Turbidity
• Oxidation-Reduction
U52G Multiparameter Potential
Water Quality Meter • Water Depth 24
Technical Supports from the Project
Local training on
• Water Quality Survey
• Report Writing
• QGIS (Geographical
Information System)

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Technical Supports from the Project

3 Times Oversea 🛫 Training in Japan

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Conclusion

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 Challenges
In order to do water quality monitoring by MCDC

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Difficulties in
Insufficient Reagents Budget Limitations
Human Resource Availability for
Water Laboratory 28
 Conclusion
To improve Mandalay’s Water Environment

By cooperating and coordinating Sustainable Mandalay’s water

with the governmental environment management
departments, NGOs & private
sectors 29
Thank You Very Much!
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