EXPLAIN

Water Resources Engineering

- branch of civil
engineering
concerned with
maximizing the social
and economic benefit
associated with the
world’s water
resources while
minimizing the
adverse
environmental
impacts due to
modifications to the
natural environment.

- deals with the principles and analysis of water resources systems such as: multi-
purpose reservoir, water supply distribution system, storm water drainage,
irrigation system, and agricultural drainage system.
- Special topics: river and flood control, drought mitigation and water resource
planning management.

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 Uses of Water (Beneficial Use)

1. for domestic purposes - drinking, washing, bathing, cooking, or other household

needs, home gardens and watering of lawns or domestic animals
2. for municipal purposes - water requirements of the community
3. for irrigation – for producing agricultural crops
4. for power generation - producing electrical or mechanical power
5. for fisheries - propagation of culture of fish as a commercial enterprise
6. for livestock raising - for large herds or flocks of animals raised as a commercial
enterprise
7. for industrial purposes - in factories, industrial plants and mines, including the use
of water as an ingredient of a finished product
8. for recreational purposes - swimming pools, bath houses, boating, water skiing,
golf courses, and other similar facilities in resorts and other places of recreation.

Surface water and groundwater resources

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 Principles of Water Resources
1. Principle of planning for water resource projects
2. Planning for prioritizing water resource projects
3. Concept of basin – wise project development
4. Demand of water within a basin
5. Structural construction for water projects
6. Concept of inter – basin water transfer project
7. Tasks for planning a water resources project

Need for a scientific planning strategy

1. Gradual decrease of per capita available water on this planet and especially in our
country.
2. Water being used for many purposes and the demands vary in time and space.
3. Water availability in a region – like county or state or watershed is not equally
distributed.
4. The supply of water may be from rain, surface water bodies and ground water.

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