APPLICATION OF WATER EVALUATION AND PLANNING MODEL TO ASSESS FUTURE WATER DEMANDS OF SURAT CITY

Integrated water resources planning models can simulate the water balance and the impact of different water uses on the water balance. Different management schemes can be implemented and compared. WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning System) is a model particularly strong in the development of IWRM (Integrated Water Resource Management) schemes for a sustainable water use in the region or catchment. In this study, a WEAP model for the water supply system of Surat City, is developed, that can be used to analyze different options for future water supply under growing water demand. Evaluation of WEAP is done for 2011 population census and the water distributed across various Water Distribution Systems are the data of 2011. The final scenarios include High Population Growth Rate as 3.5% and Low Population Growth Rate as 1.5%. Climatic variations by water year method were considered for the prediction of future water demand. Citation: Surabhi Saxena, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat; Dr. S.M. Yadav, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. "APPLICATION OF WATER EVALUATION AND PLANNING MODEL TO ASSESS FUTURE WATER DEMANDS OF SURAT CITY." Global Research and Development Journal For Engineering : 557 - 563.