{"id":2682,"date":"2016-11-25T13:27:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T05:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/?p=2682"},"modified":"2016-11-26T17:04:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T09:04:45","slug":"water-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/water-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Model-for-ground-rendering.3dm.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-2688 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Model-for-ground-rendering.3dm-1024x844.jpg\" alt=\"model-for-ground-rendering-3dm\" width=\"600\" height=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">My thesis is initiated by a question: \u201cWhy do we need to live on resources supply?<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Thesis Statement<br \/>\n<\/strong>My thesis aims to explore the possibilities to generate <em>freshwater<\/em> in our homes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<br \/>\n<\/strong>Optimistic accounts of Hong Kong\u2019s water supply welcome the stable and sufficient resource from Dongjiang river at Guangdong as a\u00a0phenomenon that allows\u00a0Hong Kong people to continue their current freshwater usage pattern. These accounts take the current water supply situation as permanent but indeed, overlook some changing factors. With the dramatically developing cities along the River and growing numbers of Hong Kong Citizens, we will exceed the amount of freshwater supply by Dongjiang river in the coming 10 years. Unfortunately, Hong Kong Government is currently doing limited to change. This thesis, therefore, targets to propose a solution to cater the upcoming freshwater shortage problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why<br \/>\n<\/strong>The water we are drinking and using every day is 80% supplied by Dongjiang river in China. We are heavily relying on this river, but it is facing many problems which will affect the stability of freshwater supply.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our key water source is diminishing. <span style=\"color: #bababa\">For the last 10 years, the amount of water in Dongjiang river has significantly decreased 25% from 300billion to 230billion due to climatic change. And it is foreseeable that the amount will keep decreasing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>We are not the only consumer. <span style=\"color: #bababa\">Many cities along the river are currently under urbanization. Some of them like Dongguan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Huizhou are already urbanized into big cities. According to WSD (HK Water Supplies Department), the amount of people along the river has risen to 4000million, which his 5-6 times than the HK population. The increase of population also means the increase of water usage. Let alone the need for factories and infrastructures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Water pollution affects the water quality. <span style=\"color: #bababa\">Factories built along the river release heavy metals or polluted water to the River. According to the recent water quality tested by the Hong Kong Open University, the water from the River is contaminated with heavy metals and Estrogen which are seriously harmful to human body.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>We will use more than the supply within the coming 10 years.<span style=\"color: #bababa\"> According to the water-supply contract signed between the Chinese government and Hong Kong government, the maximum amount of water supplied to Hong Kong will be capped at 11billion. With the rising Hong Kong Population, WSD estimated that we will use more than 11billion before 2030.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Current water facilities investment by HK government is insufficient to cater our future need. There are generally 3 methods to generate fresh water in Hong Kong:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Water reservoirs: The Reservoirs provide not enough water for our use. <span style=\"color: #bababa\">According to the WSD statistics, there are still 20% of Hong Kong People, majorly located in Yuen Long and Fanling , using freshwater for toilet flushing. The amount of water used is estimated to be the total water storage amount of Pok Fu Lam reservoir.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Water Collection Ponds: Increase in numbers of water collection pond will help, but the key problems lie\u00a0on we don\u2019t have sufficient land resources for water pond development. <span style=\"color: #bababa\">Under the current Hong Kong Government policy priority, lands for building residential housings prioritizes building water collection pond.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Desalter Plant and Reclaimed Water Plant: Both plants require significant input of money, but the result is not satisfying. <span style=\"color: #bababa\">Tseung Kwan O is currently building a desalter plant which plans to service in 2020, but the amount of fresh water supply can only cover 5% of water usage in Hong Kong. Ducting and plants construction require very long time(often more than 20years)and huge area are dedicated to the plants, but the result is not sufficient to cater the need in the future. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>What<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/inhouse-watre-supply.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-2685 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/inhouse-watre-supply-1024x488.png\" alt=\"inhouse-watre-supply\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/in-house-water.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-2683 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/in-house-water-1024x488.png\" alt=\"in-house-water\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/inhouse-watre-supply.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/in-house-water.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a>How<br \/>\nCase Studies<br \/>\nReference<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My thesis is initiated by a question: \u201cWhy do we need to live on resources supply? Thesis Statement My thesis aims to explore the possibilities to generate freshwater in our homes. 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