Development Of Water Management System Research Articles

Development of Water Management System Used IoT in Oil Palm Plantations

The objective of this research was to develop a prototype of a water management system in an oil palm plantation using the Internet of Things (IoT) and solar energy to be used with the automatic watering controller. In this research, the Internet of Things (IoT) was utilized to control automatic watering in an oil palm plantation by using soil moisture sensors to control the on-off of the automatic watering system, which can reduce labor and use the right amount of water. In addition, it can also display moisture, temperature, pH, and macronutrients of plants such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the soil through the Blynk application on a smartphone. The users can control the operation of the automatic watering controller from any location, at any time, that connected a Wi-Fi signal to the Internet network. This automatic watering controller used solar energy by installing a water supply system with 22 sprinklers covering an area of 70 x 45 meters. The test results showed that the automatic watering controller can control the opening and closing of water distribution with 100% accuracy. The soil moisture content after watering had the same average moisture content covering the study area. The automatic watering control and the water distribution system are designed to be suitable for application in oil palm plantations where crops are planted between rows of oil palm trees, for example, peppers, and gnetum gnemon.

Design Development of Water Management System

Design Development of Water Management System

The Decision Support System for Development of Hardness Water Management System with Fuzzy Naive Bayes Method

Water is substantial requirement for human being, well water management system is necessary to meet the requirement. Decision support system is needed for development of water management system. This research try to develop Decision Support System to provide sugestion for Hardness water management. Sugestion will be generated, based from sensors data which is installed in water management system. Timing data when chemical adjusment in processing system will give some impact for sugestion. We will use Naive Bayes method to generate the sugestion from collected data. However, this classification method work with categorial data, whereas output from water management system are numerical data. Therefore, Fuzzy set will be used to categorize those data. The experimental result shows Fuzzy Naive Bayes method can classify those numerical data and can be used to be decision support system for water hardness management.

Investigation of Water Losses in Water Supply System: Muscat as a Case Study

One of the problems affecting water supply systems in Oman is the problem of water loss and Non-Revenue Water (NRW). The aim of this research is to carry out water auditing for Al Seeb water distribution network as a case study to estimate the water losses, NRW, water balance, and the resulting financial and operational impacts. Annual data on water supplies, water consumption, system data, and cost data for the years from 2010 to 2014 was collected from the Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) and the analysis was done using the American Water Works Association (AWWA) audit software to determine water losses including real and apparent losses, NRW, water balance, and the cost. The results indicated that the average of apparent loss, real loss, and NRW from 2010 to 2014 was approximately 19.5%, 21%, and 40 % respectively. It was estimated that the average annual cost of NRW between the years 2010 and 2014 was approximately 9.4 million USD, which was approximately 33% of the total revenue budget. In conclusion, there is a need for the development of water management systems to provide the best management practice system to further minimize NRW problems in Oman.

The use of modelling and reuse techniques in the development of water management systems in basins with limited water resources

Drawing on experiences in New South Wales from 1950 to 1980 in modeling and re-use techniques in the development of desalination technology and its application in fresh water production for potable use, the paper describes how Australia realized its responsibilities in developing participative and sustainable approaches to land use and water resources management. An analysis of the lessons from the operation of the Bayswater zero-discharge power station significantly contributed to the debate on sustainable approaches, highlighting that no management policy of a water basin can be implemented without a model based on reliable data from all sectors (including the environment), and no management model can be implemented without the participation of all stakeholders. These ideals were reflected in the conception and establishment of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. The Commission succeeded in bringing together all major stakeholders in this huge basin, though it took more than 15 years to do so. While widely recognized as one of the most advanced and successful experiences in integrated management of a drainage basin, it has still not achieved the reversal of many unsustainable agricultural practices, giving a clear indication of the difficulties and time required for producing sustainable solutions.