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IDA
WATER SECURITY
HANDBOOK
Foreword
The IDA Water Security Handbook is designed to connect decision makers facing water scarcity with the leading desalination, reuse
and smart leakage reduction solutions providers. As the successor to the IDA Desalination Yearbook, this publication demonstrates
the range of available solutions to water shortage, covering desalination, water reuse and smart leakage reduction. By highlighting the
complementary solutions, the Handbook aims to provide decision makers with information to inform a holistic strategy for water security.
In addition to utility and technology profiles and market analysis, commentary and profiles of desalination, reuse and smart water
projects around the world, the IDA Water Security Handbook contains three inventories of plants and projects:
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The 31st GWI/IDA Worldwide Desalting Inventory found on p.32 covers desalination plants contracted between July 2017 and June
2018. The Inventory is collected on an annual basis by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) and the International Desalination Association
(IDA), and aims to be a comprehensive dataset of every desalination plant with a capacity greater than 500 m³/d.
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The GWI Water Reuse Inventory found on p.63 cover water reuse plants contracted since 2010, with a capacity of 5,000 m³/d or
greater and using tertiary or more advanced treatment technology.
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A pilot inventory of smart water management projects in utility distribution networks can be found on p.83. This inventory represents
a snapshot of a rapidly growing area of water management, with an increasingly important role in water security across the world.
The IDA Water Security Handbook is published by Global Water Intelligence and the International Desalination Association in
partnership with the Global Water Leaders Group, a non-profit organisation which facilitates communication and knowledge-sharing
between utilities. Readers are encouraged to contact Samantha Yates at sy@globalwaterleaders.org for more information if they would like
to know more about a case or profile featured in this book. Global Water Leaders Group is the publishing and events partner of GWI.
The primary units of measurement used in the IDA Water Security Handbook are the cubic metre and (for smaller quantities) the litre,
measured on a per day basis. A cubic metre of water is one thousand litres, and weighs one metric ton. Other units of measurement used
in the desalination and water reuse industry include gallons and acre-feet in the USA, and imperial gallons in many Middle Eastern
countries. These units are most commonly expressed on a per day basis, but in some cases a per year basis is used. The following set of
conversions is included for the reader’s convenience.
1 cubic metre (m³)
1 imperial gallon
1 acre-foot
1 megalitre
1 gigalitre
1 MIGD
1 MGD
1 MGD
1 kilometre
1 metre
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264.2 US gallons or 1,000 litres
1.2 US gallons, or 4.55 litres
325,900 US gallons, or 1233.6 m³
1,000 cubic metres
1,000,000 cubic metres
4,546 m³/d
3,785 m³/d
1120 AFY (acre-feet/yr)
0.621 miles or 1,000 m
3.280 feet or 1.094 yards
All calculations are based on 365 1/4 days per calendar year. Wherever possible, monetary values are given in their original value with a
conversion into US dollars using exchange rates valid as of 31st August 2018.
This report was written and edited by Rory Weaver, Max Howells and Hector Brown.
The Reference Directory was compiled by Nathan Courtney, Max Howells, Edward Wignall, Yujia Shen, and Rory Weaver.
The advertisements were collected by Kirsty Hewitt, Alice Gurr, and Ruth Newcombe.
Layout and production by Charlotte Gurr and Charlotte Massey.
The information in this Handbook is based on feedback from companies taking part in GWI’s annual survey and is vital for accurate
and insightful market analysis. International Desalination Association (IDA) members are encouraged to send references to
watersecurityhandbook@globalwaterintel.com.
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