1. Developing an online Water Quality Index (WQI) Report Card for the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh, India
S4: Water and Health: Managing Water Quality
C.J. O’Neill – Director and Water Resource Engineer
Water resource management, numerical modelling, DSS and Stakeholder Engagement

2. Environmental Report Card
Synthesise large datasets for multiple sites
Transformative assessment and communication tools
Compare environmental data to scientific, legislative or management norms

3. Water Quality Index (WQI)
Single number to express overall water quality based on range of biological, physical or chemical parameters
Complex > Easy to Use
Geo-spatial and spatio-temporal consolidation

4. Why

5. New Risks in the Digital Age?
Reputation: Negative Public Image
Public Perception: Too slow to react & Media response unclear
Ecological Risk: Terrestrial and aquatic flora and fauna
Human Health: Community health, productivity, ongoing illness
Financial Risk: Rapid Response?
Financial Risk: CAPEX AND OPEX waste
Aim is to provide best available tools for management of water resources
Here need to talk about the four key services that HN Performs

6. What

7. Real-time to Online
100 monitoring sites over 5 catchments,

8. Ganga River, Uttar Pradesh

9. GRAMS

10. From Real-time to Online
Assess nature and extent of pollution
Understand environmental fate of different pollutants
Evaluate effectiveness of pollution control measures
Understand water quality trends
Rapidly assess water fitness for different purposes
Water resource management, numerical modelling, DSS and Stakeholder Engagement

11. Method

12. Methodology
100 monitoring sites over 5 catchments,

13. (1) Indicators Pollutants 2009 - 2013 Temperature pH BOD DO FC Metals
2005 – 2013
Cu, Cr, Zn, Pb, NI, Cd

14. (2) Indices

15. (3) Calculate Scores

16. Results

17. Results Level 1: Basin Level WQI Level 2: Site specific WQI Scores
Level 3: Detailed Parameter Information

18. L2: Jane Village, Kanpur

19. L3: Jane Village, Kanpur

20. Conclusions
POLICY: Ganga WQI sits under 2012 MoWR NWP for Technological and Transparent Approach to management
TECHNOLOGY: WQI has proven beneficial for RAPID assessment of Water Quality and identify hotspots
TECHNOLOGY: WQI has proven beneficial for RAPID assessment of Water Quality trends and Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment
FUTURE > Hydrology
FUTURE > Sustainability Index
FUTURE > Financial assessment and forecast modelling

21. Ganga River Automatic Monitoring System
GRAMS
Ganga River Automatic Monitoring System TM