1. “ Protect Our Water – Our Future ” The International Year of Freshwater 2003 – Youth Forum 13 December 2003 City University of Hong Kong

2. Quality Water, Quality Living Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Speaker : Discussion Facilitators : Gary Yeung Nathan Lee Peter Dy

3. Quality Water, Quality Living Content : Facilities Design Facilities Design Facilities Maintenance Facilities Maintenance Environmental Management Environmental Management

4. Facilities Design Common Purpose of Water Supply : Potable Water Potable Water -Drinking, irrigation, washing Flush Water Flush Water -Toilet flushing Fire Service Fire Service -Sprinkler, hose reel Commercial Uses Commercial Uses -Water scrubber, A/C cooling, fish breeding Recreational Uses Recreational Uses -Swimming pool, water feature

6. Facilities Design Water Carrying Facilities : Pipes Pipes -Galvanized steel, copper, UPVC, ductile iron -Non-ferrous material Water Tank, Swimming Pool Water Tank, Swimming Pool -Reinforced concrete, fibre-glass -Waterproofing; tiled finish -Level control device; enable re-circulation Water Pumps Water Pumps -Cast iron, stainless steel -Overflowing cut-off

8. Facilities Maintenance Routine Cleansing : Water Tank - Quarterly Water Tank - Quarterly Water Feature - Filtration when in use Water Feature - Filtration when in use Swimming Pool - Filtration when in use Swimming Pool - Filtration when in use - Water sampling (bacteria) A/C Condensation Tray - Mosquito breeding A/C Condensation Tray - Mosquito breeding - Legionnaire ’ s disease - Legionnaire ’ s disease

10. Facilities Maintenance Routine Inspection : Piping/fitting leakage, rusting or bursting Piping/fitting leakage, rusting or bursting Water tank seepage or overflowing Water tank seepage or overflowing Pump leakage or noise nuisance Pump leakage or noise nuisance Tap/valve dripping Tap/valve dripping

12. Fresh Water Plumbing Quality Maintenance Recognition Scheme Water Supplies Department

13. Environmental Management ISO14000 Environmental Management System : Comply environmental legislation Comply environmental legislation Assess & control environmental aspects Assess & control environmental aspects Safeguard Employee, Client & Public from hazard Safeguard Employee, Client & Public from hazard Implement pollution control, waste reduction, conservation & advocate recycling Implement pollution control, waste reduction, conservation & advocate recycling Promote policy to public Promote policy to public Ensure sufficient resources, including training Ensure sufficient resources, including training Continuous improvement Continuous improvement

15. Environmental Management Assess & control environmental aspects : Review daily operation Review daily operation -Utilization of resources (energy, material) -Solid waste dumping -Liquid waste discharge -Air quality/pollution -Noise pollution -Chemical waste Site inspection and assessment Site inspection and assessment Review document and record Review document and record Communication with employees and customers Communication with employees and customers

16. Eco- Business Eco- Business Green Leadership Green Leadership Programme & Performance Programme & Performance Partner Synergy Partner Synergy Eco-Business Model Corporate Benefits Comply environmental legislation Cost saving Improved productivity & competitiveness Improved image Improved customer recognition Community Benefits Environmental awareness Protection of resources Reduced pollution Improved global environment Improved image of HK

17. Environmental Management Three ‘ R ’ : R educe R educe R euse R euse R ecycle R ecycle Three ‘ R ’ : R educe R educe R euse R euse R ecycle R ecycle

18. Environmental Management Common Water Conservation Features (3 ‘ R ’ ) : Reduce Reduce -Self-closing/electronic sensing device -High level cut-off device -Irrigation programming to minimize evaporation -Educate/encourage occupants to conserve water Reuse Reuse -Emptying water feature/pool for cleaning

19. Environmental Management Recycle Recycle -Re-circulation system for for water feature/pool -Discourage pesticides & chemical fertilizers on vegetation (pollute underground water/stream/harbour) -Control chlorine content to meet EPD requirement before discharge of pool water -Control grease trap discharge to meet EPD requirement -Participate community programme