FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON STRATEGY FOR ENSURING WATER CYCLE NETWORK

Abstract

 Many issues have been discussed how to reflect the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster to future earthquake and tsunami disaster prevention measures. Especially ensuring the water cycle network in the macro perspective at disasters and improving water facilities are essential. Realistic policy decisions are required with considering regional requirements, timeline, end-user perspective of water and sewerage services. Thus, municipalities who manage the lifeline of water and sewerage should prepare adjustable disaster response plans considering financial and human resources to ensure quality and quantity of the proper water cycle. This study proposes “strategy for ensuring water cycle network” and discusses matter of concerns which to be considered. A case study targeting Kochi city is conducted and several countermeasures are proposed in this report.