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Sector Engagement | Assessment
August 2022

City Water Compendium: Making Cities Water Positive

By: Poonam Sewak, Pallavi Mukane, Pooja Singh, Shveta Mahajan, Reena Kumari, and Nidhi Modi

Cities continue to be water-stressed due to rapid urbanization, lack of infrastructure, and climate change despite the water being transported over long distances at high costs. Urban stakeholders, both public and private, need a holistic picture of the potential problems, effective solutions and action strategies to make resilient cities that are water positive and sustainable. In India, recent developments in the urban water sector are supported by several initiatives from Central, State, and local governments toward making cities water secure.

This City Water Compendium is a compilation of water availability, supply, and wastewater scenario of selected Indian cities and reports City Water Assessment of select 24 cities. The report includes the City Water Index (CWI), a scoring model that uses quantitative and qualitative indicators on eight thematic areas with 25 sub-indicators, encompassing water sources, piped water coverage, wastewater management, stormwater, water conservation, water governance & policy and digital monitoring infrastructure. CWI assesses the sustainability of the water cycle under the City Water Balance Plans approach as proposed under the AMRUT 2.0 guidelines developed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

The CWI provides insights into the water security status of the city, highlighting the gaps and challenges so that proactive targeted corrective action can be taken locally, utilizing the principle of circular economy of water by effecting water source conservation, rejuvenation of wells and water bodies, recycling and reuse of treated used water, and rainwater harvesting with community involvement.

Safe Water Network has developed the iCWBP, Digital City Water Balance Plan Toolkit, a repository of web-based tools for guiding municipalities, urban water practitioners, and citizens to create water-secure and resilient cities. It relies on the concept of ONE WATER, embedded in The City Water Balance Plans. This iCWBP Toolkit is developed by drawing lessons from the pilot conducted in Hyderabad city with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

This City Water Compendium Report has drawn data from government websites like Jal Boards, PHEDs, AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission, NIUA, CGWB, CPCB, policy and research documents, and telephonic interviews with city water boards and ULBs. Safe Water Network gratefully acknowledges the ULB and parastatal officials of cities for their support in appraising the City Water Assessment of respective cities.

Cities continue to be water-stressed due to rapid urbanization, lack of infrastructure, and climate change despite the water being transported over long distances at high costs. Urban stakeholders, both public and private, need a holistic picture of the potential problems, effective solutions and action strategies to make resilient cities that are water positive and sustainable. In India, recent developments in the urban water sector are supported by several initiatives from Central, State, and local governments toward making cities water secure.

This City Water Compendium is a compilation of water availability, supply, and wastewater scenario of selected Indian cities and reports City Water Assessment of select 24 cities. The report includes the City Water Index (CWI), a scoring model that uses quantitative and qualitative indicators on eight thematic areas with 25 sub-indicators, encompassing water sources, piped water coverage, wastewater management, stormwater, water conservation, water governance & policy and digital monitoring infrastructure. CWI assesses the sustainability of the water cycle under the City Water Balance Plans approach as proposed under the AMRUT 2.0 guidelines developed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

The CWI provides insights into the water security status of the city, highlighting the gaps and challenges so that proactive targeted corrective action can be taken locally, utilizing the principle of circular economy of water by effecting water source conservation, rejuvenation of wells and water bodies, recycling and reuse of treated used water, and rainwater harvesting with community involvement.

Safe Water Network has developed the iCWBP, Digital City Water Balance Plan Toolkit, a repository of web-based tools for guiding municipalities, urban water practitioners, and citizens to create water-secure and resilient cities. It relies on the concept of ONE WATER, embedded in The City Water Balance Plans. This iCWBP Toolkit is developed by drawing lessons from the pilot conducted in Hyderabad city with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

This City Water Compendium Report has drawn data from government websites like Jal Boards, PHEDs, AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission, NIUA, CGWB, CPCB, policy and research documents, and telephonic interviews with city water boards and ULBs. Safe Water Network gratefully acknowledges the ULB and parastatal officials of cities for their support in appraising the City Water Assessment of respective cities.