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PROGRAMME
MASTERS PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COURSE:
FIELD AND LABORATORY PRACTICES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
1. Introduction
Water is a natural resource, fundamental to life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development as
well as human dignity and cultural values. Lake is very important for fresh water. Lake Ksumigaura is the
second-largest lake in Japan and 60 km to the north-east of Tokyo, and in the south-east of Ibaraki prefecture. In
order to study water environment and water pollution we went to the Ksumigaura Lake on November 18 2015
as shown in Table 1.0
No
1
2
location
Kasumigaura Canal Water Pumping station
Kasumigaura Environmental Sciences Center
Remark
To study the water supply system
To study the public awareness program and
1.4 billion m3
Remark
Min. 4m / Maxi. 7m
2135 km2
Surface Area
220 km2
Shoreline
251 km
Storage:
2.2
Usage
70%
20%
10%
Remark
Annual supply: 123,840,000 m3/yr
Annual supply: 33,457,000 m3/yr
Annual supply: 18,278,000 m3/yr
Affairs
Organization
Main Law
.
1
Water Supply
Ministry Of Health,
Law On Execution Of
Preservation Project Of
Of
Ministry
Hydropower
Economy
Power
Development Promotion
Sewerage
Ministry Of Land
Law
Sewerage Law
River Law
Specified
Multiple
Water Supply
Water
Resource
Development Promotion
Law
Cooperation Law
Law Concerning Special
Measure For Reservoir
5
Water Quality
Environmental Conservation
Area
The Basic Environment
Law
Water Pollution Control
Law
Fishery Class 3, Industrial Water, Agricultural Water, And Conservation Of The Environment
Water Supple Class 1, Fishery Class 1, Conservation Of Natural Environment, And
In A-C
Water Supple Class 2, Nad 3, Fishery Class 2 Bathing, And Uses Listed In B-C
Fishery Class 3, Industrial Water Class 1, Agricultural Water, And Uses Listed In C
Source: https://www.env.go.jp/en/water/
Uses Listed
3. Discussion
Approach by Water purification Technologies
It can be seen that the policy, law and regulation have been set up and the following technological
approaches were applied in order to control the water quality on lake Kasumigaura area and its environ. These
include:
(a) Newly developed advanced nitrogen and phosphorus removal which is called Jokasou treatment method
(b) Physicochemical treatment using water bloom and sludge,
(c) Water purification system for advantages of soil, soil micro organism and vegetation
(d) Methods of analyzing the water quality improvement by monitoring or simulation and public release of the
information
4. Conclusion
To understand the water environment of this area, the influencing factors of water resources, water
supply and utilization are vital role. After that the next important factor is the condition of pollution on that lake
and its surrounding. Moreover, what are the current measures of water pollution in terms of policy, law and
management also must be considered. This is also the need to assess whether or not current measures are
effective. In conclusion, the above mentioned approaches are very effective but it needs to promote by means of
technological innovation. That is why I feel these approaches used to control water quality in Lake
Kasumigaura can be applied to improve lakes in Myanmar. However, there is the need to improve policy
measure of my country in the area of water quality control as well as more technological innovations.
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