CONTENTS List of table 3 1 introduction 4 1.1 background 4 1.1.1 need of study 5 1.1.2 challenges in water sector 5 1.1.3 drivers of water use 5 1.1.4 the national water policy 2002 (nwp) 6 1.1.5 changes proposed in policy 7 1.2 aim 9 1.3 objectives 9 1.4 methodology 10 1.5 research framework 11 1.6 scope and limitations 12 2 literature review 13 2.1 drivers of urban groundwater use 13 2.2 groundwater use for in-situ private self-supply 14 2.2.1 appraising benefits & risks of private use 14 2.3 case study 16 2.4 management practices 18 2.4.1 supply side management 18 2.4.2 rain water harvesting case studies 18 2.4.3 water demand management 20 2.4.4 water demand management through creating public awareness for conservation of water 20 2.4.5 water demand management through metering and pricing for conservation of water 21 2.5 introduction 23 2.6 overview of gujarat’s water resources 24 2.7 regulatory framework 27 3 ahmedabad: case study 29 3.1 introduction to ahmedabad 29 3.1.1 location of city 31 3.2 demography trends of ahmedabad 32 3.2.1 spatial pattern growth 33 3.2.2 issues of urbanization 33 3.3 source of water supply in ahmedabad 33 3.3.1 water supply and transmission 37 3.3.2 distribution system 39 3.4 ground water scenario 41 3.4.1 lowering of groundwater dependence by amc 41 3.4.2 depletion of water table 42 3.4.3 depth of water table 43 3.5 issues in water supply 45 4 primary survey 46 4.1 introduction of study area 46 4.2 methodology 48 4.3 sources of water supply 49 4.4 water consumption pattern 52 4.5 population projection 58 4.6 future water requirements 59 4.7 demand supply projection 60 5 conclusion and recommandations 63 5.1 conclusion 63 5.2 interventions 63 5.2.1 permitting ground water abstraction 63 5.2.2 expanding the role of water reuse 63 5.2.3 public awareness in the city 64 5.3 monitoring and reporting process 64 6 bibliography 65