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Epm 551: Water Resources Planning And Management Question Paper

Epm 551: Water Resources Planning And Management

Course:Master Of Environmental Planning And Management

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

EPM 551: WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

DATE: Friday
3rd April 2009

TIME: 2.00pm-5.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer Question 1 and any other TWO.
• Suitable diagrams should be used wherever they serve to illustrate an
answer.
1. Assuming you have been hired as a Consultant by the Kenya Government to prepare Water Planning Guidelines that could be used by Local Authorities to initiate and promote sustainable water supply development within their areas of jurisdiction, discuss:
a) Water Planning steps that you would recommend to your Client while indicating their significance.
[20marks]
b) Constraints that the Local Authorities are likely to face as they strive towards the achievement of environmentally-sound water planning and management.
[10marks]

2.
Using suitable illustration, explain how the knowledge of Hydrological Cycle could be applied in Water Resources Planning and Management. [20marks]

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3.
Discuss the contention that water supply problems in Nairobi could be attributed more to Demand Management issues rather than Supply Management.
[20marks]

4.
a) Construct a Simulation Model that could be used to study the variations in Consumptive Water Use and the factors underlying the same among the Urban Population in Kenya.
[8marks]
b) Discuss the emerging issues in contemporary Water Planning Management.
[12marks]

5.
Discuss the components of Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management as provided for in the Water Act of 2002.
[20marks]

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