Mbay city's eco-hydraulic concept leads to sustainable water supply and management

Abstract

Mbay City is a lowland city flanked by rows of mountains and agricultural rice fields. This barren mountain range causes rainwater mostly flow towards the urban lowlands, as flood. The city of Mbay which consists of 3 different regional groups, namely mountains-lowlands-rice fields, encourages a sustainable water supply and management with an eco-hydraulic concept. First, it is necessary to understand the terms eco-hydraulics, sustainable water management and sustainable water supply as well. Furthermore, we can find the right innovation to handle the three distinctive areas of the different Mbay cities. Mountain areas need water conservation that applies ecological concepts, while urban plains need hydraulic handling to drain flood water from the city, and rice fields also need ecological handling so that rice fields are protected from overflowing sea water when high tide occurs. Finally, it can be said that the integrated handling of ecology and hydraulics concepts has made the city of Mbay able to manage and supply water in a sustainable manner.