Özet:

In this study, water management in a medium-sized city is examined, and the problems that occur in the processes of taking water from the source and putting it into service through drinking water transmission and distribution lines, discharging wastewater to the ecological environment are discussed. In this context, urban water management in Merzifon district has been evaluated by examining water resources, drinking water transmission and distribution network, water subscriber data, wastewater system and storm water system. It has been determined that the drinking water resources in the district are quite limited, but there are difficulties in reaching the result in the studies on both increasing the drinking water capacity and renewing the drinking water network, while the demand for water is increasing day by day. It has been observed that if the necessary measures are not taken in the short-term period, a major drinking problem awaits the district, and this cannot be solved by the measures taken by the local government alone. It is clear that project development, implementation, network renewal, pricing and other operational activities need to be reviewed in order to solve water management problems in medium and large-scale cities, and urban water management needs to be reorganized by taking into account the risks of climate change. It is necessary to establish an administrative structure with legal personality that can analyze the urban water supply and demand in terms of technical, financial, economic and environmental aspects, and that can enable the development and implementation of water management models at the basin and sub-basin levels. A more professional approach to the management of multi-purpose water resources is required. 

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