This paper focuses on the water in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The first part of the paper is about water issues happening in Guayaquil, such as tidal fluctuation, climate change, El Nino, sea level rises, water clogging, fresh water sources, and direct water discharge effect that causes pollution and low oxygen level and sinking aquifer. The second part is about case studies of projects that related to water management, such as a proposal for Fucha River in Bogota, Cheong Gye Cheon restoration project, and bioswale prototype in the University of California Davis. The last part of the paper is about a research by design that can be applied in Guayaquil, specifically in Puetro Liza, Suburbio, with the focus of dealing with water problems.