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Fundamentals of Drinking Water Production

Learning targets

If you are involved in the production of drinking water, it is essential to have up-to-date knowledge of the water company, and the basic and more advanced purification techniques used. The water company faces the challenge that the quality and availability of our water sources are increasingly under pressure, partly due to rising pollution and climate change.

The following topics will be covered:

  • organization of the drinking water sector
  • behavior and composition of water
  • fluid mechanics
  • production process: extraction, purification steps, storage, and pumping

After completing this course, you will have:

  • insight into the functioning of the modern drinking water company
  • broad knowledge of basic and more advanced purification techniques

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Program

Module 1: Drinking Water Sector

  • positioning of the water company
  • internal organization of the water company
  • legislation
  • from source to tap
  • demand and supply
  • supply security
  • maintenance

Module 2: Water

  • introduction to fluid mechanics
  • chemical water quality
  • fluid statics
  • fluid dynamics
  • friction losses
  • water hardness
  • delay losses and energy lines
  • biological water quality
  • fluid mechanics lab
  • energy and pressure lines in long pipelines
  • lab for chemical and biological research

Module 3: Production

  • extraction
  • purification
  • risk management
  • process automation
  • electrical engineering
  • water storage
  • risk management

Personal Contribution

As part of the program, you are expected to actively participate by sharing experiences or issues from your work practice. This way, in addition to learning the theory, we also gain more insight into the experiences from each other’s work practice.

Target group

This training is intended for professionals who are actively involved in a drinking water company as a technician, inspector, work preparer, water quality employee, or technical staff member. If you want to gain more knowledge about the water company and the distribution of drinking water, then this is the course for you.

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You can reach World Water Academy by telephone: +31 030 606 94 00 or e-mail: info@worldwateracademy.nl.

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