Water Distribution and SewageLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

The course aims to provide a basic understanding of the main elements of water supply and sewer systems. This includes an appreciation of the patterns and quantities of water demand and the organizational and legal framework for water supply and sewage handling. The course will outline the approaches used in the planning of water distribution and sewage systems and their economic assessment, as well as the principles of design of works for the collection and distribution of water supplies, including the impoundment and intake of surface water, storage, pumping, distribution and network analysis. Principles of operational management and interaction of water distribution system with other infrastructure systems will be addressed.

Content

Intake of surface water, storage, pumping, distribution and network analysis. Urban water systems: sewers, surface water and ground water. Design a sewer system. Design of urban water systems. Ecological solutions in urban surface water system. Operation and management of different water distribution and sewer systems.