الأهداف
After you have completed the work in this course, you should be able to:
- Define and describe water supply hydrology.
- Define groundwater sources and describe how they are accessed and maintained.
- Describe and discuss surface water sources.
- Describe the factors influencing source water quality.
- Describe emergency and alternative water sources.
- Describe the basic principles of source water protection management and planning.
الخطوط العريضة
Module A: Water Supply Hydrology
- Explain the basic properties of water and the hydrological cycle.
- Explain the key terms and the fundamental aspects of the movement of groundwater.
- Explain the various surface waters and know some of the influences affecting the quantity and quality of water.
- Discuss water quality constituents in domestic water supplies.
- Outline conversion factors and formulas used in the water industry.
Module B: Groundwater Sources
- Explain the common components of a domestic drinking water well and the key terms used to describe the effects wells have on the surrounding aquifers.
- Explain the most appropriate location to install a groundwater well.
- Explain the common types of wells used for groundwater sources.
- Explain the common components and development techniques of a groundwater well.
- Explain basic aquifer performance evaluation techniques.
- Explain the general operation, maintenance, and record keeping involved with the operation of groundwater drinking water systems.
- Explain how to properly decommission a well after it has been taken out of service.
- Explain the role springs and infiltration galleries have in regard to the interaction between ground and surface waters.
Module C: Surface Water Sources
- Discuss the key factors influencing the flow of surface runoff.
- Discuss the key requirements new and existing water systems have of their surface water supplies.
- Explain the common ways source water is stored for domestic drinking water systems.
- Explain intake structures used to draw surface water into the system.
- Explain the common operational problems surface water supply systems face.
Module D: Factors Influencing Source Water Quality
- Identify factors affecting source water supplies influenced by natural phenomena.
- Identify factors affecting source water supplies influenced by human activities.
Module E: Emergency and Alternative Water Sources
- Identify some of the main causes of source water supply loss.
- Identify alternative supplies and ways of supplying water in the event the usual source is deemed unavailable, unusable or insufficient.
- Identify the points to consider when evaluating and designing an interconnection between water systems.
- Identify the provisions to be incorporated into a community’s ERP to temporarily supplement a water system.
- Explain the way water can be reused to supply or reduce the demand on domestic water systems.
Module F: Water Source Protection
- Explain the fundamental principles of source water protection and management.
- Explain the concept of groundwater protection planning.
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Water Civil workers ,water plant workers , supervisor and manager