Course Description
Water and sewerage networks fail quietly and then all at once. Damaged mains, power loss at pumping stations, and non-revenue water losses that can exceed half of production leave utilities unable to guarantee supply — and a sewerage failure becomes a public health emergency long before it becomes an engineering problem.
This programme addresses water and sewerage networks and the utilities that run them. Participants learn network structure and hydraulics, pipe materials and condition, leak detection and non-revenue water reduction, pumping and its dependence on power, water quality through a damaged network, sewerage operation and overflow risk, emergency repair, and the restoration planning that donor-funded projects require.
What you will achieve
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
- Explain water supply and sewerage network structure and hydraulics
- Understand pipe materials, condition and failure modes
- Apply leak detection and damage localisation
- Quantify and reduce non-revenue water
- Manage pumping stations and power dependency
- Maintain water quality through a damaged network
- Operate sewerage systems and manage overflow risk
- Plan emergency repair and network restoration
How the course is delivered
The programme combines network engineering with the realities of operating water and sewerage services under damage, power loss and financial constraint. Participants work through hydraulic analysis, loss reduction and emergency restoration using realistic utility scenarios.
The programme addresses networks and utility operation, and connects technical work to the service continuity and sustainability requirements attached to donor-funded restoration.
Designed for
This programme is designed for:
- Engineers and managers of water utilities
- Network operation and maintenance personnel
- Emergency repair crew leaders
- Technical staff of local authorities responsible for water services
- Specialists working on water restoration projects
Daily programme
- Water supply network structure
- Network hydraulics and pressure management
- Sewerage network structure and flow
- Sources, treatment and the network interface
- Pipe materials and failure modes
- Condition assessment
- Non-revenue water: quantification
- Water balance and loss components
- Leak detection technologies
- Damage localisation
- Pressure management for loss reduction
- Active leakage control
- Pumping stations and power dependency
- Backup power and autonomy
- Water quality through a damaged network
- Sewerage operation and overflow risk
- Rapid damage assessment
- Emergency repair and temporary supply
- Restoration prioritisation
- Restoration planning workshop
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
