ARBA MINCH WATER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
FACULITY OF WATER SUPPLY AND ENVIROMENTAL ENGINEERING
WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT (WSEE – 3171 )
Pre-requisites Hydraulics -II
Section – G3--HWRE
Instructor – Hassen Y.
May, 2021
Course outline
Objective of course:
The objective of the course is to give students a broad understanding
and knowledge on planning, designing and construction of community
water supply system and to provide students a general knowledge on
water purification methods.
Outcomes:
After completion of this course students will be able to
Calculate and project demand of water for a community at different
scenarios
Know method of collection and distribution of water
Analysis of physical, chemical and biological aspects of water
Design distribution system of water supply schemes
Course Contents
1. Introduction
2. Methods of Forecasting Population
3. Water Demands
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4.1. Types of water source
4.2. Source Selection Criteria
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5.1 Intakes
5.2 Service Reservoirs
5.3 Methods of Distribution
5.4 Layout of distribution System
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5.5.1. Pipe Materials
5.5.2. Determination of Pipe Sizes
5.5.3. Energy Losses in Pipes
5.5.4. Pipe Appurtenances
5.6. Design of the Distribution System
5.6.1. Analysis of Water distribution Systems
6. physical, chemical and biological analysis of water
7. Water, Sanitation And Health Relationship
8. Water Treatment
Introduction
Sedimentation
Coagulation And Flocculation
Filtration
Disinfection
Miscellaneous Water Treatment
Summary of Teaching and Learning Method
Lecture, tutorials, discussion, individual work, problem solving, project work
Evaluation
Continuous assessment =60%
Final examination =40%
Course Policy
Attendance: A student required to attend at least 85 % of the classes lecture and
100% practical
Assignments: all students must do all the assignments given
REFERENCE
1. Basak, N. (2006). Environmental Engineering.
2. BIRDIE, G. (1989). Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering.
3. BIRDIE, G. (1989). WaterSupply and Sanitayr Engineering.
4. CHATERJEE, A. (1998). Water Supply,Waste Disposal and Environmental
Engineering.
5 Okun, S. (1989). Surface water treatment for communities in developing countries.
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What is Water supply engineering?
It’s the branch of civil engineering deals with the development
,designing, planning and construction of elements of water supply
system.
A water supply system is a system for the collection, transmission,
treatment, storage and distribution of water from source to
consumers, for example, homes, commercial establishments,
industry, irrigation facilities and public agencies for water related
activities (fire-fighting, street flushing).
Type of Water Supply system
a. Continuous
In this system, there is continuous water supply (for 24 hours).
This is possible where adequate quantity of water is available.
The major advantage of such system is that due to continuous
water supply, water remains fresh and rusting of pipes will be low.
However, losses of water will be more in case of any leakage.
b. Intermittent
In such system, supply of water is either done in whole village/town for
fixed hours or supply of water is divided into zones and each zone is
supplied with water for fixed hours in a day or as per specified day.
Such system is followed when there is low water availability, however, in
certain cases, wastage of water is more due to tendency of community for
storing higher amount of water than required.
In such system, pipelines are likely to rust faster due to wetting and
drying. However, maintenance can be easily done during no-supply hours.
Protected water supply means the supply of water that is treated to
remove the impurities and made safe to public health. Water may be
polluted by physical and bacterial agents.
Components of a protected water supply scheme
Source of water
Intake structure
Treatment plant
Distribution System
The objective of protected water supply scheme are
To supply save and whole some water to consumers
To supply water in sufficient quantities
To supply water at convenient points and timings
To supply water at reasonable cost to the users
To encourage personal and house hold cleanliness of users
