Intended Audience: civil and mechanical engineers and other infrastructure design and construction professionals

PDH UNITS: 4

This course provides an introduction to design criteria for treated water storage requirements at facilities, gives typical design analyses for elevated tanks, standpipes, and reservoirs, and provides guidance on the procedures to be followed in selecting sites for such storage works. The course covers requirements for treated water storage in the distribution system, but not the storage requirements for raw water supplies or fire deluge systems. This course will introduce you to basic considerations when addressing storage requirements for domestic, industrial and firefighting water supply systems. Course Outline 1. INTRODUCTION 2. REQUIREMENTS 3. DETERMINATION OF CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS 4. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF WATER STORAGE FACILITIES 5. REFERENCES 6. TYPICAL DESIGN EXAMPLES

Learning Objectives

At the successful conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:

Learn about storage requirements to meet peak flow requirements, equalize system pressures, and provide emergency water supply.
Learn about system pressure requirements and the role storage facilities play in maintaining them.
Learn the fundamentals of elevated water storage.
Learn about ground water storage facilities.
Learn how to integrate emergency and firefighting water requirements into system planning and design.
Learn how to calculate total water storage requirement.