Water Industry Fundamentals

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Water Industry Fundamentals

Water Industry Fundamentals
21 - 25 Apr 2025
Barcelona, Spain
Spain

What are the Goals?

 By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the diversity of water usage applications worldwide
  • Develop the skills to determine the suitability of water for different applications
  • Analyse the risks and restrictions that apply to water use and make appropriate decisions
  • Understand the basic water treatment techniques and where to apply them
  • Develop a good understanding of the chemistry and microbiology of water
  • Understand the legal requirements that relate to water use and reuse

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals in the water industry, but will greatly benefit:

  • Project professionals
  • Professionals involved in regulatory monitoring of potable water supplies
  • Water quality consultants
  • Engineers involved in the monitoring and maintenance of water systems in the Process Industries
  • Professionals involved in the drafting of guidelines on drinking water quality and wastewater disposal
  • Process engineers in Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)
  • Professionals responsible for water systems in the Healthcare sector and Hospitality industry

Daily Agenda

Day One: Water Industry Definition

  • Water-use figures worldwide
  • Global water reserves and future forecasts
  • Trends in water consumption
  • Introduction to the concept of water balance
  • Basic processes that use water
  • Differentiation between water use and water treatment

Day Two: Introduction to Water Properties and Composition

  • Basic water chemistry parameters
  • Basic water microbiology definitions
  • Physical characteristics of water
  • Interpreting water analysis results
  • How water interacts with substances and materials within the distribution network
  • The scale depositing tendency of water

Day Three: Drinking Water Industry

  • Global reserves and demand forecasts
  • Review of International Guidelines and Leading Documents
  • Major contaminants in drinking water supplies
  • Treatment techniques for drinking water
  • Disinfection techniques for drinking water
  • Quality control and monitoring regimes 

Day Four: Domestic and Industrial Waste Water Industry

  • Basic definitions relating to Domestic and Industrial wastewater
  • Domestic and industrial wastewater treatment techniques
  • Chemical composition of wastewater
  • Microbiological characteristics of wastewater
  • Treated water re-use for irrigation
  • Other uses of treated wastewater -  aquifer enrichment

Day Five: Health and Safety, Financial and Legal Considerations in the Water Industry

  • Introduction to health and safety issues
  • Introduction to Evaporative cooling systems and Legionnaires disease
  • Environmental regulations governing treated water disposal
  • Cost – benefit approach in water treatment
  • Performance of water systems based on financial criteria
  • Public liability of organizations involved in water applications

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Date & Time
Monday, April 21, 2025
Start - 2:00 AM (Asia/Kuwait)
Friday, April 25, 2025
End - 2:00 AM (Asia/Kuwait)

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Location

Barcelona

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Seattle International For Training

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