OVERVIEW
This course provides an in-depth overview and insight into drinking water quality, water treatment and sustainable water safety planning & management. The following is discussed in detail:
- The need for treating water for drinking purposes and related health and aesthetic requirements
- SANS 241:2015 water quality guidelines and other water quality guidelines in use in South Africa
- A discussion on, and properties of, the most important contaminants to be removed from water to achieve potable standards
- The potential water sources we could utilize for drinking water supply
- An exhaustive discussion of the possible treatment processes used for the treatment of each of these water sources to potable standards
- Guidelines on the selection of suitable processes or process trains to treat each of these sources to potable water standards
- An overview of the Blue Drop auditing system for water quality monitoring
- An overview of water safety planning and detailed guidelines, with example, on the compilation of a Municipal Water Safety Plan.
Objectives & outcomes of the course:
- Understanding the need for water quality and treatment
- A knowledge of the various water sources available for purifying a source water to drinking water quality
- An understanding of the water quality parameters of these water sources preventing the safe drinking of water
- A knowledge & understanding of the various processes required to treat these sources to a potable water quality.
- An understanding of the Blue Drop auditing system to assess water quality and the efficiency of the supply of a safe water to communities
- Knowledge and understanding of Water Safety Planning – from catchment to the furthest consumer
- The ability to compile a Water Safety Plan to ensure the constant supply of safe water to all members of a community.
Who Should Attend The Course:
- Managers and Water Technologists in Water Boards
- Managers and Water Technologists involved in municipal water treatment.
- Engineers and Water Technologists in consulting companies
- Senior Maintenance personnel in water treatment facilities
- Senior Process Controllers at water treatment works
- Lecturers in water treatment at universities and colleges
- Environmental Managers and Technologists
- Health and Safety Managers and Technologists
Day 1
07:30-08:30 Registration, Tea & Coffee
08:30 Opening & Welcome
Intro & Course content:
- The need for treating water for drinking purposes.
- Water quality guidelines and SANS 241:2015
- Other water quality requirements
- Properties of most important contaminants to be removed from water to achieve potable standards.
- The potential water sources for drinking water supply
- Treatment processes used for the treatment of each of these water sources to potable standards.
- Selection of a suitable process or process train to treat each of these sources an overview of the Blue Drop auditing system for water quality monitoring.
- An overview of water safety planning and detailed guidelines, with example, on the compilation of a Municipal Water Safety Plan.
Water sources covered for drinking water treatment & supply, with their typical contaminants:
- Fresh-water surface water (dams, rivers)
- Ground water (various types)
- Sea water (sea water desalination)
- ewage effluents (water reclamation)
- Industrial water (e.g., acid mine drainage)
- Other: Atmospheric water; ice bergs
Purification Processes covered:
- Screening
- pH adjustment
- Coagulation & flocculation
- Sand filtration (slow, rapid, pressure)
- Sedimentation & Dissolved Air Flotation
- Disinfection
- Stabilization
- Adsorption
16:00 End of Day 1
Day 2
07:30-08:30 Registration, Tea & Coffee
Purification Processes Continued:
- Capacitive de-ionization
- Membrane treatment (MF, UF, NF, RO)
- Fe & Mn removal (chemical & biological)
- Ion exchange
- Advanced oxidation
- Sludge handling, thickening & drying.
Processes selection guideline:
Guidelines are provided on the selection of treatment processes for each water type and pollutants required to be removed in order to attain SANS241 potable water quality.
Blue Drop principles & criteria:
- The Blue-drop water quality auditing system is explained, including the evaluation criteria used, criteria weighting and scoring system.
Water Safety Planning
- What is a Water Safety Plan (WSP)?
- Principles of a WSP
- What are the benefits of a WSP?
- Components & features of a WSP
- Steps & compilation of a WSP
- Example for the compilation of a complete WSP
16:00 End of Workshop
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The following Ts & Cs apply:
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Cancellations
- All cancellations will be subject to approval by Servigraph 30 cc t/a BizStrat management.
- All cancellations made 14 working days prior to date of the mentioned event will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee.
- Cancellations made within 7 days or less of date of the mentioned event, will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.
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Substitutions
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