Understand the water.
Engineer the system.
Follow eleven connected engineering chapters, then apply the principles to demand, networks, storage and long-term planning.
Follow the engineering journey.
Start with water quality, move through sources and treatment, and finish at the distribution network. Each chapter includes engineering interpretation, calculations and practical checks.
- 01Water quality
Read the water before designing the system
- 02Water quality
Design microbial protection as a barrier system
- 03Sources
The first treatment barrier is the catchment
- 04Sources
Groundwater is a connected system
- 05Treatment
Build a reliable particle-removal train
- 06Treatment
Filtration is a process, not a pore size
- 07Treatment
Disinfection requires verified exposure
- 08Treatment
Select advanced treatment by contaminant behaviour
- 09Treatment
Desalination is a water-and-salt balance
- 10Water security
Plan purified recycled water as a complete system
- 11Networks
Keep water moving, protected and available
Bring it into planning.
Develop the demand, modelling and investment decisions that connect the whole system.
From source to customer
Understand the connected decisions behind sources, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution.
Demand is a pattern, not a single number
Build defensible demand forecasts from customer data, growth, climate and peak conditions.
A model is an engineering argument
Build, calibrate and challenge a hydraulic representation of a water distribution system.
Plan for the system you need next
Assess growth, bottlenecks and asset outages before committing to network augmentation.
Different elevations. Different pressures.
Understand why pressure zones, reservoirs and control valves shape network performance.
Plan beyond the historical drought
Test the resilience of supply, demand and operating rules under uncertain futures.
Storage has more than one job
Separate operational balancing, contingency needs and physical access to stored water.
Make decisions that can adapt
Connect engineering evidence, option appraisal and investment triggers.
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