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Department of Civil Engineering, REC

CE17604 WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING L T P C
2 2 0 3

OBJECTIVES:
 To get familiarized with water demand, population forecasting, water quality, characteristics and
water quality standards.
 To design flow through pipes, laying, jointing and testing of pipes, appurtenances and pumps.
 To design water treatment plant units like flash mixers, clariflocculators, pulsator clarifier and sand
filters.
 To acquire knowledge about advanced water treatment methods like water softening, desalination,
RO plant, demineralization, adsorption, ion exchange, defluoridation and iron and manganese
removal.
 To impart knowledge on the requirements of water distribution, design of service reservoirs, water
distribution networks, house service connection and pipe fittings & fixtures.

UNIT I SOURCES OF WATER 9+3
Public water supply system – Planning, Objectives, Design period, Population forecasting; Water demand –
Sources of water and their characteristics, Surface and Groundwater – Impounding Reservoir – Development
and selection of source – Source Water quality – Characterization – Significance – Drinking Water quality
standards.

UNIT II CONVEYANCE FROM THE SOURCE 9+3
Water supply – intake structures – Functions; Pipes and conduits for water – Pipe materials – Hydraulics of
flow in pipes – Transmission main design – Laying, jointing and testing of pipes – appurtenances – Types
and capacity of pumps – Selection of pumps and pipe materials.

UNIT III WATER TREATMENT 9+3
Objectives – Unit operations and processes – Principles, functions, and design of water treatment plant units,
aerators of flash mixers, Coagulation and flocculation – Clarifloccuator - Plate and tube settlers - Pulsator
clarifier - sand filters - Disinfection - Residue Management –Construction, Operation and Maintenance
aspects.

UNIT IV ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT 9+3
Water softening – Desalination- R.O. Plant – demineralization – Adsorption - Ion exchange – Membrane
Systems – RO Reject Management - Iron and Manganese removal - Defluoridation – Removal of Arsenic -
Construction and Operation & Maintenance aspects – Recent advances.

UNIT V WATER DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY 9+3
Requirements of water distribution – Components – Selection of pipe material – Service reservoirs –
Functions – Network design – Economics – Analysis of distribution networks - Computer applications –
Appurtenances – Leak detection. Principles of design of water supply in buildings – House service
connection – Fixtures and fittings, systems of plumbing and types of plumbing.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS + 15 TUTORIALS
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to
 Get familiarized with water demand, population forecasting, water quality, characteristics and water
quality standards.
 Design flow through pipes, laying, jointing and testing of pipes, appurtenances and pumps.

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