Urban Water Supply

Topic outline

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  About/License

  • About/License Page
  • Acknowledgements Page
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  Introduction to Urban Water Supply

  Introduction to Urban Water Supply

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • How to use this Module Page
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  Introduction to Water Supply

  Introduction to Water Supply

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • The basic need for water Page

    
    

  • The different uses of water Page

    
    

  • How water gets to people living in towns Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Water and Public Health

  Water and Public Health

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Water for human consumption Page

    
    

  • Diseases associated with water Page

    
    

  • Video: The Story of Cholera Page

    
    

  • Common diseases associated with water Page

    
    

  • Water quality assessment Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Water Sources and their Characteristics

  Water Sources and their Characteristics

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Types of water source Page

    
    

  • Groundwater Page

    
    

  • Surface waters Page

    
    

  • Rainwater Page

    
    

  • Water source development Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
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  Water Pollution

  Water Pollution

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Pathways of water pollution Page

    
    

  • Types of water pollutant Page

    
    

  • Possible sources of water pollution Page

    
    

  • Protection from pollution Page

    
    

  • Monitoring and regulation Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Water Treatment Technologies for Large-scale Water Supply

  Water Treatment Technologies for Large-scale Water Supply

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • The need for large-scale water treatment Page

    
    

  • Stages in large-scale water treatment Page

    
    

  • Management of wastes from water treatment plants Page

    
    

  • Sustainability and resilience in water treatment Page

    
    

  • Basic calculations in water supply Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment and Supply Systems

  Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment and Supply Systems

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • How water utilities are structured Page

    
    

  • The basics of operation and maintenance Page

    
    

  • Maintenance strategy Page

    
    

  • Maintenance plans Page

    
    

  • The Operation and Maintenance Manual Page

    
    

  • Training and capacity building Page

    
    

  • Coping with natural disasters Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Distribution, Leakage and Illegal Connections

  Distribution, Leakage and Illegal Connections

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Water delivery in urban settings Page

    
    

  • Non-revenue water and leakage Page

    
    

  • Leakage prevention, detection and control Page

    
    

  • Illegal connections Page

    
    

  • Sustainability Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Water Safety Plans

  Water Safety Plans

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • What is a Water Safety Plan? Page

    
    

  • The components of a Water Safety Plan Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Duties and Responsibilities of Water Utilities

  Duties and Responsibilities of Water Utilities

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Good governance Page

    
    

  • Keeping a water treatment plant operational Page

    
    

  • Handling customer complaints Page

    
    

  • Water quality standards Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Household Water Collection, Treatment, Storage and Handling

  Household Water Collection, Treatment, Storage and Handling

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Methods of safe household water collection Page

    
    

  • Methods of household treatment of water Page

    
    

  • Household water treatment using commercial products Page

    
    

  • Safe storage and handling of water in the home Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Efficient Use of Water

  Efficient Use of Water

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Why do we need to use water efficiently? Page

    
    

  • Using rainwater Page

    
    

  • Treating sewage for reuse Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Monitoring Drinking Water Quality

  Monitoring Drinking Water Quality

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Inspection procedures Page

    
    

  • Inspection of an abstraction point at a river Page

    
    

  • Sanitary inspection of rainwater collection and storage Page

    
    

  • Sanitary inspection of the home Page

    
    

  • Solving problems found during sanitary inspections Page

    
    

  • Water sampling Page

    
    

  • Enforcement of regulations Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Financing Urban Water Services

  Financing Urban Water Services

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • The rationale for water tariffs Page

    
    

  • Different types of water tariff Page

    
    

  • How water tariffs are set Page

    
    

  • The billing process Page

    
    

  • The role of microloans in improving water supply Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Water Emergencies and Emergency Water Supply

  Water Emergencies and Emergency Water Supply

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Causes of emergency situations Page

    
    

  • People affected by emergencies Page

    
    

  • Waterborne disease outbreaks caused by emergencies Page

    
    

  • Treatment options for water emergencies Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Public–Private Partnership and Other Commercial Opportunities

  Public–Private Partnership and Other Commercial Opportunities

  • Introduction Page

    
    

  • Learning Outcomes Page

    
    

  • Public–private partnerships Page

    
    

  • Assessing the performance of a PPP Page

    
    

  • Other possibilities for PPPs Page

    
    

  • Microenterprises Page

    
    

  • Summary Page

    
    

  • Quiz

    
    

  • SAQs Page

    
    

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  Glossary

  
  

  • A-B Page

    

  • C Page

    

  • D-E Page

    

  • F-H Page

    

  • I-M Page

    

  • N-O Page

    

  • P Page

    

  • R Page

    

  • S Page

    

  • T-W Page