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Management of Low Pressure in Distribution Systems

Online: EL321 self-paced eLearning course

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Course Length: 1.0 Hours | 0.1 CEU*

Course Level: Intermediate

This course describes pressure in water distribution systems under transient conditions and depressurization for extended periods.

Objectives

Attendees will learn how to:

  • Explain how pressure transients occur.
  • Describe the dangers of negative transients.
  • Demonstrate how to optimize a pressure management plan.
  • Identify distribution system Operations and Maintenance (O&M) practices.

Description

To protect the distribution system, utilities focus on controlling cross-connections, maintaining a positive pressure, minimizing leaks, ensuring proper distribution system maintenance and flushing, maintaining an effective disinfectant residual, and other measures. However, a variety of normal water distribution system operations can result in pressure fluctuations that can possibly lead to the occurrence of low or negative pressures at various locations in the system.

This course covers pressure transients, what they are, and how to optimize pressure management. Learners will then review pressure improvement plans, transient modeling processes, document tracking methods, and distribution system O&M. Throughout the course, learners will be tasked with making applications to their own system.

This course includes the following modules:

Module 1: Low Pressure Transients

Module 2: Monitoring Pressures

Module 3: Introduction to Optimizing Pressure Management

Module 4: Pressure Performance Goals

Module 5: Pressure Improvement Plan

Module 6: Hydraulic and Transient Modeling

Module 7: Document and Track Improvements

Module 8: Distribution System Operation & Maintenance

This course is non-refundable.

Certificates of Completion

1 Hour

*AWWA will award a Certificate of Completion upon success passing of this course. This does not automatically imply that your state agency will award you CEUs. It is the individual's responsibility, before registering for any continuing education credit program, to contact the appropriate licensing agency.