Water
Troubleshooting Water Treatment Plants and Networks
An applied programme in the systematic diagnosis of problems in water treatment plants and distribution networks: collecting data, identifying the root cause, and choosing corrective and preventive action, using real operating cases.
Overview
About the programme
Duration
3 days
Training hours
15 hours
Delivery
Training hall · Virtual · At your premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
Training outcomes
- Apply a structured method to diagnosing operating problems.
- Use root cause analysis tools: the five whys and the fishbone diagram.
- Diagnose common problems in treatment units and choose their solutions.
- Diagnose pressure, water quality and burst problems in networks.
- Prepare corrective and preventive actions and follow up their effectiveness.
Content
What the programme covers
Day 1: the diagnostic method, and coagulation and sedimentation problems
- The diagnostic method: describing the problem, collecting data from operating logs and analyses, forming and testing hypotheses, and root cause analysis tools.
- Coagulation and sedimentation problems: poor floc formation, high turbidity after the basins, high residual aluminium, and the jar test as a diagnostic tool.
Day 2: filtration, membrane, disinfection and equipment problems
- Filter problems: short filter runs, mudballs, turbidity breakthrough and media loss.
- Membrane and disinfection problems: falling flow, rising salt passage, low residual chlorine, disinfection by-products, and taste and odour.
- Pump problems: cavitation, vibration and reduced performance.
Day 3: network problems and corrective action
- Low pressure and supply interruptions, air in mains, water hammer and repeated bursts.
- Discoloured water from iron and manganese, loss of residual chlorine, contamination through backflow, and analysis of customer complaints.
- Corrective and preventive actions and their follow-up, and case studies from participants’ sites, followed by the assessment.
Who it is for
Target audience
Operations engineers and supervisors in water treatment plants and distribution networks, quality officers, and technicians who follow up customer complaints.
Method
Delivery method
Workshops on real operating cases in which participants analyse the data and propose causes and solutions. Participants can bring problems from their own sites, with the related data, for analysis on Day 3. In Arabic or English.
Questions
FAQ
Can we bring problems from our own plant?
Yes. Participants can bring real problems with the related operating logs and analyses, and these are analysed in the Day 3 workshop.
How does this programme relate to Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants?
The operation and maintenance programme builds the basis of daily operation and maintenance; this programme focuses on diagnosing faults and problems in plants and networks and suits staff with operating experience.
Is there a certificate?
Every participant who attends the programme and passes the assessment receives a certificate of completion from Technology Experts Training Center, licensed by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.