Become an expert urban water service engineer and contribute to the sustainability of the planet through water resource management" 

The management of water resources is a determining factor in a globalized world, since the control of urban water, which is used by all citizens, depends on it. Therefore, it is important to know how to establish the necessary strategies to maintain an adequate balance between demand and sustainability of water catchment. All of this is based on current connectivity means to provide optimal resource management. This work has become essential in recent years, due to the scarcity of water and its poor quality, which continues to hinder the growth of urban centers today.  

Similarly, the student will learn more about urban drinking water treatment plants, since the scarcity of the resource and anthropogenic factors force the future expert engineer in this area to know about the appropriate treatments for each type of pollutant, ensuring adequate water purification in the water treatment plants. The syllabus thus develops all the relevant aspects that the student should know, from the design phase - where the contaminants present in the water and the modeling of the parameters with the greatest influence on its subsequent treatment must be considered - to the field of operation, in which the day-to-day problems in the management of a drinking water treatment plant are developed with a practical approach, from the main processes of disinfection and turbidity reduction, to the treatment of salts and new contaminants. 

For decades, the European Union has allocated considerable economic resources to the construction of wastewater treatment plants in those medium-sized urban centers that lacked them. At present, these policies are not only maintained, but have been strengthened, since the aim is to completely eliminate water discharged without any treatment and the requirements regarding the quality of the effluent received by the environment have been raised. With its focus on excellence, TECH offers a Postgraduate diploma in Water Resources and Urban Water Treatment Plants that is unique in the market, to propel the engineer's career into the work environment of the future. The management, the teaching staff and quality content provide the future graduate with all the tools to develop professionally in a highly demanded sector.

Applying the knowledge of this Postgraduate diploma you will minimize the cost of water production through the optimization of the available resources in a water treatment plant"

This Postgraduate diploma in Water Resources and Urban Water Treatment Plants contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in engineering focused on the integral water cycle with special attention to the different pumping systems and supply and sanitation networks
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

No other program in the water sector focused on urban water treatment plants offers you so many guarantees of success" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.  

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced engineering experts.

Opt for the excellence provided by TECH and specialize in a field that already applies the sustainable objectives of the 2030 Agenda"

Master the complete water cycle: become an expert in Pumping Systems"

The structure of the curriculum of this Postgraduate diploma in Water Resources and Urban Water Treatment Plants is divided into four modules focused on the specificity of its content. The first of these covers everything related to water resources, while the second focuses on the design and process of desalination; the third block deals with urban drinking water treatment plants, their design and operation; and finally, the fourth module covers wastewater treatment plants, engineering and execution of works. This complete program guarantees students a deep learning of the subject and provides them with all the tools they will need to perform their duties. 

The first step to success is to follow a path, guided by the best signs” 

Module 1. Water Resources in a Water Supply   

1.1. Groundwater. Groundwater Hydrology

1.1.1. Groundwater
1.1.2. Characteristics of Groundwater
1.1.3. Groundwater Types and Location 
1.1.4. Water Flow Through Porous Media. Darcy's Law

1.2. Surface Water

1.2.1. Surface Water Characteristics 
1.2.2. Division of Surface Water 
1.2.3. Difference Between Groundwater and Surface Water 

1.3. Alternative Water Resources 

1.3.1. Use of Groundwater. Runoff and Rainwater. 
1.3.2. Renewable Versus Polluted Resource 
1.3.3. Reusable Water from WWTPs. Reused From Buildings 
1.3.4. Initiatives, Measures and Control Bodies 

1.4. Water Balances 

1.4.1. Methodology and Theoretical Considerations for Water Balances 
1.4.2. Quantitative Water Balance 
1.4.3. Qualitative Water Balance 
1.4.4. The Sustainable Environment 
1.4.5. Resources and Risks in Unsustainable Environments. Climate Change. 

1.5. Capture and Storage. Environmental Protection 

1.5.1. Catchment and Storage Components 
1.5.2. Surface Catchment or Underground Catchment 
1.5.3. Potabilization (DWTP) 
1.5.4. Storage  
1.5.5. Distribution and Sustainable Consumption 
1.5.6. Sewage Network  
1.5.7. Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) 
1.5.8. Discharge and Reuse 
1.5.9. Ecological Flow 
1.5.10. Eco-Social Urban Water Cycle

1.6. Optimal Water Management Model. Principles of Supply 

1.6.1. Set of Sustainable Actions and Processes 
1.6.2. Provision of Supply and Sewerage Services. 
1.6.3. Quality Assurance. Knowledge Generation 
1.6.4. Actions to Be Taken to Ensure the Quality of Water and its Installations 
1.6.5. Knowledge Generation for the Prevention of Errors

1.7. Optimal Water Management Model. Socioeconomic Principles 

1.7.1. Current Financing Model 
1.7.2. Taxes in the Management Model  
1.7.3. Financing Alternatives. Proposals for the Creation of Financing Platforms 
1.7.4. Security of Water Supply (Distribution and Supply) for All
1.7.5. Involvement of Local, National and International Communities in Financing.

1.8. Monitoring Systems. Prediction, Prevention and Contingency Situations 

1.8.1. Identification of Water Bodies and their Status 
1.8.2. Water Distribution Proposals According to Needs 
1.8.3. Water Knowledge and Control  
1.8.4. Maintenance of the Installations 

1.9. Good Practices in Water Supply and Sustainability 

1.9.1. Posadas Periurban Park, Córdoba 
1.9.2. Palma del Río Periurban Park, Córdoba 
1.9.3. State of the Art. Others 

1.10. The 5G in Water Resources Management 

1.10.1. Characteristics of 5G 
1.10.2. Importance of 5G 
1.10.3. Relationship of the 5G with the Water Resource

Module 2. Desalination. Design and Operation 

2.1. Desalination     

2.1.1. Separation and Desalination Processes    
2.1.2. Water Salinity 
2.1.3. Water Characterization 

2.2. Reverse Osmosis  

2.2.1. Reverse Osmosis Process 
2.2.2. Key Parameters of Osmosis 
2.2.3. Layout 

2.3. Reverse Osmosis Membranes    

2.3.1. Materials 
2.3.2. Technical Parameters 
2.3.3. Parameter Evolution 

2.4. Description of the Installation. Water Intake 

2.4.1. Pre-treatment 
2.4.2. High Pressure Pumping 
2.4.3. Racks 
2.4.4. Instruments 

2.5. Physical Treatments 

2.5.1. Filtration 
2.5.2. Coagulation-Flocculation 
2.5.3. Membrane Filters 

2.6. Chemical Treatments 

2.6.1. Regulation 
2.6.2. Reduction 
2.6.3. Stabilization 
2.6.4. Remineralization 

2.7. Design 

2.7.1. Water to be Desalinated 
2.7.2. Required Capacity 
2.7.3. Membrane Surface 
2.7.4. Recovery 
2.7.5. Number of Membranes 
2.7.6. Stages 
2.7.7. Other Aspects 
2.7.8. High Pressure Pumps 

2.8. Operation 

2.8.1. Dependence of the Main Operating Parameters 
2.8.2. Fouling 
2.8.3. Membrane Washing 
2.8.4. Seawater Discharge 

2.9. Materials 

2.9.1. Corrosion 
2.9.2. Selection of Materials 
2.9.3. Collectors 
2.9.4. Tanks 
2.9.5. Pumping Equipment 

2.10. Economic Optimization 

2.10.1. Energy Consumption 
2.10.2. Energy Optimization 
2.10.3. Energy Recovery 
2.10.4. Costs 

Module 3. Urban Drinking Water Treatment Plants. Design and Operation

3.1. Importance of Water Quality           

3.1.1. Global Water Quality 
3.1.2. Population Health 
3.1.3. Water-Borne Diseases 
3.1.4. Risks in the Short and Medium to Long Term 

3.2. Water Quality Criteria. Parameters.     

3.2.1. Microbiological Parameters 
3.2.2. Physical Parameters 
3.2.3. Chemical Parameters 

3.3. Water Quality Modeling 

3.3.1. Time Spent in the Network 
3.3.2. Reaction Kinetics 
3.3.3. Water Origin

3.4. Water Disinfection    

3.4.1. Chemical Products Used in Disinfection 
3.4.2. Behavior of Chlorine in Water 
3.4.3. Chlorine Dosing Systems 
3.4.4. Chlorine Measurement in the Network 

3.5. Turbidity Treatments   

3.5.1. Possible Causes of Turbidity 
3.5.2. Problems of Turbidity in Water 
3.5.3. Turbidity Measurement 
3.5.4. Limits of Turbidity in Water 
3.5.5. Treatment Systems 

3.6. Treatment of Other Pollutants   

3.6.1. Treatment of Other Pollutants
3.6.2. Ion Exchange Resins 
3.6.3. Membrane Treatments 
3.6.4. Activated Carbon 

3.7. Tank and Pipeline Cleaning 

3.7.1. Emptying of Water 
3.7.2. Removal of Solids 
3.7.3. Disinfection of Walls 
3.7.4. Rinsing of Walls 
3.7.5. Filling and Service Restitution 

3.8. Quality Control Plan 

3.8.1. Objectives of the Control Plan 
3.8.2. Sampling Points 
3.8.3. Types of Analysis and Frequency 
3.8.4. Analysis Laboratory 

3.9. Operational Logging  

3.9.1. Chlorine Concentration 
3.9.2. Organoleptic Examination 
3.9.3. Other Specific Contaminants 
3.9.4. Laboratory Analysis 

3.10. Economic Considerations 

3.10.1. Personal 
3.10.2. Cost of Chemical Reagents 
3.10.3. Dosing Equipment 
3.10.4. Other Treatment Equipment 
3.10.5. Cost of Water Analysis 
3.10.6. Cost of Metering Equipment 
3.10.7. Energy

Module 4. Wastewater Treatment Plants. Engineering and construction execution

4.1. Auxiliary Stages 

4.1.1. Pumping 
4.1.2. Header Wells 
4.1.3. Reliefs 

4.2. Follow-Up of the Work 

4.2.1. Management of Subcontracts and Orders 
4.2.2. Economic Follow-Up 
4.2.3. Deviations and Budget Compliance 

4.3. General Diagram of a WWTP. Provisional Works 

4.3.1. The Water Line 
4.3.2. Provisional Works 
4.3.3. BIM. Distribution of Elements and Interferences 

4.4. Auxiliary Stages 

4.4.1. Pumping 
4.4.2. Header Wells 
4.4.3. Reliefs 

4.5. Pre-treatment 

4.5.1. Stakeout 
4.5.2. Execution and Connections 
4.5.3. Finishing 

4.6. Primary Treatment 

4.6.1. Stakeout 
4.6.2. Execution and Connections 
4.6.3. Finishing 

4.7. Secondary Treatment 

4.7.1. Stakeout 
4.7.2. Execution and Connections 
4.7.3. Finishing 

4.8. Tertiary Treatment 

4.8.1. Stakeout 
4.8.2. Execution and Connections 
4.8.3. Finishing 

4.9. Equipment and Automation 

4.9.1. Suitability 
4.9.2. Variants 
4.9.3. Commissioning 

4.10. Software and Certification 

4.10.1. Stockpile Certification 
4.10.2. Work Certifications 
4.10.3. Computer Programs

Bet on this program and get rid of your sector”