Master the management of water resources and learn about the different sources of urban water supply to contribute to environmental sustainability"

On the one hand, the Postgraduate diploma in Water Resources and Urban Water Sustainability identifies the real problems in a city and then determines the best policies in terms of sustainability in its management. It provides the appropriate indicators for optimal monitoring of sustainability management, in line with the objectives set by the 2030 Agenda. From the user's point of view, the good practices that they have to adopt to reduce the average water consumption in cities are described. In this way, the student will be able, from a management point of view, to establish, implement and enforce the necessary water sustainability policies to minimize the water footprint in the service.

On the other hand, the program deepens in the characterization of traditional resources, which are: surface water and groundwater, determining the most relevant aspects of each. It also establishes the alternative resources to be taken into account in the system in order to maintain its environmental sustainability in the long term. Thus, the engineer will be able to establish the necessary strategies to maintain an adequate balance between demand and sustainability of water catchment. In addition, you will understand the importance of the current means of connectivity to optimize the management of water resources.

At the same time, this Postgraduate diploma provides students with the different technologies that make it possible to achieve the required water quality standards. It also develops the key aspects that, during the design and construction process, must be taken into account for the future operator of the facility to exploit it under the highest standards of effectiveness. In this sense, operation and maintenance have a relevant importance in the viability of reuse, since, together with the required water quality, costs are one of the handicaps for a greater implementation of reused water consumption. The example of Spain in terms of the level of adoption of reclaimed water is very representative of the heterogeneity of the acceptance of this type of water according to the needs of each region, and will therefore be used to understand when it becomes an obligation to orient water policies towards a complete model of reclaimed water use.

Finally, for a better understanding of when and how a system requires an infrastructure for production, distribution and consumption of reclaimed water, a topic on specific reuse projects is included where the author of the project will share with the student his experiences and lessons learned on such projects, thus providing the experience gained from the working environment of this sector in the student's specialization.

The future of water quality may depend on you"  

This Postgraduate diploma in Water Resources and Urban Water Sustainability contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date academic program on the market. Its most notable features are: 

• The development of case studies presented by experts in engineering focused on the integral water cycle and the management of water resources to contribute to their sustainability
• 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

Lead the change: specialize in water resources management and design innovative reclaimed water projects"

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.  

You will develop the tools that will allow you to act under the highest standards of effectiveness and quality”

Only TECH offers you a leading program in Water Resources and Urban Water Sustainability”

The structure of the syllabus of this Postgraduate diploma in Water Resources and Urban Water Sustainability is divided into three modules focused on the specificity of its content. First, the teaching team has designed a module that covers everything related to water and sustainability in its urban cycle and, in the following one, the different water resources in a supply are established. The third and last module of this Postgraduate diploma is focused on water reclamation and reuse. Three blocks whose syllabus responds to the expectations of students, who are looking for quality content with practical examples that allow them to understand the scope of the topics and enable them to apply them in the work environment.

By choosing this educational program, the next successful case study will be yours" 

Module 1. Water and Sustainability in the Urban Water Cycle

1.1.  Social Commitment for the Reduction of Water Consumption in the Urban Cycle

1.1.1.  Water Footprint
1.1.2.  Importance of our Water Footprint
1.1.3.  Generation of Goods
1.1.4.  Generation of Services
1.1.5.  Social Commitment to Reduce Consumption
1.1.6.  Citizen Commitment
1.1.7.  Commitment of Public Administrations
1.1.8.  Commitment of the Company. R.S.C

1.2.  Water Problems in the Cities. Analysis of Sustainable Use

1.2.1.  Water Stress in Today's Urban Areas
1.2.2.  Water Stress
1.2.3.  Causes and Consequences of Water Stress
1.2.4.  The Sustainable Environment
1.2.5.  The Urban Water Cycle as a Vector of Sustainability
1.2.6.  Coping with Water Scarcity. Response Options

1.3.  Sustainability Policies in Urban Water Cycle Management

1.3.1.  Control of Water Resources
1.3.2.  The Triangle of Sustainable Management: Society, Environment and Efficiency
1.3.3.  Integral Water Management as a Support for Sustainability
1.3.4.  Expectations and Commitments in Sustainable Management

1.4.  Sustainability Indicators. Ecosocial Water

1.4.1.  Triangle of Hydrosustainability
1.4.2.  Society, Economy, Ecology
1.4.3.  Ecosocial Water. Scarce Commodity
1.4.4.  Heterogeneity and Innovation as a Challenge in the Fight against Water Misallocation

1.5.  Agents Involved in Water Management. The Role of Water Managers

1.5.1.  Agents Involved in the Action or Situation of the Water Environment
1.5.2.  Agents Involved in the Duties and Rights
1.5.3.  Agents that May be Affected and/or Benefited by the Action or Situation of the Water Environment
1.5.4.  Role of Managers in the Urban Water Cycle

1.6.  Water Uses. Training and Good Practices

1.6.1.  Water as a Source of Supply
1.6.2.  Water as a Means of Transport
1.6.3.  Water as a Receiving Medium for Other Water Flows
1.6.4.  Water as a Source and Receiving Medium for Energy
1.6.5.  Good Practices in the Use of Water. Training and Information

1.7.  Circular Water Economy

1.7.1.  Indicators to Measure the Circularity of Water
1.7.2.  Catchment and its Indicators
1.7.3.  Supply and its Indicators
1.7.4.  Sanitation and its Indicators
1.7.5.  Reuse and its Indicators
1.7.6.  Water Uses
1.7.7.  Proposals for Action in Water Reuse

1.8.  Analysis of the Integral Urban Water Cycle

1.8.1.  Upstream Supply. Capture
1.8.2.  Downstream Supply. Distribution
1.8.3.  Sanitation. Rainwater Collection
1.8.4.  Wastewater Treatment
1.8.5.  Wastewater Regeneration. Reuse

1.9.  A Look into the Future of Water Uses

1.9.1.  Water in the 2030 Agenda
1.9.2.  Ensuring the Availability, Management, and Sanitation of Water for All People
1.9.3.  Resources Used/Total Resources Available in the Short, Medium and Long Term
1.9.4.  Widespread Participation of Local Communities in Improved Management

1.10.  New Cities. More Sustainable Management

1.10.1.  Technological Resources and Digitalization
1.10.2.  Urban Resilience. Collaboration Among Actors
1.10.3.  Factors to Become a Resilient Population
1.10.4.  Linkages Between Urban, Peri-urban and Rural Areas

Module 2. Water Resources in a Water Supply

2.1.  Groundwater. Groundwater Hydrology

2.1.1.  Groundwater
2.1.2.  Characteristics of Groundwater
2.1.3.  Groundwater Types and Location
2.1.4.  Water Flow Through Porous Media. Darcy's Law

2.2.  Surface Water

2.2.1.  Surface Water Characteristics
2.2.2.  Division of Surface Water
2.2.3.  Difference Between Groundwater and Surface Water

2.3.  Alternative Water Resources

2.3.1.  Use of Groundwater. Runoff and Rainwater
2.3.2.  Renewable Versus Polluted Resource
2.3.3.  Reusable Water from WWTPs. Reused From Buildings
2.3.4.  Initiatives, Measures and Control Bodies

2.4.  Water Balances

2.4.1.  Methodology and Theoretical Considerations for Water Balances
2.4.2.  Quantitative Water Balance
2.4.3.  Qualitative Water Balance
2.4.4.  The Sustainable Environment
2.4.5.  Resources and Risks in Unsustainable Environments. Climate Change

2.5.  Capture and Storage. Environmental Protection

2.5.1.  Catchment and Storage Components
2.5.2.  Surface Catchment or Underground Catchment
2.5.3.  Potabilization (DWTP)
2.5.4.  Storage 
2.5.5.  Distribution and Sustainable Consumption
2.5.6.  Sewage Network 
2.5.7.  Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
2.5.8.  Discharge and Reuse
2.5.9.  Ecological Flow
2.5.10.  Eco-Social Urban Water Cycle

2.6.  Optimal Water Management Model. Principles of Supply

2.6.1.  Set of Sustainable Actions and Processes
2.6.2.  Provision of Supply and Sewerage Services
2.6.3.  Quality Assurance. Knowledge Generation
2.6.4.  Actions to Be Taken to Ensure the Quality of Water and its Installations
2.6.5.  Knowledge Generation for the Prevention of Errors

2.7.  Optimal Water Management Model. Socioeconomic Principles

2.7.1.  Current Financing Model
2.7.2.  Taxes in the Management Model 
2.7.3.  Financing Alternatives. Proposals for the Creation of Financing Platforms
2.7.4.  Security of Water Supply (Distribution and Supply) for All
2.7.5.  Involvement of Local, National and International Communities in Financing.

2.8.  Monitoring Systems. Prediction, Prevention and Contingency Situations

2.8.1.  Identification of Water Bodies and their Status
2.8.2.  Water Distribution Proposals According to Needs
2.8.3.  Water Knowledge and Control 
2.8.4.  Maintenance of the Installations

2.9.  Good Practices in Water Supply and Sustainability

2.9.1.  Peri-Urban Park Posadas. Cordoba
2.9.2.  Palma del Rio Periurban Park. Cordoba
2.9.3.  State of the Art. Others

2.10.  The 5G in Water Resources Management

2.10.1.  Characteristics of 5G
2.10.2.  Importance of 5G
2.10.3.  Relationship of the 5G with the Water Resource

Module 3. Reuse

3.1.  Motivation for Water Reclamation

3.1.1.  Municipal Sector
3.1.2.  Industrial Sector
3.1.3.  Connections Between Municipal and Industrial Sector

3.2.  Regulatory Framework

3.2.1.  Local Legislation
3.2.2.  European Legislation
3.2.3.  Gaps in Legislation

3.3.  Uses of reclaimed Water

3.3.1.  Uses in the Municipal Sector
3.3.2.  Uses in the Industrial Sector
3.3.3.  Derived Problems

3.4.  Treatment Technologies

3.4.1.  Spectrum of Current Processes
3.4.2.  Combination of Processes to Achieve the New European Framework Objectives
3.4.3.  Comparative Analysis of a Selection of Processes

3.5.  Fundamental Aspects in the Municipal Sector

3.5.1.  Guidelines and Trends for Water Reuse Globally
3.5.2.  Agricultural Demand
3.5.3.  Benefits Associated with Agricultural Water Reuse

3.6.  Fundamental Aspects in the Industrial Sector

3.6.1.  General Context of the Industrial Sector
3.6.2.  Opportunities in the Industrial Sector
3.6.3.  Risk Analysis Change of Business Model

3.7.  Main Aspects in Operation and Maintenance

3.7.1.  Cost Models
3.7.2.  Disinfection 
3.7.3.  Fundamental Problems. Brine

3.8.  Level of Adoption of Reclaimed Water in Spain

3.8.1.  Current Situation and Potential
3.8.2.  European Green Pact. Proposals for Investment in the Urban Water Sector in Spain
3.8.3.  Strategies for the Promotion of Wastewater Reuse

3.9.  Reuse Projects: Experiences and Lessons Learned

3.9.1.  Benidorm
3.9.2.  Reuse in Industry
3.9.3.  Lessons Learned

3.10.  Socio-Economic Aspects of Reuse and Upcoming Challenges

3.10.1.  Barriers to Reused Water Implementation
3.10.2.  Aquifer Recharge 
3.10.3.  Direct Reuse

A program designed by the best, for the best: you"