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Terminated in academic year 2023/2024

Water Supply

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 030-0561/04
Abbreviation ZVO
Course title Water Supply
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Fire Protection
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Šárka Kročová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Role and significance of water supply systems.
- general
- firefighting
- Czech Republic
- European Union
Basic terms in water supply.
2. Legal framework for the utilization and operation of water supply systems.
3. Water demand, determination of demands of population, industry, agriculture and firefighting.
- demand planning
- water consumption variations
- pressure losses
- volume losses
- safety water storage
4. Water transport and distribution. Preconditions for water supply system operation.
Types of water supply systems - gravity water system, pumped water system, water pressure zones. Industrial water systems, water systems for fire-fighting.
5. Water storage, distribution reservoirs, capacity in relation to consumption of water for firefighting:
- water service pipe sizing
- water meter design
- combined solutions for consumption of water for firefighting
6. Water pumping and transport, equipment used, pumping stations, water treatment plants, hydropneumatic stations, possibilities of their application and risks associated with the supply of sufficient quantity of water for firefighting.
7. Fire hydrants, filling and extraction sites, their role, function and inclusion into the system of water supply networks. Risks of use in relation to water quality.
8. Capacity of fire hydrants at maximum in relation to the size of water supply network, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressure of water.
9. States of crisis, emergency solutions, application possibilities of ensuring fire safety in the case of water source failure, damage to water supply networks, failure of water storage facilities, worsened water quality, the case of declaration of potable water as non-potable water.
10. Integrated Rescue System, capabilities of the System, its management and forms of co-operation with water supply companies.
11. Domestic water system for firefighting, design, utilization, tests, risks of failure in fire. Practical training in various hydraulic and hydrostatic conditions of water supply systems.
12. High-pressure potable water distribution systems, capacity parameters, advantages, disadvantages, and their risks when used in multi-storey development. Possibilities of combination in firefighting.
13. Consequences of accidents and noxious substance release on wastewater treatment processes, methods of prediction and dealing with individual cases. Safety risks during the work of crews and consequences on the population.
14. Concept of provision of population and public infrastructure with potable water in crisis situations.
15. Crisis planning in the area of operation of water supply systems for the public need.

Literature

Davidson, A., Howard, G., Stevens, M., Allan, P., Kirby, L., Deere, D., Bartram, J.: Water Safety Plans. WHO/SDE/WSH/02.09. Revise Draft, WHO 2003

Advised literature