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Hydrotechnical facilities

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Course Unit Code546-0092/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KYN43prof. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Kyncl
Summary
The subject occupy preparation, planning, documentation, technical solution,
building, operation and servicing the facilities for hydrotechnical facilities
of citizens, industrial and agricultural development.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
This subject provides more detailed information about preparation, construction and operation of water facilities. A particular attention is paid to public water mains, fire water systems and in-house water supplies as well as public and in-house sewage networks, including documentation relating to such facilities.
Course Contents
1. Technical facilities - terminology in general, items and classification of technical facilities, requirements (with a particular attention paid t– buried networks), spatial layout (principles and pre-requisites for mutual location of networks), feeding systems and long-distance networks.
2. Principles, requirements and technical solutions for crossing of water networks and sewage systems under roads, railways, and rivers, installation on bridges and walkways, combined routes and technical corridors, pressure zones – pressure chambers and pressure reduction stations, pumping stations and relief drains.
3. Organisation and management of public water networks and sewage systems – relation to the Act on Waters and decree on public water networks and sewage systems. Terms – water networks and sewage systems. Requirements and conditions relating to mass supply of water to people and discharge of wastewater. Conditions for operation and connection of water supplies and wastewater discharge. Payments (civic amenities, businesses, industry). Administration and property law (relation to municipalities, health service authority, water authorities, water basin administration bodies).
4. Current situation in the Czech Republic – water supplies and discharge of wastewater from households. Quality and quantity. Situation by territories (with a particular attention paid to the North Moravia - Ostrava Area Water System). Key issues. Expected outlook.
5. Territorial planning - purpose and tasks of the territorial planning. Zoning documentation and source data. Competent bodies. Master plan proceedings and master plan decision.
6. Building Code- authorisation to draft designs and make construction (special competence, certification of products), permits and notification of constructions. Building proceedings and decisions. Water law proceedings. Changes in water law.

7. Building Code - continuation - types and scope of documentation (intention for the master plan decision, building permit). Filing of applications (deadlines, notification of commencement of the proceedings and decision made within the proceedings).
8. Building Code - continuation - final building acceptance, trial operation, change in purpose, demolition of construction. Construction supervision and supervisor. Penalties, expropriation.
9. Service pipes and sewage connection pipes – designing, sizing. Conditions and requirements. Laying of pipes and maintenance (private and public parts). Relation to public water networks and sewage systems and municipal wastewater treatment plants. Additional processing of water (packed water).
10. Water networks and sewage systems inside buildings – designing, sizing and installation. Laying of pipes and maintenance. Failures of materials and valves. Internal distribution of drinking water, hot water and fire water. Household pumping units. Health protection systems. Use of septic tanks, cesspools and household wastewater treatment plants. Pre-treatment (oil traps, grease traps...)
11. Fire water networks – fire safety (required pressure and quantity). Sources of fire water. Outside and inside fire water pipelines (take-off points, fire sections, pressures, profiles). Types and location of hydrants. Mobile fire extinguishers.
12. Measuring of consumption and quantity of discharged wastewater. Start of existence of the obligation to measure water/wastewater. Types of measuring devices (for water supply and discharge of wastewater). Requirements in respect of measuring devices. Water-metering system. Water-metering shafts.
13. Operation and maintenance of water networks and sewage systems – organisation, methods, procedures. Protection and repair of pipes (eddy currents, cleaning). Rules for handling and operation. Emergency procedures.
14. Operation and maintenance of collection and take-off facilities, water processing plants and pumping stations. Quality control and quality monitoring.
15. Operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants- organisation, methods and procedures. Repairs. Quality control. Accidents. Occupational safety. Operation rules.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
TWORT, Alan C., Ratnayaka, D. and Malcolm J., BRAND. Water supply, London IWA Publishing 2000, ISBN 978-0-340-72018-9.
NOVÁK, Josef. Příručka provozovatele vodovodní sítě. Líbeznice u Prahy: Medim, c2003. ISBN 80-238-9946-5.
KYNCL, Miroslav. Hydrotechnická vybavenost. Ostrava: VŠB – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2008. ISBN 978-80-248-1685-2.
Vodní zákon č. 254/2001 Sb. a navazující předpisy v platném znění.
BRANDT, Malcom J., K. Michael JOHNSON, Andrew J. ELPHINSTON a Don D. RATNAYAKA. Twort's Water Supply. 7th Edition. London: IWA Publishing 2000, ISBN 978-0-340-72018-9.
Recommended Reading:
KRIŠ, Jozef. Water treatment. Ostrava: Montanex, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7225-389-0.
KYNCL, Miroslav a Silvie HEVIÁNKOVÁ. Udržitelné systémy veřejných vodovodů a veřejných kanalizací. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Fakulta životního prostředí, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7414-799-9.
NOVÁK, Josef. Příručka provozovatele vodovodní sítě. Líbeznice u Prahy: Medim, c2003. ISBN 80-238-9946-5.
Stavební zákon č. 183/2006 Sb. a navazující předpisy v platném znění.
KRIŠ, Jozef. Water treatment. Ostrava: Montanex, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7225-389-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Field trip
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 (33)17
                ProjectProject19 0
                Other task typeOther task type14 0
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)34
                Written examinationWritten examination30 0
                OralOral examination37 0