WATER NETWORK TRAINING COURSES

Our Principal Engineer – Water, Richard Taylor, is running Water Networking Training comprised of three, 3 hour online training sessions (Parts 1,2,3), generally run over three consecutive Tuesday mornings from 9am to 12pm, using MS Teams. Registration is available via Eventbrite (search online events) or you can contact richard.taylor@tcec.co.nz. It is proposed to run the course six-monthly, in March and September each year.

Upcoming Courses

6th, 13th and 20^th September 2022

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Course Overview

The course provides a comprehensive overview of public water supply networks and their operation. The course will be facilitated online by Richard Taylor who has over 30 years’ experience working with water supply networks. It covers a wide range of topics which will enable staff to understand:

What water supply networks comprise
How they operate
Typical water use patterns
Basic network design (for developments), fire flows, metering
An overview of watermain construction and asset management.

Training Testimonials

Some recent feedback from our April training attendees:

“Thanks for sending the PDF copy of your presentations. This is really helpful and very important information. The flow of presentation is well organized, and discussion is very clear. I appreciate you for sharing your knowledge and expertise.”

“Thank you for the delivery of the Network Course recently, I have been working in the sector for years and really enjoyed the new things one always seems to pick up and the reinforcement of things that we don’t think about on a daily basis.”

Upskilling Opportunity

The training is intended for engineering and technical staff involved in network operations, planning, development processing and watermain design who feel they need a better understanding of the broad range of topics relating to water supply networks. The course will also be very effective for upskilling those staff new to water networks, involved in operations, planning and design. Typically, engineering and technical staff have a limited knowledge of operational and planning aspects relating to water supply networks, and this course offers a very efficient way of upskilling staff and filling gaps in knowledge.

Specific Training Areas

Outlining the various components of water supply networks and how networks operate
An explanation of hydraulic grade line (HGL), static and dynamic pressure (and how to calculate static pressure)
What is involved with operating water networks including issues relating to water quality
An overview of pump stations (pump curves, HGL, case study) and water meters (types, accuracy, design and installation, accuracy and testing)
Understanding system water use (with examples) and forecasting water demand
An overview of network modelling and demand management
Firefighting flow requirements including basic information on fire sprinkler systems
Water network design for developments
An overview of watermain construction (typical drawings, schedule, construction photos, pressure testing, chlorination, commissioning, and
Basic asset management considerations.

A full listing of the sessions is available.

Part 1 (alone) will be suitable for Call Centre staff and non-technical staff who want to gain an overview of water networks; what they comprise, and how they operate.

WIPA Credits

Under the Water Industry Professionals Association (WIPA) this course has been approved for 4 WIPA credits if all 3 parts are completed. If individual parts are completed it is 1 WIPA credit for each part.

Online Training Session Information

The training is currently online only due to covid-19, but in-person training in the main centres may follow. On-site training for larger organizations or for a regional area can be arranged. Please contact Richard Taylor at email richard.taylor@tcec.co.nz if you are interested in either of these. Also, if more than two staff from an organization wish to register for the course, please contact Richard for a discounted deal. It is intended to run this course approximately every six months.

Information about the training facilitator – Richard Taylor from Thomas Consultants Ltd

Richard Taylor has over 30 years’ experience working with water supply networks. His 22 years at the former Waitakere City Council (WCC) in Auckland provided him with first hand detailed operational and planning experience; Non-Revenue Water was reduced from 25% to 11%, and levels of real water losses were reduced to world class standards (ILI of 1.0). Since 2010 Richard has been employed by Thomas Consultants, his work comprised mostly of assisting Councils in NZ in the area of water loss management and network planning.