Subjects › Environmental and Public Health
Water Supply Engineering
Sources, demand, treatment and distribution of drinking water.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Network modelling planned
- Non-revenue water planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
- Advanced treatment and reuse planned
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | CPHEEO Manual on Water Supply and Treatment | Central government manual for planning, design and operation of public water supply. | current |
| India | IS 10500 | Specification for drinking water quality. | current |
| India | IS 1172 | Basic requirements for water supply, drainage and sanitation, including per-capita demand. | current |
| India | IS 14846 | Sluice valves for water works purposes. | current |
| India | IS 3370 (series) | Concrete structures for storage of liquids. | current |
| India | IS 4984 | Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes for water supply. | current |
| India | IS 4985 | Unplasticised PVC pipes for potable water supply. | current |
| India | IS 8329 | Centrifugally cast ductile iron pressure pipes for water, gas and sewage. | current |
| India | NBC 2016 Part 9 (Plumbing Services) | Water supply, drainage, sanitation and gas supply within buildings. | current |
| USA | ACI 350 | Code requirements for environmental engineering concrete structures (tanks, treatment plants). | current |
| Europe | EN 806 (series) | Installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. | current |
| Germany | DIN 1988 (series) | Technical rules for drinking water installations, supplementing EN 806. | current |
| Australia | AS/NZS 3500 (series) | Plumbing and drainage: water services, sanitary drainage, stormwater, heated water. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- S. K. Garg, Water Supply Engineering (Environmental Engineering Vol. I), Khanna Publishers, latest edition.
- MWH (J. C. Crittenden et al.), Water Treatment: Principles and Design, Wiley, 3rd edition.
- H. S. Peavy, D. R. Rowe, G. Tchobanoglous, Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1985.