Training Outline
Water storage tanks are essential for ensuring safe, reliable, and continuous water supply in any distribution system. They balance supply and demand, provide emergency reserves, support fire protection, and help maintain system pressure. This course explains how different types of storage facilities—ground-level reservoirs, standpipes, and elevated tanks—work and the equipment that keeps them safe and efficient. You will learn how to determine storage capacity needs, prevent water quality problems, perform inspections and maintenance, and prepare for emergencies and natural disasters.
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Water Storage
- Purposes of Water Storage
- Storage Facility Types and Equipment
- Determining Storage Capacity Requirements
- Common Water Quality Issues in Storage Tanks
- Inspections and Maintenance of Storage Tanks
- Preparing for Emergencies and Natural Disasters
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Learning outcomes
- Explain the role and importance of water storage in a distribution system
- Identify and describe different types of storage facilities and their key components
- Operate and maintain storage tanks
Level
Beginner
Prerequisities
- None
Target audience
This course is designed for professional certified water distribution operators class I to IV, maintenance technicians.
Learning material and method
Video clips with a placement test, practice exercises and a handout
Learning assessment method
Chapter tests (MCQs) with a minimum score of 70%
Test your knowledge, validate your skills
Engage with interactive quizzes designed to boost retention and track your learning along the way. Once you've completed the training, a final validation step confirms your progress and helps demonstrate your skills with confidence—making it easy to showcase what you’ve learned.
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