Water Storage - Intro Distribution (1.75 Contact Hours)

This California Water Distribution training module focuses on the principles, design, operation, and maintenance of water storage systems. Topics include:

• Purpose of Water Storage: Equalizing supply and demand, operating convenience, pump management, energy cost reduction, emergency supply, fire flow provision, surge relief, chlorine detention, and blending sources.

• Types of Storage Structures: Elevated tanks, standpipes, ground-level reservoirs, buried reservoirs, hydropneumatic tanks, and surge tanks.

• Tank Components and Equipment: Inlet/outlet pipes, overflow systems, monitoring devices, valves, air vents, access hatches, ladders, coatings, cathodic protection, and lighting requirements.

• Sizing Storage Needs: Calculations for operational, equalizing, standby, and fire flow storage requirements.

• Material and Construction: Design considerations for steel, concrete, and earth embankment reservoirs.

• Location Considerations: Hydraulic and aesthetic factors influencing placement of storage within distribution systems.

• Inspection and Maintenance: Guidelines for routine interior and exterior inspections, cleaning, record-keeping, and tank disinfection in compliance with AWWA standards.