Learn to design real municipal water and wastewater systems — hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater, water/wastewater treatment, groundwater, flood control, and dams.
25 modules in 5 phases, with worked examples, interactive tools, labs and a quiz in every one, and a certificate of completion.
Connect treatment flow with storage and operating assumptions.
The plant's four existing filters are each a 14 ft x 25 ft box, 350 ft² of filter area, operating at the conventional design filtration rate of 4 gpm/ft². Each filter's rated output is therefore 350 ft² x 4 gpm/ft² = 1,400 gpm, and gross plant filtration capacity is 4 x 1,400 gpm = 5,600 gpm = 5,600 x 1,440 min/day ÷ 1,000,000 ≈ 8.06 MGD — matching the plant's current 8 MGD rating almost exactly, confirming the…
Selected training excerpt, not a complete design or a project submission. The full project includes its assumptions, methods and checks.
Build your own phase-by-phase workbook, record the evidence behind your decisions and download your work.
Calculate the volume passing through a system during an operating period. Check units before choosing a vessel or storage allowance.
Volume = flow × time
Constant flow with no reserve, losses or design-code allowance; this is not a final system size. This free exercise does not mark a paid module complete.
Related full-program tool: Pipe Network Distribution lab →Choose a phase to explore its lessons and project work.
Start with the free lesson →Covers Hydrology, Hydraulics, Stormwater, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment and Groundwater.
The hydrologic cycle, rainfall-runoff methods, and watershed delineation.
Bernoulli's equation, pipe friction loss, and the hydraulic grade line.
Detention/retention design, green infrastructure, and NPDES permitting.
The drinking water treatment train and design criteria.
The treatment train, activated sludge, and effluent standards.
Aquifer types, Darcy's law, and well hydraulics.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
Covers Flood Control, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Networks, Pump Stations, Dams and Water Quality.
Floodplain mapping, flood control structures, and FEMA flood zones.
Manning's equation, normal/critical depth, and culvert hydraulics.
Looped vs. branched layout and network hydraulic analysis.
Booster and lift stations, pump selection, and wet well design.
Dam types, spillway design, and dam safety considerations.
BOD, DO, turbidity, and water quality standards.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
Covers Environmental Regulations, Sustainability, Environmental Modeling, Infrastructure Design and Troubleshooting.
The Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and permitting.
Water reuse, energy efficiency, and green infrastructure.
Hydrologic/hydraulic modeling and calibration against real data.
Design standards, capacity planning, and civil coordination.
Real diagnostic scenarios covering common real water/environmental problems.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
You apply what you have learned to 5 complete designs, starting with Municipal Water Treatment Plant Upgrade.
A capacity upgrade with a full treatment-train hydraulic check.
A new activated sludge plant sized for a target population and flow.
A detention system sized to attenuate peak flow to a target release rate.
A looped network sized for domestic demand and fire flow.
A spillway capacity check and reservoir water quality assessment.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
Covers Professional Practice, Documentation & Resource Kit and Practice & Certification.
PE licensure, regulatory compliance, and public-health responsibility.
A downloadable kit of 12 real project templates.
A final capstone design assignment and your certificate of completion.
Project checkpoint: Record the assumptions, calculations and evidence behind this phase’s outcome in your project workbook.
By the end: Covers Hydrology, Hydraulics, Stormwater, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment and Groundwater.
Water treatment workbook: Connect treatment flow with storage and operating assumptions. Keep a result and a verification note for each phase.
Your All-Access Pass includes the project workbook, lesson notes, self-review checklists and portfolio downloads. Try the free lesson above to see a worked example.
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Finish all required module quizzes to unlock your certificate of completion. Modules with a score requirement must meet that requirement. Your project portfolio and skills summary are separate downloads for your own learning record.
A certificate of completion is not a professional license or accreditation.
12 real project templates — a hydraulic calculation summary sheet, design criteria summary sheet, detention/retention pond design worksheet, NPDES permit compliance checklist, water quality sampling log, pump station data sheet, treatment plant startup and commissioning checklist, submittal log, RFI template, punch list, an as-built documentation checklist, and an O&M manual outline. Available for download from Module 20 (Documentation & Resource Kit) once you've unlocked the program.