Context and principles of water management from catchment to consumer; structural and hydraulic components of water distribution systems (reservoirs, pump stations, surge tanks) and water / wastewater collection systems (manholes, combined sewer overflows, siphons, pumping stations, attenuation tanks); pipeline construction techniques and their application for specific site and ground conditions; development and use of simple numerical analysis tools for the design and sensitivity analysis of hydraulic systems; analysis and design of water storage and distribution systems, including flow demand, storage requirements, flow pressure and control; analysis and design of surface / wastewater collection systems, including assessment of hydraulic loads, network capacity, flow velocity, sediment transport, design & application of hydraulic structures; hydraulic design of treatment plants; hydraulic profiles; long term economic and sustainability design and operation of hydraulic systems.