61WTE601-Drinking Water
  • Legal framework (water quality,): national (German, Vietnamese), international (WHO, EU)
  • Water quality parameters: hygienic, physical, chemical, sensory
  • Water Quantity: consumption per capita, water fees, water saving strategies (reuse)
  • Water Resources: ground water, surface water (sea, lake, river), rain water, grey water, wastewater
  • Water Treatment Technologies: disinfection, chlorination, RO, filtration, ion exchange, softening (cf. water treatment processes) with specific focus on drinking water production
  • Water Distribution and networks: pipelines, pumps, valves, flow meters
  • Storage: bulk and small scale / household level
  • Decentralized water supply
  • Planning, construction, operation and maintenance of water supply systems

Lecturer: Prof. Susanne Lackner