Water

(i) SCPTA countries 
(ii) SIDSTEC countries

The course aims to provide managers and engineers with a better understanding of Singapore’s approach to the collection and treatment of used water.

The course will comprise classroom lectures, discussions and site visits to selected Singapore-based companies.

The topics include:

• Sustainable water resources management
• Water reclamation network management
• Sewerage legislation and code of practice
• Sewerage catchment planning and sewerage schemes
• Planning and design of sewerage infrastructure
• Sewerage construction and rehabilitation
• Maintenance of sewers
• Operations and maintenance of pumping installations
• SCADA system
• Used water management
• Used water treatment process
• High grade water reclamation
• Membrane bio-reactor
• Review and evaluation

Applicants should be:

• Senior policymakers, senior managers and senior engineers with at least three years of relevant experience in wastewater treatment and sewerage management
• Nominated by their respective Governments
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• In good health

(i) SCPTA countries 
(ii) SIDSTEC countries

The course provides an understanding of how Singapore manages its water supply and used water resources in an integrated and sustainable way. Participants will learn how to competently and effectively manage drainage, potable water, and used water systems, as well as gain insights into the operations of drainage, water, and used water infrastructure. The workshop will also cover Singapore’s innovative water sources, such as NEWater and desalination.

Participants are encouraged to share and discuss the challenges of water supply and distribution management in their respective countries through country presentations and group discussions. Visits to relevant water installations and local companies in the water industry will also be included.

The course will comprise classroom lectures, discussions and site visits to selected water installations and Singapore-based companies.

The topics include:

• Singapore’s experience in integrated water resources management 
• Legislation and regulation for water demand management 
• Overview of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) process and structure 
• Sharing of the Singapore’s Public Utilities Board (PUB)’s experience in NEWater and PPP desalination projects 
• Catchment & waterway management 
• Water supply plants management 
• Water supply network management 
• Water reclamation network management
• Water reclamation plant management 
• Water treatment processes
• Water quality management 
• High grade water reclamation
• Membrane bio-reactor 

Applicants should be:

• Mid to senior government officials with at least three years of experience in water, wastewater treatment and sewerage management 
• Nominated by their respective Governments
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• In good health