Water Supply & Sanitation

Water Supply & Sanitation

Scope of services in Water Supply & Sanitation

Water supply and sanitation engineering is the branch of civil engineering that deals with the provision of water and sanitation services for communities.

This section deals with the provision of water and sanitation services for communities. It also discusses how engineers are responsible for ensuring that clean water is available to all members in a community.

• Water Supply System Planning 
• Design of Water Supply Network 
• Planning, Design, Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Water Resources Schemes(Identification, Assessment, and Engineering for Subsurface and Surface Water Resources) 
• Rural and Community Based Water Supply and Sanitation(Needs Identification, Planning, Design, Social and Environmental Issues) 
• Formation of Water User Groups 
• Technical, Financial and Management Training to Community on Rural Water Supply Schemes 
• Forecasting of Water Supply and Sanitation Requirement 
• Financial Planning 
• Monitoring and evaluation of Rates and Tariffs of WSS 
• Preparation of Management Information Systems (MIS)