Training on Drinking water Quality Management

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Capacity Building Series (2008- 09)
Training
On

Drinking Water Quality Management

From: 16 Dec - 18 Dec 2008

At Institute of Social Sciences, 8, Nelson Mandela Marg,

Vasant Kunj, New Delhi


INTRODUCTION

Water, the elixir of life! Alas, today this phrase remains a misnomer.
The entire ecosystem existence is based on water .It runs like blood
in our body, but nowadays this blood is impure and short in supply.
This is due to the fact of contamination of water with pollutants and
consistent negligence on the part of governments to look after water
supply with increase in population. People in several parts of India
face an immense challenge to meet the basic needs of water. The crisis
is not due to the lack of fresh water as such, but the availability of
adequate quality water at the right place and time to meet basic
needs.

Every year more than five million human beings die from illness linked
to unsafe drinking water and sanitation. Improved access to safe water
supply and appropriate sanitation can also improve the economic
status, mainly through saving large amounts of people's time and
energy. It is a matter of concern that despite the progress made with
water supply, the level of water-related sickness continues to be
high. 70-80 % of illnesses are related to water contamination and poor
sanitation. Main diseases associated with sanitation-diarrhea,
ascariasis, dracunculiasis, hookworm, schistosomiasis, trachoma,
typhoid, paratyphoid, bacillary dysentery, cholera, poliomyelitis, etc
are on an increase. These diseases consume a lot of time and money for
medical attention and medicines. In India, the economic burden due to
morbidity and mortality from these diseases is staggering. The
resources saved by improved water supply and sanitation can be used in
many economically productive or educational activities.

During the last few decades the national policies have shown
increasing emphasis on both rural and urban water supply and
sanitation. In terms of physical progress, the achievements have been
remarkable. In rural context, however unfortunately these efforts have
not been seen to be converted into health benefits and water borne
diseases continue to be the dominant cause of morbidity and mortality
in many pars of the country. The reasons are fairly very obvious,
though water is being supplied; its potability is not being ensured.
The lack of Water Quality Surveillance in these areas is acutely
brought into focus during the episodes of waterborne epidemics.

In realm of this domain to overcome these challenges, the need of the
hour is monitoring of water quality, surveillance and management. By
putting these things into practice the dream of supplying pure
drinking water to each individual could be achieved.

OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING

To help organizations understand the importance of Water Quality
Monitoring in Water Quality Management
To impart Technical Skills on various practical aspects of water
quality monitoring and management
To Promote Surveillance of Drinking Water
PEDAGOGY

The following techniques would be used to conduct the training
program.

Lectures/interactive sessions
Visits to sites
Case studies/Group exercises
Brainstorming sessions/ Experience sharing
Training Support materials/ Handouts
Power-point Presentations
Guest lectures
COURSE CONTENTS

A. Water quality monitoring

Introduction to water quality monitoring and Surveillance
To make all the participants understand on the subject "water quality"
and various aspects related to it like:

Introductory part:
Introduction to water quality and surveillance programme
Sources of water
Sources of water contamination
Water Quality Surveillance and its need
Water and health
Health impacts of physical, chemical and biological contaminants

Water Quality Monitoring
Why monitor water quality?
Techniques of water quality monitoring
Water quality Analysis
Use of portable water testing kits
Demonstration and hands on experience on one such kit
Participatory Water Quality Monitoring-a community based approach
Water quality Guidelines and Standards
Sanitary Survey and its importance
Field visits
To Yamuna River for on site water quality analysis by using Field
based water quality monitoring kits.
This session is especially designed for the participants to provide
details on the use of field based water testing kits and its
importance in water quality monitoring at the field level or in remote
areas where sophisticated laboratory facilities are not available.
This section will also provide information on the participatory
approach in water quality monitoring-community based water quality
monitoring. Participants themselves will be performing water quality
analysis in the field by using these low cost field testing kits. This
would give them a first hand experience on water quality
analysis.

Hands on training on sampling and analysis
Data collection and management
Interpretation of the water samples analysed
Visit to one of the water supply system
B. Water quality Management

Introduction to Preventive and Remedial Measures
This session will deal with different aspects of water quality
management in general. As this is an integral part of any water
quality monitoring, would give different management options, solutions
to various contaminants whether it is Biological, Physical or chemical
contaminants.

Basic Water Purification Methods
Traditional Methods of water purification
Principle of water purification
Precautionary measures at household level treatment
Advanced water treatment technologies
Different techniques of managing drinking water
How water reaches your homes and offices?
How is water purified by the civic authorities
Traditional methods of water purification
Different methods of filtration and chlorination
Simple household and community level water purification techniques
with respect to:
*Fluoride * Arsenic * Nitrate * Iron *Turbidity *TDS *Hardness

Visit to water treatment plant-Wazirabad
In order to make the participants understand on the overall water
treatment procedures adopted in a typical water supply system, a small
exposure visit will be organized to community water supply scheme at
Wazirabad.



This training will immensely benifit Development Professionals from
NGOs, academic institutions, CSR Professionals, officers from Central
and State governments, Public Health engineering and health department
functionaries, technocrats, Social scientists, educationists,
teachers and international development organizations who are working
on water quality monitoring and management aspects and related
projects and are keen to upgrade their knowledge.

DURATION

3 Days

The training will be for a period of 3 days.

Fee

INR 7,500 per participant

The Training fee covers the following:

Food during the training hours
Course material
Field visits


YOUR TAKEAWAYS

Knowledge and experience from the training
Field Exposure and further learning
Manuals and training material
Networking opportunity for you
And an …………Enriched you

TESTIMONIALS OF LAST YEARS' PARTICIPANTS

I felt the whole module was interesting but the two field trips were
the most interesting. The training and resource persons were
excellent- Mr. Nitish Jha
The facilitation is excellent and the field testing of water. Field
testing kit was new for me. It is cheap and can measure 14 parameters
of water quality & can get reliable results.- KMV Subhanie Manokanthi,
Malteser International, Srilanka
SOME OF OUR TRUSTED CLIENTELE FOR TRAINING

Hindustan Zinc Limited
World Vision India
IDRC
IFFDC
Rio-Tinto
To ensure your participation, we request you to send the nomination
form and the course fee (non-refundable) by 10 Dec '08.

Indian participants to make payment through Demand Draft drawn in
favour of TARA Livelihood Academy payable at New Delhi . The address
for sending the Demand Draft is-

Manager- Training

TARA Livelihood Academy

Development Alternatives,

111/9-Z, Kishangarh, Vasant Kunj,

New Delhi-110070

Please send the Demand draft by registered post or speed post or
courier only .

Overseas participants may please send the fees through wire transfer.
The details of the wire transfer will be sent to each selected trainee
once we get their nomination form.

To Down load the registration form

Click here- http://devalt.org/nomination/.

RESOURCE PERSON

Mr. M. Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar has 5 years experience in the field of environmental
Monitoring and Management, testing and analysis, data analysis and
interpretation, awareness, primary data collection through field
surveys, Training and Capacity Building on drinking water quality
monitoring and Management, project planning, development and
implementation, research & development of cost-effective water
management technologies, performance evaluation and technology
validation of drinking water purification systems. Rural Water Supply
& Environmental Sanitation, business development and institutional
networking. Project Design, Contracting, Development & Consultancy,
Community Development/ Rural Extension services / Environmental
Education. Besides this he is involved in UNICEF assisted Fluoride
mitigation projects -Capacity Building of Master Trainers on the
Regeneration of Activated Alumina based Domestic Defluoridation Units
in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh; and 2) Study of Effectiveness and
User Acceptance of Activated Alumina based Hand Pump attached and
Domestic Defluoridation Units in Rajasthan EU supported nation-wide
environment assessment and action programme-CLEAN India

Ms. Sneh Yadav

Sneh has 4 years of experience in designing, planning and implementing
programmes on water quality monitoring and management in the rural and
urban environment. Involved in training and capacity building of
students, NGOs personnel & Govt. officials on drinking water quality
monitoring and management (biological, chemical and physical
contamination). Sustainable water management both in terms of quality
and quantity in rural communities. Involved in UNICEF assisted
Fluoride mitigation projects -Capacity Building of Master Trainers on
the Regeneration of Activated Alumina based Domestic Defluoridation
Units in Rajasthan. Have experience in evaluating national (central)
Environment schemes and state water quality management schemes
(Fluorosis mitigation). Experience in coordinating EU supported nation-
wide environment assessment , awareness and action programme Community
Led Environment Action Network- India (CLEAN India) programme.

ENQUIRIES AND SUGGESTIONS :

If you have any queries or suggestions for the training or
nominations, please contact the following:

Bhavana Gadre

Manager- Training

New Delhi

Tele. No: 011-26132718

Email Id: bga...@devalt.org



Training date Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Intended Audience health department functionaries,Professionals
Cost INR 7500

Contact Information


Bhavana Gadre
Telephone 011-26132718
Email bga...@devalt.org
Website http://www.indiawaterportal.org


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