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Pressure Management and Pressure Reducing Valves

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The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) in partnership with SAICE-PDP, invites you to attend this 2-day course to help candidates learn how to use pressure reducing valves, to reduce leakage from water reticulation systems, whilst ensuring that a minimum level of pressure is maintained to consumers.

Attend this course and learn about:
  • The principles of pressure management.
  • The use of smart controllers.
  • Factors to consider when selecting a control valve.
  • Sizing of pressure reducing valves (PRVs).
  • The design of PRV chambers.
  • Practical network design tips.
Benefits include:
  • Acquire the knowledge, concepts and principles of water conservation and demand management.
  • Broaden your knowledge of best practices in the field of leak detection and pressure management.
  • Become acquainted with the appropriate equipment to select for managing zones, logging and ensuring pressure reduction.
The course helps municipal attendees apply their theoretical training in practice and recommended for:
  • Managers in water service departments
  • Engineers, technologists and technicians responsible for pressure management, and those involved in operations and maintenance of water networks

CPD

This course is accredited with:

  • ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) and carries 2 CPD credits.

Please bring the following to the course:

  • Scientific calculator
  • Pencil and eraser
  • Scale ruler

For online courses, it is recommended to have the following installed on your computer:

  • MS Excel
  • The Zoom app

Please note the following requirements:

  • Delegates are responsible to ensure that they have sufficient data to cover the full duration of the online course.
  • According to the ECSA requirements for online training, a compulsory online assessment must be completed.
  • To receive a CPD certificate a 75% pass mark is required. Less than 75% will result in an attendance certificate which can be submitted for IPD.

Our Facilitator

Ronnie McKenzie

Ronnie McKenzie

Pr Eng, DEng, FSAICE

Dr Ronnie McKenzie is a civil engineer who holds a doctorate in Hydrology and Deterministic Modelling, is registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa and is well recognised as being a specialist in water demand management. During his career he has been involved in major projects throughout South Africa, the neighbouring states, Australia, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Ethiopia, Brazil and the USA among others.
Dr McKenzie has been involved in the development of three of the largest advanced pressure control installations in the world namely Khayelitsha, Mitchell’s Plain and Sebokeng.
Niel Meyer

Niel Meyer

Pr Eng, MSAICE

Niel Meyer is a Professional Civil Engineer (Cum Laude) with more than 20 years’ experience in the field of water loss control, specializing in pressure management. Niel is regarded as one of top pressure management specialists in the country and has designed and commissioned over 100 large Pressure management installations including Mitchell’s Plain.
MISA
MISA’s mandate is to provide technical support and advice to municipalities, whilst strengthening their capacity, for effective infrastructure planning, delivery, operations and maintenance.