About the Course
Water distribution systems are complex networks where small changes can have cascading effects throughout the entire system. This course provides comprehensive training in WaterGEMS software and hydraulic modeling principles, enabling you to build, calibrate, and analyze water distribution models that accurately reflect real-world system behavior. You'll learn to demonstrate current system capacity, identify hydraulic bottlenecks, evaluate infrastructure alternatives, set realistic performance targets, and track system improvements over time across your distribution network, pumping stations, storage facilities, and pressure management zones.
The course emphasizes hands-on application using WaterGEMS' advanced modeling capabilities including extended period simulations, fire flow analysis, water quality modeling, pump optimization, and capital planning tools. You'll develop expertise in model calibration using SCADA data, field measurements, and pressure monitoring, while learning to optimize pumping schedules, size infrastructure improvements, evaluate emergency scenarios, implement demand forecasting, engage with regulatory requirements, and generate compelling reports for executive leadership and engineering teams.
We understand the real constraints you face: limited budgets for infrastructure upgrades, competing priorities between maintenance and expansion, incomplete historical data, complex regulatory requirements, and the need to maintain service during system modifications. This course is designed specifically for water professionals who must deliver measurable performance improvements under these challenging conditions, not in idealized engineering scenarios.
Target Audience
This course is designed for water industry professionals who are directly responsible for, or accountable for, water distribution system performance, analysis, and optimization across their organizations.
This course is designed for:
- Water Distribution Engineers responsible for system analysis, modeling, and infrastructure planning
- Operations Managers overseeing distribution system performance, pressure management, and service reliability
- Capital Planning Specialists developing infrastructure investment strategies and project justifications
- Water System Modelers building and maintaining hydraulic models for operational and planning purposes
- Asset Management Professionals evaluating infrastructure condition, replacement priorities, and performance optimization
- Engineering Consultants providing water system analysis, design, and regulatory compliance services
- Water Utility Directors making strategic decisions about system capacity, growth planning, and capital investments
- GIS and Data Analysts integrating spatial data with hydraulic modeling for system management and reporting
- Regulatory Compliance Specialists ensuring water systems meet pressure, flow, and water quality standards
- Anyone accountable for optimizing water distribution system performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance in municipal utilities, private water companies, or industrial facilities
Course Objectives
This course equips you to design, execute, and validate WaterGEMS hydraulic models that optimize system performance, support capital planning decisions, and ensure regulatory compliance across your water distribution infrastructure.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Understand the fundamental principles of water distribution hydraulics, network analysis, and WaterGEMS modeling capabilities for system optimization
- Measure current system performance using field data, SCADA integration, and calibration techniques to establish accurate baseline conditions
- Design comprehensive hydraulic models including pipe networks, pumping systems, storage facilities, and pressure reducing valves using WaterGEMS interface and tools
- Apply advanced modeling techniques including extended period simulations, fire flow analysis, water age tracking, and emergency scenario planning
- Develop pump optimization strategies, energy cost analysis, and operational scheduling to reduce operating expenses while maintaining service levels
- Assess infrastructure alternatives, capacity improvements, and system expansions using comparative analysis and cost-benefit evaluation methodologies
- Set realistic performance targets, establish monitoring protocols, and create KPI dashboards for ongoing system performance tracking and reporting
- Communicate modeling results effectively to utility management, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders through professional reports, presentations, and visualizations
Requirements & Prerequisites
Basic understanding of water distribution systems and hydraulic principles is recommended. Familiarity with engineering software and Windows operating system is helpful but not required. No prior WaterGEMS experience necessary.
Local Application and Business Return in Germany
How participants can apply the training in local operating conditions, and the return their organisation can plan for.
How participants apply this
Expected ROI
Training Methodology
This is a practical, outcome-driven course designed to turn WaterGEMS software capabilities into measurable water system performance improvements and credible engineering analysis.
Methodology includes:
- Guided model building exercises using real water distribution system data with pipe networks, demand patterns, and operational constraints
- Hands-on calibration simulations comparing model predictions to actual field measurements and SCADA data for accuracy validation
- System performance assessment using WaterGEMS analysis tools to evaluate current capacity, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize improvement projects
- Pump optimization workshops developing energy-efficient operating strategies and cost analysis for different operational scenarios and demand patterns
- Industry-specific case studies covering municipal utilities, industrial water systems, multi-zone distribution networks, and rural water cooperatives
- Group infrastructure planning exercises designing system expansions, upgrades, and emergency response protocols under realistic budget constraints
- Professional reflection prompts challenging current modeling practices, data collection methods, and decision-making processes for continuous improvement
Upcoming Sessions
Next available dates worldwide
Certification
Recognized credentials that advance your career
Participants who complete the WaterGEMS: Hydraulics Modeling Training Program earn a Trainingcred Certificate of Achievement, demonstrating professional competence and alignment with global standards in learning and development.
NITA Accredited
Accredited by the National Industrial Training Authority, ensuring programs meet nationally recognized standards of quality and relevance.
CPD Certified
Recognized by the CPD Certification Service, ensuring every program meets internationally benchmarked standards of professional excellence.
Why this course earns its place on your CV
Accredited training, practitioner trainers, and peers on the same career track — the three things real expertise is built on.
Industry-Critical Skills
- Master WaterGEMS to design, analyze, and optimize real-world water distribution networks.
- Build hydraulic models that meet current utility and municipal engineering standards.
- Gain hands-on proficiency in steady-state, extended-period, and fire-flow simulations.
Career Advancement
- Stand out for water infrastructure roles with verified hydraulic modeling expertise.
- Unlock senior engineering positions that demand advanced water system analysis capabilities.
- Add a high-demand Bentley software competency to your professional portfolio immediately.
Practical, Expert-Led Training
- Learn from practicing hydraulic engineers who model live water systems daily.
- Apply skills instantly through real project datasets and guided scenario exercises.
- Progress from fundamentals to advanced calibration techniques in one structured program.
Tools and platforms relevant to this field
Examples Germany teams may encounter, and that may be featured in training where they support the confirmed course scope.
These are field-relevant examples, not a promise that every tool will be covered. Exact coverage depends on the confirmed course scope, participant needs, and delivery format.
-
WaterGEMS Bentley SystemsUsed to build, calibrate, and analyze water distribution network models for pressure, flow, and scenario testing.
-
ArcGIS EsriUsed to manage spatial network data and support GIS-based model inputs for pipe assets, nodes, and service areas.
-
AutoCAD AutodeskUsed to work with design drawings and legacy network plans that often feed hydraulic model development.
