Course Details

Hydrology of Sewer Systems

Academic Year 2026/27

BPB012 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-SI / V Summer Semester 4th year

The course builds on previous knowledge of sewerage, hydraulics and hydrology and focuses on hydrological and hydraulic processes related to drainage from urban areas. Attention is paid to rainfall data and their evaluation, rainfall and flow measurements, preparation of input data for simulation modelling, and the principles of sewer system monitoring.

The course covers current approaches to urban drainage, the structure and function of sewer systems and selected sewer system components, stormwater management, and the use of simulation models for assessing the performance of drainage systems. It also introduces drainage master plans and strategic planning documents for the development of water supply and sewerage systems.

Credits

6 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Municipal Water Management

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Entry Knowledge

Basic knowledge of sewerage and wastewater treatment, hydraulics, hydrology and utility networks.

Aims

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

  • understand hydrological and hydraulic processes related to drainage from urban areas,
  • know the principles of rainfall and flow measurement and data evaluation,
  • understand the function of sewer systems and selected sewer system components,
  • know the basic principles of sewer system monitoring and simulation modelling,
  • be familiar with current approaches to stormwater management,
  • understand the purpose and basic principles of drainage master plans and strategic planning documents for water supply and sewerage development.

Skills

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • evaluate basic rainfall and flow data,
  • apply basic hydrological and hydraulic methods to urban drainage problems,
  • interpret results obtained from sewer system measurements and monitoring,
  • prepare and evaluate basic input data for simulation modelling,
  • assess basic functional relationships within sewer systems,
  • propose and professionally justify basic stormwater management solutions.

Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • independently solve basic professional problems related to sewer system hydrology and urban drainage,
  • integrate hydrological and hydraulic knowledge when assessing sewer system performance,
  • critically interpret the results of measurements and simulation modelling,
  • use relevant professional sources when designing and assessing urban drainage systems,
  • professionally communicate and justify proposed solutions.

Basic Literature

STRÁNSKÝ, David et al. Metodická příručka – Posouzení stokových systémů urbanizovaných povodí. Praha: Asociace čistírenských expertů České republiky, 2009. Online. (cs)
VÍTEK, J.; STRÁNSKÝ, D.; KABELKOVÁ, I.; BAREŠ, V.; VÍTEK, R. Hospodaření s dešťovou vodou v ČR. 1. vyd. Praha: 01/71 ZO ČSOP Koniklec, 2015. ISBN 978-80-260-7815-9. (cs)
JANDORA, J.; STARA, V.; STARÝ, M. Hydraulika a hydrologie. 2. vyd. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7204-739-0. (cs)
STRÁNSKÝ, D. a kol. Srážkové vody a urbanizace krajiny: TP 1.20.1. 1. vyd. Praha: Informační centrum ČKAIT, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87438-28-2. (cs)
DAŇHELKA, J.; KREJČÍ, J.; ŠÁLEK, M.; ŠERCL, P.; ZEZULÁK, J. Posouzení vhodnosti aplikace srážko-odtokových modelů s ohledem na simulaci povodňových stavů pro lokality na území ČR. Praha: Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze; Český hydrometeorologický ústav, 2003. ISBN 80-86690-03-2. (cs)

Recommended Reading

BUTLER, D.; DIGMAN, C.; MAKROPOULOS, C.; DAVIES, J. W. Urban Drainage. 5th ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2025. ISBN 978-1-032-51331-7. (en)
AKAN, A. O.; HOUGHTALEN, R. J. Urban Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Stormwater Quality: Engineering Applications and Computer Modeling. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 978-0-471-43158-9. (en)
GRÜNING, H.; PECHER, K. H. Kanalnetzplanung und Überflutungsvorsorge. 2. Aufl. Essen: Vulkan-Verlag, 2021. ISBN 978-3-8356-7455-4. (de)
BAUHAUS-UNIVERSITÄT WEIMAR, Weiterbildendes Studium Wasser und Umwelt, Hrsg. Integrale Siedlungsentwässerung: Grundlagen und Lösungsansätze in Planung und Betrieb. 2. Aufl. Weimar: Bauhaus-Universitätsverlag, 2017. ISBN 978-3-95773-225-5. (de)
IMHOFF, K.; IMHOFF, K. R.; JARDIN, N. Taschenbuch der Stadtentwässerung. 32., verbesserte Auflage. Essen: DIV Deutscher Industrieverlag, 2018. ISBN 978-3-8356-7314-4. (de)

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of sewerage and wastewater treatment, hydraulics, hydrology and utility networks.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/303867

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, objectives, tasks of hydrology of sewer networks.
  • 2. Storm data as a basic parameter of simulation tools, measuring precipitation.
  • 3. The modern concept of urban drainage systems solutions, monitoring and simulation modeling, key performance indicators, the fundamental solution of water management tasks.
  • 4. Basic aspects of the correct use of simulation models for water management tasks - the types of models, data for the simulation models, calibration and verification.
  • 5. Gravity, vacuum and pressure sewers.
  • 6. Measurement of flow in sewerage network.
  • 7. Recommended structure of project documentation.
  • 8. Management of rain water.
  • 9. Structures of sewerage networks.
  • 10. Retention and detention tanks.
  • 11. General plan of drainage plans for development of water supply and sewerage.

Exercise

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Assessment of the capacity of a combined and separate sewer system I.
  • 2. Assessment of the capacity of a combined and separate sewer system II.
  • 3. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model.
  • 4. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model.
  • 5. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model.
  • 6. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model.
  • 7. Dimensioning of the sewer system with simulation model.
  • 8. Design of retention tank.
  • 9. Design of sewer overflow.
  • 10. Design of sewer overflow.
  • 11. Credit.