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A PE-level technical course for senior stormwater design engineers, MEP engineers, and BIM specialists covering the full design, calculation, and authority approval lifecycle of stormwater drainage systems in Abu Dhabi — in accordance with UPC-AD Chapter 11 and the ADQCC Stormwater Design Manual. Participants learn to perform Rational Method runoff calculations, size roof drains, leaders, and piping networks, design detention and sustainable drainage systems, prepare MePS-compliant digital submissions, and apply a structured troubleshooting framework to diagnose and prevent stormwater system failures in Abu Dhabi projects.
Level: PE – Professional Engineer
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Digital Course 
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(Excl. VAT)
To purchase or attend "Stormwater Management – Abu Dhabi Industry Practice", you must first complete ""
Do you want to be a certified professional?
Pay as low as 102.4 up to 12 monthly payments · 0% interest Learn More
Certificate of completion
Downloadable resources
Digital Course
7Hrs
English
20 PDU |
The Stormwater Management – Abu Dhabi Industry Practice course provides a practical and technically focused framework for designing, coordinating, testing and obtaining approval for stormwater drainage systems within Abu Dhabi’s built environment.
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| Who Should Enrol? This course is designed for professionals involved in the design, coordination, review, construction or approval of stormwater systems, including:
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| Why This Course Matters Stormwater systems protect buildings and infrastructure from flooding, roof ponding, structural deterioration and uncontrolled surface runoff. Their performance depends on much more than selecting pipe diameters: engineers must understand rainfall characteristics, runoff behaviour, drainage gradients, invert levels, discharge conditions, roof interfaces, sediment control and municipal-network capacity. Even technically correct hydraulic calculations can result in rejected or unsuccessful systems when the discharge connects to the wrong network, external tie-in approval is missing, invert levels are poorly coordinated, drainage slopes cannot be constructed or maintenance and overflow provisions are inadequate. The course specifically demonstrates that code compliance alone does not guarantee reliable operational performance. This course develops a complete engineering approach that connects regulation, hydrology, hydraulic design, multidisciplinary coordination, testing, risk mitigation and submission quality so that stormwater systems perform effectively from the first rainfall event through long-term operation. |
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By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Why Professionals Choose This Course
The course helps experienced professionals move beyond isolated drainage calculations and develop stormwater systems as coordinated, resilient infrastructure that must satisfy hydraulic, construction, maintenance and authority requirements simultaneously. |
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Establish the regulatory foundation for stormwater engineering in Abu Dhabi through UPC-AD Chapter 11, DMT requirements and the relationship between internal plot systems and external infrastructure. Participants examine discharge restrictions, authority boundaries, external tie-in coordination, the MePS approval workflow and common regulatory errors that lead to rejected submissions.
Develop the hydrological calculations that form the basis of every stormwater sizing decision. The module covers rainfall intensity, catchment characteristics, runoff coefficients, the Rational Method, appropriate calculation methods for different catchment scales and the correct use of UPC-AD tables when translating peak runoff into system capacity.
Translate calculated peak flows into a complete physical drainage network from collection point to final discharge. Participants apply pipe-slope requirements, invert-level coordination, UPC-AD sizing tables, manhole and inspection-access requirements, gravity-drainage principles and pumping solutions where site elevations prevent gravity discharge.
Verify that constructed stormwater systems perform as the approved design intended. The module covers water and air testing, pre-test inspections, pump commissioning, as-built documentation, discharge verification, authority inspections and the compliance package required before final approval.
Design the building’s first line of defence against rainfall by coordinating roof drains, vertical leaders, drainage zones, roof slopes and overflow provisions. Participants also examine redundancy, high-rise roof-drainage challenges and the critical interfaces between hydraulic design, architectural roof layouts and waterproofing systems.
Move beyond rapid conveyance by learning how stormwater can be stored, attenuated, reused or managed through sustainable drainage strategies. The module addresses detention and retention, storage-volume calculations, flow-control devices, SuDS options, site feasibility and coordination with landscape and planning requirements.
Analyse why stormwater systems can fail even when their original design satisfies minimum code requirements. Participants investigate flooding, surcharge, roof ponding, blockage and discharge failures, apply structured root-cause analysis and develop preventive, corrective and operational risk-mitigation strategies.
Bring the complete engineering process into a coordinated authority submission. Participants learn how to structure hydraulic reports, layouts, profiles and supporting documents, coordinate stormwater networks through BIM, resolve multidisciplinary clashes, address review comments and manage the MePS workflow through to final authority approval.
