This document provides an overview of water supply and waste water management. It discusses the components of a water work scheme, including collection works like dams and tube wells, treatment works, transmission works, and distribution works. It also defines design period as the number of years in the future that a water supply facility is designed to meet demand. Factors that affect design period include the useful life of structures, population growth rate, ease of extension, lead time, economy of scale, and performance time.