考虑到给水排水工程专业近年的发展、专业外语课时的，为扩大读者获知面，提高读者阅读理解的能力，高湘等编著的《给水排水工程专业》主要设计了三大部分内容，即水的输送和水处理部分、建筑给水排水部分以及水泵站部分的有关内容，共24课。在编排上，设有课文、阅读材料、单词以及课后简答。课文语言规范，容易理解，阅读材料（Rceding Material）主要是课文的拓展部分，收入了一些与课文相关的文章，以加深读者对这些专业理论知识的全面理解。
在内容安排设置上，第1—2课介绍了取水、废水收集、水的输送以及水循环等基础知识，第3—19课主要介绍了水质及其基本检测方法、废水处理基础、废水回用以及生物污泥处理基础、筛滤、混凝、沉淀、过滤、吸附、化学氧化和消毒、离子交换、膜处理、高级氧化、水的生物处理、污泥处理与处置等方面的基本理论及应用，第20—22课介绍了室内的冷热水供应系统的基本知识，第23、24课介绍了泵的基本理论及水泵站设计的相关知识。
《给水排水工程专业》知识面覆盖较宽，既有基础理论，也有一定的设计和管理知识，适用于给水排水工程专业本科生、硕士研究生的专业英语阅读之用，同时也可作为给水排水工程技术人员、环境工程专业的学生及工程技术人员的参考书。

LESSON 1 Water Supply
Reading Material Water Circulation

LESSON 2 Collection Of Wastewater
Reading Material Water Transmission

LESSON 3 Measurement Of Water Quality：Ⅰ
Reading Material Measurement Of Water Quality：Ⅱ

LESSON 4 Fundamentals Of Wastewater Treatment
Reading Material Fundamentals Of Wastewater Reuse And Biosolids Management

LESSON 5 Classification Of Screening And Coarse Screens
Reading Material Fine Screens， Microsereens And Screenings

LESSON 6 Coagulation and Flocculation：Ⅰ
Reading Material Coagulation and Floeculation：Ⅱ

LESSON 7 Gravity Separation Theory. I
Reading Material Gravity Separation Theory：Ⅱ

LESSON 8 Filtration
Reading Material Rapid Filters

LESSON9 Adsorption：Ⅰ
Reading Material Adsorption：Ⅱ

LESSON 10 Chemical Oxidation
Reading Material Disinfection

LESSON 11 Ion Exchange
Reading Material Application of Ion Exchange

LESSON 12 Membrane Filtration Processes
Reading Material Membrane Fouling

LESSON 13 Application of Membranes
Reading Material Electrodialysis

LESSON 14 Advanced Oxidation Processes
Reading Material Distillation

LESSON 15 Introduction to the Activated-sludge Process
Reading Material Operational Problems Of the Activated-sludge Process

LESSON 16 Trickling Filters
Reading Material Physical Facilities Design of Trickling Filters

LESSON 17 Anaerobic Treatment
Reading Material Anaerobic Treatment Processes

LESSON 18 Rotating Biological Contactors
Reading Material Physical Facilities and Process Design for RBC

LESSON 19 Sludge Treatment， Utilization， and Disposal
Reading Material Sludge Characteristics

LESSON 20 Cold Water Supply：Ⅰ
Reading Material Cold Water Supply：Ⅱ

LESSON 21 Hot Water Supply：Ⅰ
Reading Material Hot Water Supply：Ⅱ

LESSON 22 Preservation Of Water Quality：Ⅰ
Reading Material Preservation Of Water Quality：Ⅱ

LESSON 23 Pump Stations for Municipal Wastewater：Ⅰ
Reading Material Pump Stations for Municipal Wastewater：Ⅱ

LESSON 24 Pump Stations for Industrial Wastewater， Stormwater， Sediments and Sludges
Reading Material Other Lifting Devices