CIVE 633 - ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY
FALL 2002
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: SYLLABUS

    No.             Topic                     Paper

  1. Environmental impact    1
  2. Hydroecological characterization     2
  3. Ecological effects of wastewater     3
  4. Wetlands     d, 4, 5, 6, 7
  5. River ecology      8, 9, 10, 11, 12
  6. Eutrophication     13
  7. Salinity control     14, 15, 16
  8. Groundwater depletion     17

Paper                     Title

  1. Ponce: Hydrologic and environmental impact of the Parana-Paraguay waterway on the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil (710)

  2. Fish and Wildlife Service: An ecological characterization of the Pacific Northwest coastal region (Chapters 1-2)

  3. Welch: Ecological effects of wastewater (Chapters 1-5)

  4. Kadlec and Knight: Treatment wetlands (Chapters 4-7)

  5. EPA: Design of constructed wetlands (Chapters 1-3)

  6. Ponce: Design of oxidation pond and constructed wetland (2631, 2641, 2651, 2661, 2671, 4301)

  7. LaNeave and Ponce: The facts about dry ecological latrines (4309)

  8. Sedell et al.: The river continuum concept

  9. Junk et al.: The flood pulse concept

  10. Bayley: Understanding large river-floodplain ecosystems

  11. Power et al.: Hydraulic food-chain models

  12. Sparks: Need for ecosystem management of large rivers and their floodplains

  13. Ryding and Rast: The control of eutrophication of lakes and reservoirs (Chapters 4-7)

  14. Ponce: Restoration of the Salton Sea using solar still distillation (3314)

  15. Reisner: Cadillac Desert (4204)

  16. ASCE Drainage Manual: Irrigated agriculture: Is it sustainable? (Chapter 28)

  17. Ponce: Sustainable management of water in the Ojos Negros valley, Baja California, Mexico (2307)

Week 8: Midterm Exam (Tuesday October 22, 1730-1845)

Week 15: Paper Presentations (Tuesday and Thursday, December 10 and 12, 1730-1845)

Week 16: Final Exam (Saturday, December 21, 1030-1230).

INSTRUCTIONS

OFFICE HOURS: E-424E, TTh 1100-1200, TTh 1845-2015.

GRADING POLICY: Midterm (30%), Project (30%), Final (40%).

PROJECT: The project will consist of individual work on a project/paper/topic mutually agreed with the instructor. A written report/paper and oral presentation (web-based or Power Point) (15th week) are an integral part of the experience. The report/paper should be of professional quality, and its length should not be more than 15 pages, including tables and figures. Text should be double-spaced.

DEADLINES: Topic selection is due Thursday October 3 at 1730. Project report/paper is due Thursday December 12 at 1730.