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CIV E 633 - Environmental Hydrology --- Fall 2021 --- Syllabus --- Part 2
E. River and lake restoration
(1 week)
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E01. Ponce, V. M. 2010. The story of Red Clover Creek, Plumas County, California. (Video).
E02. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Red Clover Creek: Past and present.
E03. Ponce, V. M. 2015. Time engineering: The singular case of the Salton Basin. (Video).
E04. Kennan, G. 1917. The Salton Sea, An account of Harriman's fight with the Colorado river.
E05. U. S. Geological Survey. 2021. Elevation of the Salton Sea.
E06. ASCE Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel. 2007. Excerpt (Page 73).
E07. Ponce, V. M. 2005. The Salton Sea: An assessment. (Presentation).
E08. Ponce, V. M. 2010. The Salton Sea's predicament. (Video).
F. Ecohydrology and Hydroclimatology
(2 weeks)
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F01. Ponce, V. M. 2014. Ecohydroclimatological research: The case for geomorphology.
F02. Ponce, V. M. 1989. With Humboldt on the Casiquiare.
F03. Ponce, V. M., 1995. The river continuum concept (Sedell).
F04. Ponce, V. M. 1995. The flood pulse concept (Junk).
F05. Reuss, M. undated. Interview with Gilbert F. White (Reference to 100-yr flood on page 57).
F06. Ponce, V. M. 1995. Large river-floodplain ecosystems (Bayley).
F07. Ponce, V. M. 1995. Hydraulic food-chain models (Power).
F08. Ponce, V. M. 1995. Ecosystem management of large rivers and their flood plains (Sparks).
F09. Meinzer, O. E. 1927. Plants as indicators of groundwater.
F10. Ponce, V. M. 2018. The choice between groundwater use and ecosystem preservation. (Video).
F11. Ponce, V. M. 2006. Impact of the proposed Campo landfill on the hydrology of the Tierra del Sol watershed.
G. Salinity management
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G01. Ponce, V. M. 2010. The facts about river basin salinity. (Video).
G02. Ponce, V. M. 2009. Sustainable runoff for basin salt balance. (Video).
G03. Ponce, V. M. 2013. Achieving salt balance in Tulare Lake basin. (Video).
G04. Ponce, V. M. 2012. The salinity of groundwaters. (Video).
G05. Ponce, V. M. 2011. The facts about San Joaquin valley drainage.
G06. Ponce, V. M. 2007. A case of drainage:  The story of Wellton-Mohawk.
G07. Ponce, V. M. 2021. Salinity in irrigation.
G08. Ponce, V. M. 2021. Estimation of the leaching fraction in irrigated agriculture.
G09. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Hydrologic and environmental impact of the irrigations of La Joya and San Isidro-La Cano on the Vitor valley, Arequipa, Peru.
G10. Ponce, V. M. 2009. What to do about the Vitor valley slides?
G11. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The Tiracoma mud volcanoes, Puno, Peru.
G12. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Mud volcanoes of the Salton Sea, Imperial valley, California. (Video).
G13. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Mud volcanoes galore! (Video).
G14. Ponce, V. M. 2013. Variation of lake salinity around the world.
G15. Chua, J, and V. M. Ponce, 2010. Drainage Basin of the Altiplano, South America.
G16. V. M. Ponce, L. G. Ariza, and R. J. Vera Quispe. 2017. The connection between the Coipasa and Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia. (Video).
H. Sustainability of irrigated agriculture
(1 week)
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H01. van Schilfgaarde, J. 1991. Irrigated agriculture: Is it sustainable?  (Presentation).
H02. Ponce, V. M. 2015. The right of Nature to dispose of its salt waste. (Video).
H03. Pillsbury, A. F. 1981. The salinity of rivers. (Excerpt).
H04. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The price to pay for agricultural sustainability   (Presentation).
H05. Ponce, V. M. 2007. To drain or not to drain:  That is the question.   (Presentation).
H06. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Sustainable irrigation:  Can it be done?   (Presentation).
H07. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The resource dilemma: The settlement of less-than-optimal lands (Presentation).
H08. Ponce, V. M. 2010. The natural function of rivers. (Video).
H09. Ponce, V. M. 2010. The salt predicament. (Video).
I. Sustainability of groundwater
(2 weeks)
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I01. Theis, C. V. 1940. The source of groundwater derived from wells.
I02. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The facts about groundwater sustainability.
I03. Ponce, V. M. 2006. Groundwater utilization and sustainability.
I04. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Sustainable yield of groundwater.
I05. Ponce, V. M. 2011. Who owns the groundwater? (Video).
I06. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Q & A on how much groundwater to pump in a sustainable fashion.
I07. Ponce, V. M. 2008. How did Las Vegas get its name? (Video).
I08. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Some facts about Sawyer Spring and Ash Creek surface-water/groundwater interactions.
I09. Ponce, V. M. and J. Da Silva. 2018. How much water could be pumped from an aquifer and still remain sustainable? (Video).
I10. Ponce, V. M. 2014. Effect of groundwater pumping on the health of arid vegetative ecosystems.
I11. Ponce, V. M. 2003. Sustainable management of water in the Ojos Negros valley, Baja California, Mexico.
16th week
Paper Presentations: Tuesday 211207 and Thursday 211209: 17:30-18:45
17th week
Final exam: Thursday 211216 15:30 - 17:30
211201 06:00