CIV E 633 - ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY
FALL 2005
INSTRUCTOR:    DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT:   WEB-BASED SYLLABUS, PRINTED SYLLABUS

    No.             Topic                     Paper

  1. Environmental impact     a, b

  2. Hydroecological characterization      c

  3. Ecological effects of wastewater      d

  4. Wetlands      e, f, g, h, i

  5. Dry ecological latrines      j, k

  6. River ecology      l, m, n, o, p

  7. Hydroecology      q, r, s

  8. Eutrophication      t

  9. Salinity control      u, v, w

  10. Groundwater depletion and quality     x, y, z, aa, ab

Paper            Author             Title

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

  2. Ponce and Shetty: Environmental impact of dams      (3604)

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

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

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

  6. EPA: Design of constructed wetlands (Chapter 3)     (3807)

  7. Ponce: Design of oxidation pond      (2304)      (2308)      (4315)      (4301)

  8. Ponce: Design of constructed wetland      (2306)      (2309)

  9. Rivas: Constructed wetland of Cucuchucho      (4317)

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

  11. Tonantzin: Dry ecological latrines      (4311)

  12. Sedell et al.: The river continuum concept

  13. Junk et al.: The flood pulse concept

  14. Bayley: Understanding large river-floodplain ecosystems

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

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

  17. Ponce: Hydroecological characterization of Arroyo Alamar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico     (2509)

  18. Ponce: Sustainable architecture of Arroyo Alamar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico     (2621)

  19. Ponce: Vegetated earthmounds in tropical savannas of Central Brazil: A synthesis     (3132)

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

  21. Ponce: Restoration of the Salton Sea      (3155)      (3504)

  22. Reisner: Cadillac Desert      (4204)

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

  24. Ponce: The Tragedy of the Commons      (4303)

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

  26. Ponce: Campo valley hydrology history      (2726)

  27. Ponce: Groundwater utilization and sustainability      (3608)

  28. Ponce: Impact of the Campo landfill on the hydrology of the Tierra del Sol watershed      (xxxx)

CALENDAR

Week 5: Topic selection deadline (Wednesday October 5, 1900)

Week 8: Midterm Exam (Monday October 24, 1900-2015)

Week 10: Preliminary oral presentation (Monday November 7, 1900-2015)

Week 15: Final oral presentations (Wednesday and Monday, December 7 and 12, 1900-2015)

Week 15: Written report due (Monday, December 12, at 1900)

Week 16: Final Exam (Wednesday, December 14, 1900-2100).

INSTRUCTIONS

OFFICE HOURS: MW 1100-1200 (E421-E); MW 2015-2115 (PS231-B).

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

PROJECT: The project will consist of individual work on a topic mutually agreed with the instructor. The report should be of professional quality, and its length should not exceed 15 pages, including tables and figures. Text should be double-spaced. The oral presentations should be either Power Point or web-based.