CIV E 633 - ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY
FALL 2008
INSTRUCTOR:    DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT:   ONLINE SYLLABUS, PUBLISHED SYLLABUS

Topic, Title, Paper No.

  1. Environmental impact of hydraulic projects     1, 2

  2. Hydroecological characterization      3

  3. Wastewater ecology      4, 5

  4. Wetlands hydrology      6, 7, 8, 9

  5. Hydroecology/Ecohydrology      10, 11

  6. River and lake restoration     12, 13, 14

  7. Sustainability of agriculture     15, 16

  8. Salinity management      17

  9. Sustainability of groundwater     18

Paper No., 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. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: An ecological characterization of the Pacific Northwest coastal region      (Chapter 1)      (Chapter 2)

  4. Welch: Ecological effects of wastewater     (Chapter 1)     (Chapter 2)     (Chapter 3)     (Chapter 4)     (Chapter 5)    

  5. Ponce: Dry ecological latrines      (4309)      (4311)      (4331)

  6. Kadlec: Treatment wetlands     (Chapter 4)     (Chapter 5)     (Chapter 6)     (Chapter 7)    

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

  8. Ponce: Design of oxidation ponds      (2304)     (2308)     (4301)     (4315)    

  9. Ponce: Design of constructed wetlands      (2206)     (2209)     (4313)

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

  11. Ponce: Environmental impact of Campo landfill      (4316)

  12. River ecology      (Sedell)      (Junk)      (Bayley)      (Power)      (Sparks)     

  13. Ponce: Arroyo Alamar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico      (2409)      (2521)

  14. Ponce: Restoration of the Salton Sea      (3607)      (3155)      (3504)

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

  16. Ponce: Sustainability of agriculture      (3801)      (3803)      (3804)      (3806)

  17. Ponce: Salinity management      (4322)      (3805)      (8731)      (8732)      (2701)      (2703)      (4328)

  18. Ponce: Sustainability of groundwater      (3608)      (4304)      (3608)      (4329)      (4330)      (3612)      (2107)     

CALENDAR

Week 4:  Draft essay deadline (Monday, September 22, 1900)

Week 5:  Project topic deadline (Monday, September 29, 1900)

Week 6:  Essay deadline (Monday, October 6, 1900)

Week 8:  Midterm Exam (Monday October 20, 1900-2015)

Week 10:  Preliminary oral presentation (Monday November 3, 1900-2015)

Week 15:  Final oral presentations (Monday and Wednesday, December 8 and 10, 1900-2015)

Week 15:  Written report due (Wednesday, December 10, at 1900)

Week 16:  Final Exam (Wednesday, December 17, 1900-2100).

INSTRUCTIONS

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

GRADING POLICY: Essay (20%), Midterm (25%), Project (25%), Final (30%).

ESSAY: The essay will comprise a 600-word document on a topic selected by your instructor. A draft is due the 4th week. The final copy is due the 6th week.

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 with Power Point or online (HTML).