CE633 - ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY
FALL 2001
INSTRUCTOR: DR. V. M. PONCE
TEXT: SYLLABUS

    No.             Topic                     Paper

  1. Environmental impact    a
  2. Hydroecological characterization     b
  3. Ecological effects of wastewater     c
  4. Wetlands     d, e, f
  5. River ecology      g, h, i, j, k
  6. Eutrophication     l
  7. Salinity control     m, n, o
  8. Groundwater depletion     p

Paper                     Title

  • Ponce: Environmental impact of the Parana-Paraguay waterway on the Pantanal of Mato Grosso (ponce.sdsu.edu: 710)

  • Fish and Wildlife Service: An ecological characterization of the Pacific Northwest coastal region

  • Welch: Ecological effects of wastewater

  • Kadlec and Knight: Treatment wetlands

  • EPA: Design of constructed wetlands

  • Ponce: Design of oxidation pond and constructed wetland (ponce.sdsu.edu: 264, 265, 440)

  • Sedell et al.: The river continuum concept

  • Junk et al.: The flood pulse concept

  • Bayley: Large river-floodplain ecosystems

  • Power et al.: Hydraulic food-chain models

  • Sparks: Ecosystem management of large rivers

  • Ryding and Rast: The control of eutrophication of lakes and reservoirs

  • Ponce: Restoration of the Salton Sea (ponce.sdsu.edu: 367)

  • Reisner: Cadillac Desert (ponce.sdsu.edu: 424)

  • ASCE Drainage Manual, Chapter 28: Sustainability of irrigated agriculture

  • Ponce: Sustainable management of water in the Ojos Negros valley (ponce.sdsu.edu: 238)

Week 8: Midterm Exam (Tuesday October 23, 1900-2015)

Week 15: Paper Presentations (Tuesday and Thursday, December 11 and 13, 1900-2015)

Week 16: Final Exam (Thursday, December 20, 1900-2100).

INSTRUCTIONS

OFFICE HOURS: E-424E, TTh 1100-1230, TTh 2015-2115.

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 paper and oral presentation (15th week) are an integral part of the experience. The 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 4 at 1900. Project report/paper is due Thursday December 13 at 1900.