CVE 6711 - Receiving Water Quality Analysis and Modeling

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course examines the impacts, fate, and transport of contaminants in riverine, lacustrine, and marine environments. It focuses on calculating the dispersion and decay of contaminants in water ecosystems, assessing whether water quality standards are satisfied, and devising approaches to meet water quality standards.
Prereq: CVE 3201, CVE 3701 (quarter system prereq: CV 310, CV 320)
Note: None

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain how water quality criteria for surface waters are developed
Analyze the fate and transport of conservative and decaying contaminants in river and still water environments using advection/dispersion models
Devise approaches to address total maximum daily load limits to streams
Evaluate approaches to achieve water quality compliance through mixing zones

Prerequisites by Topic

None

Course Topics

Water quality parameters and their significance
Development of water quality criteria for surface waters
Modeling water quality in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs
Determining waste assimilative capacities
Developing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for receiving waters
Water toxicity and bioassays
Mixing zone studies

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Dr. Anne Alexander

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