Topics covered:
– Use of GIS software and its application, components and chemicals used in water treatment (Drinking and Wastewater)
– Relationship between terrain and overland flow of water
– Layout and operation of a water distribution system
– Connection between storm water and erosion
– Deposition, movement, and removal of toxic chemicals in the environment
Gain hands-on experience, often at off campus/outdoor locations:
– Tours of both drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities, plant Identification
– Forest measurements and identification (Plots, Stands, Diameter at Breast Height, Canopy Cover, etc.)
– Infiltration rates using infiltrometers, stream, analysis (Flow Rates, Discharge, pH, Turbidity, Electrofishing, etc.)
– Fish Identification
– Bacterial analysis of water (E. coli, enterococci, etc.)
– Lab tests performed at treatment plants (lead, chlorine, nitrogen, etc.)