Hydrologic Processes, Water Resources and Hazards

Catalog description

Sociotechnical systems associated with the human use of water as a resource and the hazards posed by too much or too little water. Relevant watershed hydrologic processes; the physical, institutional, and regulatory infrastructure supporting potable and non-potable water use and conservation. Depending on student interest, this might include: irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, rural and urban water supply systems, storm water management, flood-damage prevention and mitigation, drought mitigation, or riverine ecosystem renaturalization. Emphasis is on engineering design. Prerequisite: CEE 101B or equivalent.