Water Quality Management

Catalog description

This is an introductory course in Water Quality Management. Students will explore the link between water quality and public health. Topics cover the foundations of surface water quality, groundwater quality, and stormwater quality. Students will learn the principals of potable water and wastewater treatment permitting and treatment as well as the scientific causes, consequences, and solutions of pollution in lakes, rivers, wetlands, and groundwater. At the completion of this course, students should be able to discuss nonpoint and point source pollution and interpret the physical, chemical, and biological indicators of water quality.