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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-27-2006 |
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WRT260
2006 Fall - 2010 Fall |
L+L
4.0 Credit(s) 6.0 Period(s) 5.4 Load Occ |
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Applied
Hydrology: Groundwater, Surface Water and Water Quality |
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Theory
and project-based experience in water resources technology. Data collection,
data processing and data interpretation for groundwater, surface water and
water quality studies. Using and servicing data gathering equipment. Safety
procedures stressed. Prerequisites: (WRT120, WRT125, WRT138,
WRT248 and WRT258) or permission of Department or Division. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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WRT260 2006
Fall - 2010 Fall |
Applied Hydrology: Groundwater, Surface Water and Water
Quality |
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Participate safely in field experiences without
unnecessary disturbance to the environment. (I) |
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Report on geologic and hydrologic condition of various
locations. (I) |
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Report on the occurrence and availability of groundwater
in various locations. (II) |
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Document inventories of wells. (II, IV) |
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Install, operate and maintain equipment used for
hydrologic measurements. (III) |
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Compute run-off and determine peak discharge for streamflow. (IV) |
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Collect water samples from surface water and groundwater
using specific techniques and appropriate equipment. (IV, V) |
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Complete specific water quality analyses including
documentation of findings. (IV, V) |
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Measure rainfall and record data. (VI) |
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Measure and record water evaporation, transpiration and evapotranspiration. (VII) |
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Measure and record levels of infiltration. (VIII) |
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Competencies
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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WRT260 2006
Fall - 2010 Fall |
Applied Hydrology: Groundwater, Surface Water and Water
Quality |
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I. Environmental
Considerations A. Safety B. Geologic conditions C. Hydrologic conditions D. Protection II. Wells A. Construction/inventory 1. method 2. rock types 3. rock penetration rate 4. water level changes 5. yield of well B. Specific groundwater
locations 1. occurrence 2. availability 3. report III. Field Equipment A. Types 1. gages 2. tapes 3. meters 4. tracers 5. recorders 6. samplers 7. nozzles/gaskets 8. other B. Service 1. cleaning 2. repair IV. Water Sampling A. Surface water/bottom
materials 1. equipment 2. methods 3. treatment 4. documentation B. Groundwater/wells 1. selection 2. construction 3. pumping 4. equipment 5. methods 6. treatment 7. inventories 8. documentation C. Streamflow
1. Determination of stage 2. Methods of velocity
measurement a. velocity meters b. radioactive tracers 3. Velocity observation 4. Determination of depth 5. Discharge measurements a. wading in streams b. note taking c. determination of
velocity/area d. computation of flow e. safety 6. Gaging
stations a. servicing equipment b. safety 7. Stage-discharge relation
8. Computation of run-off 9. Indirect determinations
of peak diacharge a. identifying high water
marks b. estimating roughness
coefficients c. surveying 10. Safety V. Water Quality A. Analysis 1. temperature 2. specific conductance 3. pH 4. alkalinity 5. bicarbonate 6. carbonate 7. dissolved oxygen 8. bacteria B. Treatment of samples C. Documentation VI. Rainfall A. Gages B. Records/Documentation VII.
Evaporation/Transpiration/Evapotranspiration A. Evaporation 1. equipment 2. measure 3. records/documentation B. Transpiration 1. phytometer
2. records/documentation C. Evapotranspiration
1. lysimeter
2. fluctuations 3. records/documentation VIII. Infiltration A. Infiltrometers
B. Hydrographs C. Records/documentations |
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