Maricopa Community Colleges  WRT260   19926-20026 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/26/92
WRT260 19926-20026 LAB 5 Credit(s) 50 Period(s)
Field Hydrology: Groundwater, Surface Water and Water Quality
A ten-week 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: Permission of instructor.
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WRT260   19926-20026 Field Hydrology: Groundwater, Surface Water and Water Quality
1. Participate safely in field experiences without unnecessary disturbance to the environment. (I)
2. Report on geologic and hydrologic condition of various locations. (I)
3. Report on the occurrence and availability of groundwater in various locations. (II)
4. Document inventories of wells. (II, IV)
5. Install, operate and maintain field equipment used for hydrologic measurements. (III)
6. Compute run-off and determine peak discharge for streamflow. (IV)
7. Collect water samples from surface water and groundwater using specific techniques and appropriate equipment. (IV, V)
8. Complete specific field water quality analyses including documentation of findings. (IV, V)
9. Measure rainfall and record data. (VI)
10. Mesure and record water evaporation, transpiration and evapotranspiration. (VII)
11. Measure and record levels of infiltration. (VIII)
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WRT260   19926-20026 Field Hydrology: Groundwater, Surface Water and Water Quality
    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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