Engr 350 Syllabus

HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY
Environmental Resources Engineering

ENGR 350
Introduction to Water Quality

Spring Semester, 2001

Course Calendar

*Week of…*	*Teusday*	*Thursday*	*Thursday Lab Meeting*
1/22/01	Course Introduction	Sources and Uses of Water T&S 1.1-4, 2.1 USGS Web Reading on Water Use USGS Web Reading on Water Quality	Quiz 1 Lab 1: Lab Safety and Chemistry Review T&S 2.2 On-line Safety Course On-line Periodic Table
1/29/01	Water Legislation and Standards T&S 4.1-4.6 Legislation Reading EPA Primary Drinking Water Standards	Watershed Approach to Water Quality Control Web Reading Introduction to TMDLs Water Legislation Web Reading	Quiz 2 Lab 2: Sampling and Field Parameters Walk Jolly Giant Creek to Marsh T&S 2.3
2/5/01	TMDL Case Studies TMDL Reading	Physical Characteristics of Water T&S 2.4, 3.1	Quiz 3 Lab 3: Turbidity and Solids
2/12/01	Chemical Characteristics Inorganic Matter T&S 2.5:65-72, 3.2:170-176	Chemical Characteristics Inorganic Matter Nutrients T&S 2.5:73-74	Quiz 4 Lab 4: Nitrogen and Phosphorus
2/19/01	Chemical Characteristics Inorganic Matter pH and Carbonate Equilibrium Project Introduction T&S 2.5:75-89	Chemical Characteristics Inorganic Matter pH and Carbonate Equilibrium T&S 2.5:75-89 (Lab prep)	Lab 5: Carbonate Equilibrium Modeling or Freshwater turbidity station field trip (if raining)
2/26/01	Chemical Characteristics Inorganic Matter Carbonate Equilibrium T&S 2.5:75-89	Chemical Characteristics Inorganic Matter Alkalinity and Hardness T&S 2.5:89-93, 3.2:176-178	Quiz 5 Lab 6: Cancelled due to Gas Leak
3/5/01	Exam #1	Chemical Characteristics Inorganic Matter Alkalinity and Hardness T&S 2.5:89-93, 3.2:176-178	Quiz 5 continued Lab 7: Alkalinity and Hardness
3/12/01	Biotic Indicators for Water Quality T&S3.6 http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/ http://osf1.gmu.edu/~avia/intro.htm	Biological Characteristics T&S 2.8, 3.3:187-192, 3.4	Lab 8 :Field Lab Midterm Evaluations
3/19/01	No Classes Spring Break	No Classes Spring Break	No Classes Spring Break
3/26/01	Total and Fecal Coliform Lab	Guest Lecture from DHS Drinking Water Treatment Systems T&S 2.6:94-121	Quiz 6 Chemical Characteristics Organic Matter BOD Lab 9: BOD/COD
4/2/01	Chemical Characteristics Organic Matter BOD T&S 2.6:94-121	Chemical Characteristics Organic Matter BOD T&S 2.6:94-121	Quiz 7 Lab 10: Problem Solving Session
4/9/01	Effects of Waste on Receiving Waters Streeter-Phelps Equation T&S 8.1-2	Effects of Waste on Receiving Waters Streeter-Phelps Equation T&S 8.1-2	Quiz 8 Lab 11: CCAT Grey Water System Field Trip and Analysis Planning Water and Wastewater Treatment Introduction Data Analysis Project Due
4/16/01	Exam #2	Wastewater Treatment T&S chapters 11,12,14 (relevant sections )	Lab 12: CCAT Grey Water System Analysis
4/23/01	Wastewater Treatment T&S chapters 11,12,14 (relevant sections )	Wastewater Treatment T&S chapters 14 (relevant sections TBA) Web Reading on Oxidation Ponds	Quiz 9 Lab 13: CCAT Grey Water System Analysis
4/30/01	Drinking Water Treatment T&S chapters 12,13 (relevant sections, see handout)	Drinking Water Treatment T&S chapters 12,13 (relevant sections, see handout)	Lab 14: Field Trip to Arcata Marsh?
5/7/01	Drinking Water Treatment T&S chapters 12,13 (relevant sections, see handout)	Cycles T&S 3.3:182-186 http://esa.sdsc.edu/tilman.pdf http://www.whrc.org/science/carbon/carbon.htm	Lab 15: Field Trip to Pelican Bay
5/14/01		FINAL EXAM Th May 17 @ 1240-1420

T&S = Tchobanoglous and Schroeder text

TBA = To be Announced

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