EV 311 Water: Hydrology, Aquatic Chemistry & Ecology Syllabus: Block 8, 2007	Howard Drossman & Miro Kummel

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Day	Time	Topic	Reading
Week 1: Fountain Creek Watershed/Geochemistry
Mon.	AM	Class Introduction Pre-class assessment Physical Properties of Water Chemical Equilibrium Review	Paper 1 Acid Rain Ch.13
	PM	GIS: Introduction to FC Watershed (Barnes PC Lab)	Handout Aquatic Chem I Aquatic Chem II
Tues.	AM	Depart to PP Hiway (8 AM) Longitudinal Sampling Project
	PM	Longitudinal Sampling Project Physical and chemical stream sampling	Aquatic Chem III
Wed.	AM	Aquatic Chem III Acids and pH Acid-Base Reactions pH of normal rain	Intro Acid-Base
	PM	Lab Analysis: Alkalinity, Anions by IC, TDS, TSS, BOD Chem Help Session: 4 PM	Lab Manual Aquat. Chem IV
Thurs.	AM	Aquat. Chem IV Acid-Base Distribution Functions
	PM	Lab Analysis: Alkalinity, Cations by IC, TDS, TSS, BOD, E. coli, Metals by ICP	Lab Manual Aquat. Chem V
Fri.	AM	Aq. Chem V Buffers, Titrations & Alkalinity Carbonate Equilibria: Excel Assignment
	PM	Lab Data Analysis Longitudinal Data 07/Project I (weekend)
Week 2: Arkansas Watershed & Water Resources Hydrology & Stream Ecology
Mon.	AM	Project I Due (9 AM) Steam Hydrographs (Excel exercise) Stream Hydrographs (STELLA Model) Flood Frequency Calculations	Leopold Hydrologic Cycle
	PM	Homestake & CS Water Delivery Videos (lunch) GIS II: Watershed Data Mapping Lab Analysis: BOD	Lab Manual
Tues.	AM	Arkansas River Field Trip Elephant Rock (Stream Ecology/Hydrology) Dams Hyporheic Zone	Leopold Giller Chs. 3 & 5
	PM	Arkansas River Field Trip Princeton HS (Stream Ecology)
Wed.	AM	Arkansas River Field Trip (Hekla Junction: Hydrologic and ecological surveys)	Leopold Giller Chs. 3 & 5
	PM	Arkansas River Field Trip (Hekla Junction: Hydrologic and ecological surveys)
Thurs.	AM	Arakansas Headwaters Recreation Area	Leopold
	PM	Pueblo Reservoir (SDS) Southern Water Delivery
Fri.	AM	Population Ecology	Giller Ch. 7
	PM	Carol Baker, CS Utils Project II: Use link to access data
Week 3: Stream Ecology & Urban Impact Assessment
Mon.	AM	Project II (due 9 AM) Community Ecology	Giller Ch. 8 Stream Ecology Links
	PM	Manitou Springs Creek Survey
Tues.	AM	Ecosystem Ecology I Redox Chemistry, Nutrient Cycling and Bioenergetics Dissolved Oxygen and Nutrient Cycling Oxygen Site DO Calculator	Handouts Redox Notes Eutrophication
	PM	Lake Nutrient Survey	Lab Manual
Wed.	AM	Ecosystem Ecology II (Catamount): Soils, Acid Rain and Wetlands Aq. Chem VI Virtual Mineral Museum	Giller Ch. 6
	PM	Ecosystem Ecology II (Catamount)	Lab Manual
Thurs.	AM	Final Projects I
	PM	Final Projects II	Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment
Fri.	AM	Final Projects III
	PM	Project III (weekend)
Week 4: Final Projects
Mon.	AM	Final Projects IVDue (9 AM) Final Project Data Analysis: Meetings
	PM	Final Project Data Analysis
Tues.	AM	Final Project Data Analysis: Meetings
	PM	Final Project Data Analysis
Wed.	AM	Final Reports Due (9 AM) Presentation of Final Project Data Class Evaluation

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