THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

CE 390M WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

FALL 1999

COURSE OUTLINE

I. INTRODUCTION

• A. Course Objectives

  B. Course Procedures

II. WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

• A. Definition of Water Quality Management

  B. Framework for Analysis

III. METHODS OF WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• A. Historical Methods

  B. Emerging Methods

IV. LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS

• A. Legislation

  B. Regulations

V. REGULATORY AGENCIES

• A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  B. Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission

VI. WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS, CRITERIA, AND STANDARDS

• A. Definitions

  B. Stream Classification vs. Beneficial Uses

  C. Physical/Chemical/Biological Parameters of Water Quality Management

  D. Water Quality Criteria

  E. Effluent Limits

VII. SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS

• A. Social

  B. Political

  C. Economic

VIII. WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND THE ENGINEER

• A. Roles

  B. Consultant

  C. Expert Witness

  D. Project Manager

IX. CASE STUDIES

• A. Ohio River (ORSANCO)

  B. Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay

  C. Rhine River