CEE/EHS 597B - Potable Water for Small and Disadvantaged Communities
| Date | Class # | L | P | Topics | Required Reading | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6 | 1 | L01 | P01 | Overview of US water supply, types of systems, system sizes, demographics |
none | Reckhow |
| 9/11 | 2 | L02 | P02 | Basics of water systems, physical components and treatment |
Reckhow | |
| 9/13 | 3 | L03 | P03 | Field Trip to Atkins WTP (9AM) |
Dumais et al. | Reckhow |
| 9/18 | 4 | L04 | P04 | Options for local case studies and Res’Eau community Circle approach |
Res'Eau, 2017 | Reckhow |
| 9/20 | 5 | L05 | Waterborne Disease Risk |
Walkerton | Ford | |
| 9/25 | 6 | L06 | P06 | Wells and Groundwater |
Boutt | |
| 9/27 | 7 | L07 | Overview of water system economics |
EPA Pricing & Rate Setting | Milman | |
| 10/2 | 8 | L08 | P08 | Regulatory requirements for small systems |
NPDW Regs | Reckhow |
| 10/4 | 9 | L09 | Institutions & Political challenges |
Milman | ||
| 10/10 | 10 | Group reports on information & stakeholder needs |
students | |||
| 10/11 | 11 | Water quality in distribution systems & biofilms + sanitary surveys |
DEP, 2006 | Kumpel & Ford | ||
| 10/16 | 12 | Case studies/Assessing capacity |
see email | Kumpel | ||
| 10/18 | 13 | L13 | Environmental justice & SDWA |
click here | Milman | |
| 10/23 | 14 | Special issues when working with tribal systems |
click here | Ford | ||
| 10/25 | 15 | L15 | P15 | Special Topics: DBPs |
click here | Reckhow |
| 10/30 | 16 | L16 | P16 | Source water protection: best practices & case studies |
click here | Cohen |
| 11/1 | 17 | L17 | P17 | Special Topics: Fe/Mn & asset management |
click here | Tobiason & Wittbold |
| 11/6 | 18 | Plant operations (meet at Northampton WTP) |
click here | Sparks | ||
| 11/8 | 19 | Group mid-term reports |
students | |||
| 11/13 | 20 | The service provider perspective I |
Leach | |||
| 11/15 | 21 | The service provider perspective II |
Balmer | |||
| 11/27 | 22 | Case Studies from Kenya |
Gikonyo & Kumpel | |||
| 11/29 | 23 | Tribal water system operations |
Thompson | |||
| 12/4 | 24 | Data flows and Information and Communication Technologies |
click here | Kumpel | ||
| 12/6 | 25 | In-class working session with faculty |
students | |||
| 12/11 | 26 | Final Project Presentations |
students |
Notes: L => full size pdf of lecture slides; P = > print version with 2 slides per page
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