— Water Resource Planning & Management

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Applications of deterministic and stochastic mathematical programming techniques to water resource planning, analysis, design, and management. Water allocation, capacity expansion, and reservoir operation. Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater. Water quality management. Irrigation planning and operation models. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Cross Listing: HYD 243 . Grade Mode: Letter. EBS 243 — Water Resource Planning & Management (4 units) Course Description: Applications and tools to evaluate water management strategies, mathematical programming techniques to water resource planning, analysis, design and management. Water allocation, evaluation of natural and man-made infrastructure and system's re-operation, environmental flows. Conjunctive use of water: surface water, groundwater, recycled water, storm water, desalinization, fog, snow, soil moisture. Water governance, decision making processes, social and environmental justice. Prerequisite(s): Familiarity with surface water hydrology, probability and statistics. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s); Discussion 1 hour(s), Fieldwork 0.8 hour(s), Extensive Problem Solving. Cross Listing: HYD 243 . Grade Mode: Letter. This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Cross Listing: HYD 243 . Grade Mode: Letter. EBS 243 — Water Resource Planning & Management (4 units) Course Description: Applications and tools to evaluate water management strategies, mathematical programming techniques to water resource planning, analysis, design and management. Water allocation, evaluation of natural and man-made infrastructure and system's re-operation, environmental flows. Conjunctive use of water: surface water, groundwater, recycled water, storm water, desalinization, fog, snow, soil moisture. Water governance, decision making processes, social and environmental justice. Prerequisite(s): Familiarity with surface water hydrology, probability and statistics. Learning Activities: Lecture 2 hour(s); Discussion 1 hour(s), Fieldwork 0.8 hour(s), Extensive Problem Solving. Cross Listing: HYD 243 . Grade Mode: Letter. This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.