Description

Students earning a certificate in Groundwater Management will:

1. Understand the principles of groundwater flow and the movement of contaminants in groundwater; be able to understand the principles in locating and designing municipal production wells.
2. Understand the principles of managing groundwater basins and conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, and be knowledgeable in groundwater rights and groundwater basin adjudication.
3. Apply advanced computer models to groundwater and surface water systems.

Requirements

To obtain a certificate, students must complete the required courses with a 3.0 grade point average or higher.

• CIVL 628 Groundwater Hydrology and Sustainable Management 3 semester hours
• CIVL 629 Groundwater Contaminant Transport and Remediation 3 semester hours
• CIVL 656 Water Resources Systems Modeling 3 semester hours