GLS 109 Water Sustainability

4 Credit(s) SR SRL

Is fresh water a sustainable resource? This course introduces students to the science of water resource sustainability. Using the process of scientific inquiry students will develop hypotheses and methods of testing these hypotheses associated with the hydrologic cycle at the watershed scale with a focus on the question of sustainability, particularly in light of the impact of climate change. Students will measure, analyze, and interpret data on precipitation, surface water flow, groundwater flow, flooding events, and water quality including natural and human induced impacts on water quality, as well as estuarine environments where fresh water mixes with seawater. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week.