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; and
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