The final exam is 10 pages and 30 questions/items at least one of which is easy and at least one of which is hard. The questions are:
74% Short answer
15% Multiple choice
9% Matching
2% Fill in the blank
...and the points will come from the following subject categories:
15% Floods and flood mitigation
14% Dams and hydroelectric
14% Water use
12% Global WaSH
10% Hydrography
8% Specific local/regional water resource challenges
8% Other
8% Large-scale water diversion
7% Colorado River
2% Desalination
2% Rainfall and rainwater harvesting
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Friday Week Twelve
...some questions...
1. What is going on with the WV Water Crisis? Why is WVAWC replacing the carbon filter bed at their Kanawha Valley Treatment Plant? How do you pronounce "Kanawha"? Why did they wait for so long? What two new laws have been recently passed in WV in response to the spill? What is the WV TAP? What where their findings? What are the ongoing, long-term effects of the spill and resulting crisis?
2. What was the collective change in perception of water quality for our class based on personal experience and based on the data presented in our respective CCRs? Should we be concerned about the quality of our water? Why (and/or why not)? How does the system for regulating water quality in bottled water in the US ensure that bottled water is consistently higher in quality than public tap water (or does it)?
3. How close is the nearest Superfund site? Had most of our class heard of their closest Superfund site? What are the most common contaminants at Superfund sites? What are the most commonly mentioned treatment methods at Superfund sites? Why is it problematic that one of the most commonly mentioned treatment method is soil removal? As a water resources class, why are we interested in all TRI facilities and not just those that release directly to water?
4. According to the collective analysis of our class, what are the world's top water resource countries? What are the characteristic of these countries? Upon further inspection, what country might not belong in the top 5?
5. According to the collective analysis of our class, what are the world's worth water resource countries? What are the characteristic of these countries? Upon further inspection, what country might not belong in the top (bottom) 5?
Slides from today are on Sakai. There will be an exam review session on Sunday at 3:00pm in G22. Please come ready to have all of your questions answered or further obfuscated.
1. What is going on with the WV Water Crisis? Why is WVAWC replacing the carbon filter bed at their Kanawha Valley Treatment Plant? How do you pronounce "Kanawha"? Why did they wait for so long? What two new laws have been recently passed in WV in response to the spill? What is the WV TAP? What where their findings? What are the ongoing, long-term effects of the spill and resulting crisis?
2. What was the collective change in perception of water quality for our class based on personal experience and based on the data presented in our respective CCRs? Should we be concerned about the quality of our water? Why (and/or why not)? How does the system for regulating water quality in bottled water in the US ensure that bottled water is consistently higher in quality than public tap water (or does it)?
3. How close is the nearest Superfund site? Had most of our class heard of their closest Superfund site? What are the most common contaminants at Superfund sites? What are the most commonly mentioned treatment methods at Superfund sites? Why is it problematic that one of the most commonly mentioned treatment method is soil removal? As a water resources class, why are we interested in all TRI facilities and not just those that release directly to water?
4. According to the collective analysis of our class, what are the world's top water resource countries? What are the characteristic of these countries? Upon further inspection, what country might not belong in the top 5?
5. According to the collective analysis of our class, what are the world's worth water resource countries? What are the characteristic of these countries? Upon further inspection, what country might not belong in the top (bottom) 5?
Slides from today are on Sakai. There will be an exam review session on Sunday at 3:00pm in G22. Please come ready to have all of your questions answered or further obfuscated.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Wednesday Week Twelve
...with special thanks to Alex and Cort!
1. Where is Bolivia? What are the specific characteristics of the physiography, rainfall distribution, and population density distribution that provide a backdrop for natural water resource management challenges? According to "the numbers," what are Bolivia's water resource management challenges and how are they doing in addressing these problems.
2. Where is Guatemala? According to "the numbers," what are Guatemala's water resource management challenges and how are they doing in addressing these problems.
3. What is Engineers Without Borders? What are their specific goals in Guatemala and Bolivia?
4. How does a biosand filter work? Does it contain sand? What is the Schmutzdecke? Where does a biosand filter get its energy? What water specific quality challenges does biosand filtration manage well? What water specific quality challenges does biosand filtration not manage well? How do nails manage viral contamination? Why are they refering to a biosand filter as an "appropriate technology"? What sort of application scales are appropriate
5. How is a ceramic pot filter made? How does a ceramic pot filter work?
6. What are the specific water resource management challenges that affect the community of Pampoyo, Bolivia? How is EWB helping them to manage this challenge? How does creating a clean water supply for lamas have a secondary effect of improving surface water quality in the area? What is an "eco-latrine"?
7. Why is it a big deal that the privatization of municipal water increased the price of domestic water substantially in Cochabamba, Bolivia?
8. What is the implied goal of increasing the number people in a community with access to improved sanitation? What is the three-step evolution toward effective management of sanitary waste? How is sanitary waste managed in rural vs urban settings in developed nations? How are we (as a global community) doing in providing access to improved sanitation?
9. What does unsustainable groundwater use look like? Why do some areas have unsustainable rates of groundwater use? What are some areas in the USA that have experienced unsustainable rates of groundwater withdrawals in recent history?
10. What seven countries are so effective at withdrawing groundwater that they are responsible for 75% of the world's annual groundwater withdrawals? Which of these countries have sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawals and the country level?
11. Even though India as a country has a groundwater withdrawal rate of 45.3%, why is it important that the replenishable groundwater of Punjab is 39% of groundwater withdrawals for the state? Where is Punjab? Where does their water come from?
Slides (including EWB material) is on Sakai. Your final assigned reading is the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1. Where is Bolivia? What are the specific characteristics of the physiography, rainfall distribution, and population density distribution that provide a backdrop for natural water resource management challenges? According to "the numbers," what are Bolivia's water resource management challenges and how are they doing in addressing these problems.
2. Where is Guatemala? According to "the numbers," what are Guatemala's water resource management challenges and how are they doing in addressing these problems.
3. What is Engineers Without Borders? What are their specific goals in Guatemala and Bolivia?
4. How does a biosand filter work? Does it contain sand? What is the Schmutzdecke? Where does a biosand filter get its energy? What water specific quality challenges does biosand filtration manage well? What water specific quality challenges does biosand filtration not manage well? How do nails manage viral contamination? Why are they refering to a biosand filter as an "appropriate technology"? What sort of application scales are appropriate
5. How is a ceramic pot filter made? How does a ceramic pot filter work?
6. What are the specific water resource management challenges that affect the community of Pampoyo, Bolivia? How is EWB helping them to manage this challenge? How does creating a clean water supply for lamas have a secondary effect of improving surface water quality in the area? What is an "eco-latrine"?
7. Why is it a big deal that the privatization of municipal water increased the price of domestic water substantially in Cochabamba, Bolivia?
8. What is the implied goal of increasing the number people in a community with access to improved sanitation? What is the three-step evolution toward effective management of sanitary waste? How is sanitary waste managed in rural vs urban settings in developed nations? How are we (as a global community) doing in providing access to improved sanitation?
9. What does unsustainable groundwater use look like? Why do some areas have unsustainable rates of groundwater use? What are some areas in the USA that have experienced unsustainable rates of groundwater withdrawals in recent history?
10. What seven countries are so effective at withdrawing groundwater that they are responsible for 75% of the world's annual groundwater withdrawals? Which of these countries have sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawals and the country level?
11. Even though India as a country has a groundwater withdrawal rate of 45.3%, why is it important that the replenishable groundwater of Punjab is 39% of groundwater withdrawals for the state? Where is Punjab? Where does their water come from?
Slides (including EWB material) is on Sakai. Your final assigned reading is the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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