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                Course
                
			CEE 755/855 Water Quality Management

                  	Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits, 
			Fall Semester, 2024

			(offered at ODU Campus and Distance Learning sites)
			

			Course Website: http://asellus.cee.odu.edu/wqmg/
		

	

CALL No.: 21671
                CEE 755 - ODU Main Campus, GORNTO 215
                

CALL No.: 21672
                CEE 755 - WC2_Hampton Roads
                

CALL No.: 21673
                CEE 755 - WC5_In Virginia
                

CALL No.: 21674
                CEE 755 - WC7_Outside Virginia



CALL No.: 21675
                CEE 855 - ODU Main Campus, GORNTO 215
                

CALL No.: 21676
                CEE 855 - WC2_Hampton Roads
                

CALL No.: 21677
                CEE 855 - WC5_In Virginia
                

CALL No.: 21678
                CEE 855 - WC7_Outside Virginia
                


	


	

	


				

	

                Session
                
			Fall Session #1: August 24 through December 6, 2024
		
	

                Day/Time
                Monday, 7:25-10:05 PM
	

                Classroom
                
			Gornto Distance Learning building 215, GORNTO 215 and Online
	

                Prerequisite
                
		Graduate standing minimum. Prerequisites: 
		(CEE 350 (Env. Pollution and Control) and 
		MATH 307U (ODE)) or Permission of 
		the instructor. Students are expected to have a good background in 
		mathematics and computing.
		
	

                Instructor
                
			Jaewan Yoon, Associate Professor, CEE, 
			KH (Kaufman Hall) 130
	

                Phone
                (757) 683-4724
	
	

                e-mail
                
		jyoon@odu.edu
		
	

                Office Hours
                2:00-4:00 PM M; Open and Extensive, 
			both in-person and via e-mails.
		
	


			












	
        Course Description
	






   
 

 

System, Reproducibility and Scalability



Characterization of water quality in various natural 
ambient system domains in micro-, meso- and macro-scales, 
and human activities and/or natural contaminant inputs 
that trigger responses in these systems will be discussed
in the class. 

Subsequent engineering management practices and methodologies, 
both in analysis and design orientatins, and related 
water quality-related laws and regularions, 
with particular emphases on TMDL (Total Maximum 
Daily Load) and WLA (Waste Load Allocation) 
approaches to minimize contaminant inputs 
and for restoring water quality at the system level 
will be the main topics. 



Physical, chemical, biological, and hydrological 
trigger-response relationship in surface water system domains
in junction with water quality management strategies 
will be expanded in the second half of the class.
Reaction kinetics, material balances and componental system
equations will be introduced in modeling contaminant transport, 
fate and flux in the environment. 
Specific attention will be given to typical water quality 
problem domains in stream and river systems, lake and 
reservoir systems. 



Students are expected to have stable background knowledge
in hydralics/hydrology, chemistry, physics, biology and computation methods.



This CEE 755 Water Quality Management (=understanding WQ Systems) 
is the first sequence course to 
CEE 756 Water Quality Modeling (=applications of WQ Analysis and Design) course.
 








	






	
        Textbook and References
	




 
 




Following course textbook (required) will be 
used for lectures and homework assignments.






	
		Course Textbook (required)
	
	
		
		Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems: Fate and Transport 
		Processes in the Water Environment 3rdd Edition,

		Chin, David A., 2021,

		Wiley, ISBN 978-1-119-53208-8
		

			

















	







	






	
        Class Topics
	




 
 




	
    
	
  1. Chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of aquatic system 
	
  2. Ecological principles impacting water quality 
	
  3. Hydrologic and hydraulic principles relating to water-quality monitoring and modeling 
	
  4. Substance kinetics, reactions, transport and fate phenomena plus FLUX!!
	
  5. Quantitative characterization of assimilative capacity of aquatic systems 
	
  6. Various pollution constituents - point, nonpoint, diffused, surface-subsurface interaction 
	
  7. Assessment, remediation, planning and management, and post-audit/monitoring strategies 
	
  8. Eutrophication process and trophic state indices 
	
  9. Treatment methods: aeration, nutrient inactivation, biological manipulation, etc. 
	
  10. State and Federal water-quality legislation, law and permits; standards and criteria 
	
  11. WQ Domain: Stream and River; Uni-directional source and sink
	
  12. WQ Domain: Lake and Reservoir; Vertical stratification and destratification: influences on water quality 
	






	






	
        Class Philosophy
	




 
 



	
    

	
  1.  The classroom presentation will be lecture and discussion
	even though the class will be primarily in Distance Learning & broadcast setting.  
	I would ask questions during lectures to promote discussion 
	of various topics and to stimulate thoughts.  Feel free to
	interrupt me at any time in order to discuss points that 
	you do not understand or simply want to discuss in more 
	detail. (of course, at the same time we need to use 
	the time wisely to cover class topics) 
	
    

	

	
  2. Office Hours: 
	You're welcome to drop by for a discussion. Or if you prefer, 
	you would e-mail me at 
	<jyoon@odu.edu> to ask question(s), with a better clarity.
	
Please come prepared with 
	some explicit questions which demonstrate that you have 
	done some thinking about your 'lingering' problem on your own. You must 
	have some knowledge to ascertain what it is you don't understand. 
	
    


	







	






	
        Grading Policy
	




 
 









	Project
	50%
	
		Final report and a Presentation 
		by each project group



	Midterm Exam
	20%
	Takehome Exam, Closed book and notes


	Final Exam
	30%
	Takehome Final, Open book and notes


	

	
	



	Total
	100%
	 





Homeworks are not assigned but non-gradable, guilt-free weekly 
exercise questions will be posted 
to Canvas/Assignments, followed by a solution one week later.



If you'd registered this course as CEE 855, in addition to "all above," 
you are required to submit a term research paper (due together with your 
Final Project Report). Topic of the term research paper will be identified 
after a short meeting with the instructor in the beginning of the semester.











	
	
	Final Letter Grade Assignment
	








	
	Final letter grades will be based on brackets (see right side) out 
	of 100% total.  For example, a cumulative total equals 
	to a 65 percentile or higher will guarantee you a grade of C- or 
	better. 
	


			
	 
	

	

        	100%-93%
	        A
	

        	< 93%-88%
	        A-
	

        	< 88%-85%
	        B+
	

        	< 85%-80%
	        B
	

        	< 80%-78%
	        B-
	

        	< 78%-75%
	        C+
	

        	< 75%-70%
	        C
	

        	< 70%-65%
	        C-
	

        	< 65%
	        F
	

	














	








	
	
	Class Logistics
	





	

	
	
    
	

	

	

	

	
  1. Both Miterm and Final Exams will be Takehome exams.  
	
    

	Midterm exam will be a closed book and notes, and
	Final Exam will be an open book and notes exam.
	(Final exam will cover topics discussed
        after the Midterm exam)
	
    

	Be sure to handwrite the Old Dominion University Honor Code
	in your cover page of exams and sign.
	
    

	Problems should be worked neatly and
        briefly on 8.5"x11" engineering ruled pads (or equivalent),
        with the pages stapled and numbered. Show all your works so I
        can give proper credits. Please write legibly on "one
        side of the paper" only.

	
    


	
  2. A requirement of this course is to conduct a class 
	project on a water quality management/modeling/planning problem/design with a 
	20~25-minute (which will be depending on the class size) 
	presentation and submit a written final report. 
	The project will be a group effort, ideally two students 
	per group, three students max. For more information, please see 
	the Class Project Guideline page
	
    

	

	
  3. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for students with disabilities. 
		Please let me know as early in the semester as possible.
	
    

	
  4. If you think your exam was incorrectly graded or 
	graded too harshly, please return it to me with an 
	explanation. I reserve the right to completely regrade 
	an examination that has been returned (regraded 
	result can be either better or worse than the original grade). 
	
    

	
	

			
	





	








	
	
	Honor Code
	





The Old Dominion University Honor Code applies to all works associated with this course. 
Honor the Honor Code. Remember, the academia is all about 
pride and 
respect, and the 
Honor Code is the heart of it.





	











	
        Course Timeline
	






 



CEE 755/855 Water Quality Management

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits, Fall Semester, 2024

CALL No.: 21671/21672/21673/21674 CEE 755 & 21675/21676/21677/21678 CEE 855

Fall Session #1 Aug 24-Dec 6, 2024

Monday, 7:25-10:05 PM

GORNTO 215 and Online









Today is 














	Important Due Dates to Remember













        1-page Project Proposal Due
        Sept. 30 (Monday)


        Midterm Exam
	
(Closed book & notes)
			
        Distributed: Oct. 14 (Monday) 7:00 PM
	

	Due by: Oct. 16 (Wednesday) 5:00 PM or earlier  to Canvas/Assignments
			


        Project Progress Report Due
        Nov. 4 (Monday)


        E-mail Your Group's One-page Project Presentation Summary to Dr. Yoon
        Nov. 29 (Friday) 5:00 PM


        Project Presentation
        Dec. 2 (Monday) via Zoom


        Project Final Report & Project Presentation (in .pptx) Due
        No later than Wednesday Dec. 4 5:00 PM to Canvas/Assignments


        Final Exam
	
(Open book & notes)
			
        Distributed: Dec. 9 (Monday) 7:00 PM
        

        Due by: Dec. 10 (Tuesday) 5:00 PM or earlier to Canvas/Assignments
























	Period
	Date
	 
	Topics
	Read Chapter(s)





	1
	Aug. 26
	M
	
		
    
		
  • Introduction & Course Overview
		
  • Sources and Uses of Water
		
  • Water Quality Standards 
		

			
	1





	2
	Sept. 2
	M
	
		
    
		
		No Class -- Labor Day 
		
		


			
	 





	3
	Sept. 9
	M
	
		
    
		
  • Physical Characteristics of Water
		
  • Chemical Characteristics of Water
		
  • Biological Characteristics of Water
		
  • Bacteria Source Tracking (BST) in TMDL
		

		


			
	2





	4
	Sept. 16
	M
	
		
    
		
  • Water Quality Standards (WQS) in Federal and State Levels
		
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
    
		
      
			
    1. Water Quality in the EIA process
			
    2. Decision Matrix
			
    3. Tradeoff Analysis
		
    
		

		


			
	Lecture Note & 6





	5
	Sept. 23
	M
	
		
    
		
  • Material Balances of Flow and Concentration
		
  • Mass Flux:
    
		   - Advective
    
		   - Diffusive
    
		   - Dispersive
    
		   - Reactive
    
		

			
	3





	6
	Sept. 30
	M
	
		
    
		
  • Contaminant Movement/Transport in Various Environments
		
  • Types and Common Indicators of Pollution
		

		


		
		
			
	Lecture note, 2 & 3





	7
	Oct. 7
	M
        
                
    
                
  • Environmental Laws and Regulations
                
  • Pollution Control Laws
                
  • Planning and Management
                
  • Post-Audit/Monitoring aspects of Water Quality
                
    

        

        Lecture note, 4.8 & 7.6





	8
	Oct. 14
	M
        
		No Class -- Fall Holiday, Oct 12-15 (Sa-T)
		
    
                
  • Takehome Midterm 
		(closed book & notes)
     
		Midterm material will be posted to Canvas/Assignments on 
		Oct. 14 (Monday) at 7:00 PM.
                Midterm exam is due by Oct. 16 (Wednesday) 5:00 PM
                or ealier at Canvas/Assignments.
		
    

	

	 





	9
	Oct. 21
	M
        
                
    
                
  • Tools for Water Quality Management:
    
                   - Mathematical Models
    
                   - Regulatory Models
                

        		
        Lecture note plus 4.4-4.6 & 7.5





	10
	Oct. 28
	M
        
                
    
                
  • Water Quality in Rivers - I
    
                   - Characteristics
    
                   - Assessment
    
                   - Management Strategy
    
                   - Models
    
                   - TMDL & WLA
                

        		
        3, 4 & 7





	11
	Nov. 4
	M
        
                
    
                
  • Water Quality in Rivers - II
    
                   - Characteristics
    
                   - Assessment
    
                   - Management Strategy
    
                   - Models
    
                   - TMDL & WLA
                

                


                
                
        		
        3, 4, 7






	12
	Nov. 11
	M
        
                
    
                
  • Water Quality in Estuaries
    
                   - Characteristics
    
                   - Assessment
    
                   - Management Strategy
    
                   - Models
    
                   - TMDL & WLA
                

        		
        3, 7 & 9





	13
	Nov. 18
	M
        
                
    
                
  • Water Quality in Lakes/Reservoirs - I
    
                   - Characteristics
    
                   - Assessment
    
                   - Management Strategy
    
                

        		
        3, 7 & 9





	14
	Nov. 25
	M
	
		
    
		
  • Water Quality in Lakes/Reservoirs - II
    
		   - Models
    
		   - TMDL & WLA
		

			
	3, 7 & 9





	*
	Nov. 29
	F
	
		

		E-mail one-page summary of your 
		group's project presentation to 
		Dr. Yoon 
		no later than 5:00 PM.
		


		For more information, please see
		


                

                
                
                
                
                
                
                Guideline on one-page Summary of Project Presentation
                

			
	





	15
	Dec. 2
	M
	
		
	
	 





	16
	Dec. 4
	W
        
                
    
                Due:  Project Final Report
		and  Project Presentation (in .pptx)
                to Canvas/Assignments no later than
                Wednesday December 4 5:00 PM.
                



			
	 





	*
	Dec. 9
	M
        
                
    
                
  • 
                
                Final Exam
                material will be posted to Canvas/Assignments at 7:00 PM.
                Final exam is due by Dec. 10 (Tuesday) 5:00 PM or earlier at Canvas/Assignments.
                
        
    

        Final exam (open book/notes) will cover topics
        discussed after the Midterm exam.
        
    

                


			
	 

























	

		
		
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