Environmental Project I

Course description

The course requires the completion of an environmental project selected by the student and approved by the instructor. Environmental engineering concepts acquired through course work, work experience, and independent research will be used to address the technical, regulatory, social, and economic issues associated with the project. Project topics will be developed in consultation with professionals from the environmental industry. The project will be completed in teams of 3 or 4 students. For each project topic, a professional from industry will act as a mentor throughout the duration of the course. The mentor will provide their project team with advice and technical expertise and will meet with the project team approximately 4 hours/month. The meetings will occur at the mentor's place of work and will be scheduled at mutually agreeable times with the student group. Typical projects include Phase One/Two Environmental Site Assessments, a Remedial Action Plan, Contaminated Site Risk Assessment, Environmental Compliance Audits, ISO 14000 Analysis, Landfill Design and Monitoring Report, Engineered Wetland Design, Source Water Protection Plans, Hydrogeological Study, Water Efficiency Study and Reduction Plan, or Stream Rehabilitation Assessment/Plan. A detailed proposal identifying the scope of work, technical approach, project team, schedule, and budget is a course requirement. The proposal will be presented to the class in the first term of the course. Following the preparation/presentation of the project proposal, each project team will complete the data gathering/literature review portion of the project by the end of the term.

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