Short course on constructed wetlands

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FIFTH ANNUAL SHORT COURSE ON CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WATER QUALITY

IMPROVEMENT


Wastewater, Stormwater and other Non-Point Sources


The Humboldt State University's Environmental Resources Engineering

Department is offering a short course on the use of free surface constructed

wetlands for treatment of wastewater. The short course will be held May

15-17, 2000 on the Humboldt State University campus in Arcata, California,

and is scheduled to involve three training days, totaling 24 hours. This

course will be directed by Dr. Robert Gearheart and is intended for design

engineers and wetland scientists who are interested or involved in the

planning, designing, and management of wetlands for wastewater treatment and

pollution abatement. The course will deal with wetland processes, wetland

hydrology/hydraulics, wetland plants/epiphytes, habitat features, design

consideration and construction elements.


COURSE SUBJECTS WILL INCLUDE


1.

 Introduction to Wetland Systems

 10.

 Facility Planning Considerations-Applications


2.

 Wetland Ecology

 11.

 Basis for Design


3.

 Wetland Hydrology

 12.

 Design Features


4.

 Wetland Chemistry/Water Quality

 13.

 Construction-Specifications


5.

 Wetland Soils

 14.

 Operation and Maintenance


6.

 Wetland Plants

 15.

 Cost/Benefits


7.

 Wetland Microbial Ecology

 16.

 Reuse, Multi-use & Multi-benefit issues


8.

 Wetland Hydraulics

 17.

 Regulatory Issues


9.

 Modeling Constructed Wetlands (Design Models)

 18.

 Application (minewaste, NPS, agricultural runoff, industrial waste,

wastewater)


In addition to instruction by Dr. Gearheart, guest instructors include other

professionals in the field who have been involved in the development of the

Arcata wetland treatment project and many other wetland treatment systems in

the western United States, as well as internationally. The proximity of the

campus to many natural and constructed wetland systems provides a unique

opportunity to gain engineering knowledge and on-site/hands-on experience

with this technology. The course will include site visits to six different

full scale operational wetland systems in the immediate area and 15 video

site visits to wetland systems in California and other states.


Related Conference


Included in the cost of the short course is a two-day "Conference on the

Role of Wetlands in Watershed Management - Lessons Learned" is being held

immediately following the short course, on May 18 and 19, 2000, also at

Humboldt State University. The conference will resent case studies of

lessons learned in the application of wetland technologies to address

watershed issues, including wetlands for:


* on-site treatment

 * agricultural runoff

 * municipal effluent treatment

* urban runoff

 * mining waste

 * industrial contaminant removal



Please visit this site or contact Barbara Smith (information below) for

information concerning abstract topics and submissions.


Costs


The course will cost $345, plus a $50 activity fee, which includes course

materials, field trips, computer software, and wetland video.


Individual college credit of 3 units can be received for the five-day

workshop/conference.


Space is limited - Registration is required by May 1, 2000.


For more information, including transportation and lodging questions, or to

register, please contact:


Barbara Smith, Phone: (707) 826-3619, Fax: (707) 826-3616, or email

smithb at laurel.humboldt.edu


Environmental Resources Engineering Department, Humboldt State University,

Arcata, CA 95521


© 1999 Humboldt Water Resources