G6- Water Resources Engineering Flashcards
- Huge field that involves managing available water sources from the standpoint of both water quantity and water quality to meet water needs of humanity
Water Resources Engineering
Categories of water resources engineering includes:
- Groundwater engineering
- hydrological engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
concerned with groundwater movement and designs of wells, pumps, and drains.
Groundwater Engineering
handles and controls various water-based resources. Involves designing systems for water movement, flow, distribution, and circulation.
Hydrological Engineering
associated with watershed and river
Hydrology
area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to the common outlet such as the outflow of a reservoir.
watershed
consists of the application of fluid mechanics to water flowing in an isolated environment or an open channel. Involves with water infrastructure and sewerage design.
Hydraulic Engineering
Advantages of Water Resources Engineering
- Farm Irrigation System
- Water Treatment Plant
- Drainage System
diverting water from waste water
Farm Irrigation System
to help keep water safe as it travels to homes and businesses and to remove as much of the suspended solids as possible. To allow human and industrial and effluents to be disposed of without danger to human health.
Water Treatment Plant
manage surface water that take account of water quantity, water quality, biodiversity, and amenity.
Drainage System
Advantages of Water Resources Engineering
- Impact on Society
- Good Salary
- Job Security
- Diverse Career Paths
