Course
Water and Sediment Management

Skills Developed

• Practice collaborative group work: work, oral presentation, written report…
• Perform GW monitoring and sampling operations
• Analyze survey reports, maps and data

General Content

The course will include many different lectures about this topic, from different actors, showing different perspectives + a lot of field visits, in France and in the Netherlands.
Regarding Water Management:

• Specific cases of Water Management:
  • Example of Friesland region in The Netherlands (lecture from Friesland region waterboard + boat trip)
  • At the European Level: presentation of Integrated Management of Water Resources (lectures and serious game)
• Sustainable Water Technology: visit of WETSUS center of excellence for water technology (Leeuwarden) + CEW (Center of Expertise Water Technology)
• About Groundwater topic: field visit (groundwater sampling tools) + practical (groundwater quality)
• + Other field visits (visit of the biggest groundwater pumping facility of The Netherlands…)

Regarding Sediment Management:

• Specific approach of sediment management in The Netherlands: lectures and field visits (dredging work/deposit places/sludge treatment facility…)
• Specific approach of sediment management in France: lectures and field visits as well

Evaluation

Practical in lab, group assignments and individual written exam based on the lectures, visits…

Contact