ES473/573 Environmental Geology

ES473 Environmental Geology

Class Syllabus and Schedule (Adobe Acrobat Format)

ES473 Spring 2021 Class Syllabus (Ver. 3.0 Updated April 13, 2021)
ES473 Spring 2021 Class Schedule (Ver 3.0 Updated April 13, 2021)

Taylor Spring 2021 Weekly Office Schedule

2020-2021 Final Exam Schedule

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Week 11 Class Announcements: Our next ES473 Zoom Virtual Class Meeting will be held on Tuesday June 8, 2-4 PM

Click Here for Weekly Zoom Virtual Meeting Link Meeting ID: 856 4635 5371 Passcode: 643874

Spring 2021 Week 10 Zoom Class Recording, June 1, 2021

Week 11: Final Exam Tuesday June 8; all assignments due by Monday June 7, 11 PM

Final Exam Study Guide Spring 2021

C. Week 10 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday June 7, 11 PM)

Task 10-1. Week 10 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 10-2. Soil and Groundwater Remediation Key Word Search

Quiz 1 Answer Key
Quiz 2 Answer Key
Midterm Exam Answer Key
WA DNR Chapter 3 Stream Restoration Review Questions Key
Groundwater Flow and Contamination Risk Answer Key
Groundwater Flow Problems Key
Quiz 3 Answer Key

NEW: ES473 Spring 2021 Weekly Lab Group Work Session with Beeb: Fridays 11 AM- 1 PM; In-Person NS Building meet at Jackson St. Entrance or via Zoom Conference

Beeb Contact Information: email singsonb@wou.edu Cell/Text 801-792-1193

Click Here for Work Session Zoom Link Meeting ID: 835 1281 5701 Passcode: 524625

Strategies for Remote Weekly Class Work and Assignment Completion [*.mp4, Taylor Video Discussion ~ 10 min] (New - posted 2/1/21)
Assignment Submission and File Naming Convention [*.mp4, Taylor Video Discussion ~ 4 min] (New - posted 2/18/21)

ES473 Study / Tutoring Help - WOU Science Center
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Weekly Course Content Modules

The class learning resources and lab exercises are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the term. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check future postings as exam time approaches

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Week 1 Class Materials - Team Building and Organization (March 29 - April 4, 2021)

A. Syllabus and Class Schedule

Click here for the ES473 Spring 2021 Class Syllabus (Updated March 29, 2021)
Click here for the ES473 Spring 2021 Tentative Class Schedule (Updated March 29, 2021)

B. Week 1 Introductory Assignments

1-1. Students Needs Assessment Technology Survey (Spring 2021)

1-2. ES473 Diagnostic Skills Assessment Exercise

1-3. Click Here to Join Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists (Free for Students; Print/Scan your Registration to Upload in Moodle)

C. Week 1 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday April 5, 11 PM)

Task 1-1. Complete the Student Remote Technology Needs Survey that was sent out by Dr. Taylor via email earlier this week

Task 1-2. Complete the ES473 Diagnostic Skills test

Task 1-3. Join the Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists (Print/Scan Your Registration to Upload to Moodle)

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Week 2 Class Materials - Introduction / Natural Hazards Overview (April 5 - April 11, 2021)

A. Week 2 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 1 Introduction to Environmental Geology
Text Reading: Chapter4 Hazards Overview

Class Notes: Introduction to Environmental Geology

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Introduction

Reading1: Special Paper 31 Reference Manual for Mitigating Geologic Hazards in Oregon (DOGAMI, 1999)
Reading2: Special Paper 32 Geologic Hazards - Reducing Losses in Oregon (DOGAMI, 1999)

Guidelines for Writing 500-800 Word Reading Review Summaries

Example Article Summary

Guidelines for Quantitative Problem Solving

Unit Conversion Tables

Video Resources
Video: National Environmental Policy Act (Youtube: Start at time mark 7:30)

Video: Environmental History of Hanford, WA Nuclear Reservation (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MP4, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video: Living with the Earth I Seismic Mitigation Video (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MP4, works well with VLC Media Player)
Video URL Link Alternate: Earth Revealed Living with the Earth I - Seismic Mitigation Video Link (Web Link to Online Streaming Video)

B. Week 2 Lab Exercises and Activities

2-2. Textbook Review Questions: Chapter 4 - Hazards Overview

Text Reading: Chapter4 Hazards Overview

2-3. Introductory Video Exercise

Video: Environmental History of Hanford, WA Nuclear Reservation (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MP4, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video: Living with the Earth I Seismic Mitigation Video (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MP4, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video URL Link Alternate: Earth Revealed Living with the Earth I - Seismic Mitigation Video Link (Web Link to Online Streaming Video)

2-4. Reading Review Summary: DOGAMI Special Paper 31 Reference Manual for Mitigating Geologic Hazards in Oregon

Click Here to Download DOGAMI Spec. Paper 31

Guidelines for Writing 500-800 Word Reading Review Summaries

Example Reading Summary

2-5. Topographic Map/Profile Review Exercise

Refresher on Reading Topo Maps and Drawing Profiles

Video: Intro to Topographic Map Reading (Youtube ~15 min)

Video: Intro to Drawing Topographic Profiles(Youtube ~5 min)

~~2-6. In-Class Exercise: Review of Topographic Maps, Contouring and Profiling~~ DO NOT COMPLETE

C. Week 2 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday April 12, 11 PM)

Task 2-1. Week 2 Moodle Forum Participation Activity (Class Introduction)

Task 2-2. Textbook Review Questions: Chapter 4 Hazards

Task 2-3. Introductory Video Review Exercise (Video1: Hanford Nuclear Reservation; Video2: Seismic Hazards)

Task 2-4. Reading Review Summary: DOGAMI Special Paper 31 Reference Manual for Mitigating Geologic Hazards in Oregon

Task 2-5. Topographic Map/Profile Review Exercise

~~Task 2-6. In-Class Exercise: Review of Topographic Maps, Contouring and Profiling~~ DO NOT COMPLETE

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Week 3 Class Materials - Mass Wasting (April 12 - April 18, 2021)

A. Week 3 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 3 Soils
Text Reading: Chapter 5 Landslides

Reading1: Overview of Rapidly Moving Landlides and Debris Flows in Oregon
Reading2: DOGAMI Landslide Fact Sheet
Reading3: USGS, 2008, Understanding Landslides (Overview Document)

Class Notes: Mass Wasting and Landslide Hazards

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Mass Wasting (Updated April 14, 2020)

Video Resources
Video: Landslide Overview - National Geographic (Youtube)

Video: Landslide Clip - Japan (Youtube)

Video: Debris Flow Clip - Japan (Youtube)

Video: Rock Fall Clip - Tennesee (Youtube)

Video: Earth Flow Clip - Italy (Youtube)

Video: Rock Block Slide (Youtube)

Video: Landslide from Dagastan (Youtube)

B. Week 3 Lab Exercises and Activities

3-2. Textbook Review Questions Chapter 3 - Soils

Text Reading: Chapter 3 Soils

3-3. Textbook Review Questions Chapter 6 - Landslides

Text Reading: Chapter 5 Landslides

3-4. Video Review Exercise: Mass Wasting

Video: Mass Wasting Video Download (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MP4, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video URL Link Alternate: Earth Revealed Mass Wasting (Web Link to Online Streaming Video)

3-5. In-Class Exercise: Falls City Profile-Slope Exercise

Video: Intro to Drawing Topographic Profiles(Youtube ~5 min)

Video: Determining Slope Hillslope Gradients from Topographic Maps (Youtube ~5 min)

3-6. Landslide Hazards Lab Exercise (Updated and Improved Figures)

Video: Landslide Morphology Identification (Youtube ~5 min)

Video: Landslide Identification Using GIS (Youtube ~5 min)

C. Week 3 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday April 19, 11 PM)

Task 3-1. Week 3 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 3-2. Textbook Review Questions: Chapter 3 Soils

Task 3-3. Textbook Review Questions: Chapter 6 Mass Wasting

Task 3-4. Video Review Exercise: Earth Revealed Mass Wasting

Task 3-5. In-Class Exercise: Falls City Profile-Slope Activity

Task 3-6. Lab Exercise: Landslide Hazards (Complete Parts A and B only, p. 114-125 in scanned document)

Other Learning Activies: Skim read through the Oregon and USGS guidance docments on landslides posted in Section A. above as "Readings", and watch the Mass Wasting video clips / examples

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Week 4 Class Materials - Rivers and Flood Hazards (April 19 - April 25)

Quiz 1: Online via Moodle Thursday April 22 (1 hour time limit, available between 8 AM and 11 PM)

Quiz 1 Content: Weeks 1 and 2 Class Materials (Introduction, Mass Wasting)

AEG Oregon Virtual Meeting Zoom Field Trip: 1996 Debris Flow Event in Western Oregon

A. Week 4 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 5 Rivers and Floods

Class Notes: Rivers and Flooding

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Rivers and Flooding (Updated April 17, 2020)

Video: Hydrologic Cycle Animation (NASA)

Video Resources
Video: Earth Explored River Processes (rt-click, "Save Link As" download *.mpeg file format, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video: Intro to Rivers and Flooding Clip (Youtube)

Video: Example of Flood Effects in Phillipiines

Video: Example of Flood Effects in Oregon 1996 Storm

Video: Example of Flood Effects in Colorado Front Range (September 2013)

Video: Houston Flooding April 2016 News Clip(Youtube ~4 minutes)

Video: Houston Flooding April 2016 - Abandoned Car Rescue (Youtube ~3 minutes)

Missoula Floods / Overview (Youtube)

Video: Understanding Flood Risk

Video: Calculating Flood Recurrence Intervals

Video: Flood Management Strategies

B. Week 4 Lab Exercises and Activities

4-1. Monmouth 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle (*.tif image file for use with Task 4.1 Forum Activity)

4-2. Textbook Review Questions Chapter 5 - Rivers and Flooding

Text Reading: Chapter 5 Rivers and Floods

4-3. Earth Explored River Processes Video Exercise

Video: Earth Explored River Processes (rt-click, "Save Link As" download *.mpeg file, works well with VLC Media Player)

4-4. In-Class: Flood Recurrence Exercise

Video: Calculating Flood Recurrence Intervals

4-5. AEG Oregon Virtual Meeting Zoom Field Trip April 20, 6 PM: 1996 Debris Flow Event in Western Oregon (500-800 word summary)

Click Here for AEG April 20 Zoom Virtual Meeting Link Meeting ID: 871 0348 6337 Passcode: 951487

C. Week 4 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday April 26, 11 PM)

Task 4-1. Week 4 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 4-2. Textbook Review Questions: Chapter 4 Rivers

Task 4-3. Video Review Exercise: Earth Explored River Processes

Task 4-4. In-Class Exercise: Flood Recurrence Intervals (complete Questions 1-11 using Table 10.1 and Figure 10.1)

Task 4-5. 500-800 Word Field Trip Summary: April 20 AEG Oregon Debris Flow Zoom Meeting

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Week 5 Class Materials - River Restoration (April 26 - May 2, 2021)

ES473 Zoom Class Recording Week 5 April 27, 2021 (River Restoration)

A. Week 5 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Journal Reading 1: OWEB, 1999, Watershed Assessment Fundamentals
Journal Reading 2: WA Dept. Forestry, 2004, Introduction to River Restoration
Journal Reading 3: Beechie et al., 2010, Process Based Restoration Overview

Class Notes: Introduction Watershed Assessment and River Restoration

Class Slide Show - Introduction to River Restoration (*.pptx)

Video Resources

"What is River Restoration?" - European Style (youtube ~9 min introduction)

Video 1: Natural Stream Restoration Part I (Good Streams) (Oklahoma State, ~9 min)

Video 2: Natural Stream Restoration Part II (Bad Streams) (Oklahoma State, ~9 min)

Video 3: Natural Stream Restoration Part III (Bad Streams Gone Good) (Oklahoma State, ~17 min)

Life Cycle of Salmon (Discovery Channel / Youtube ~3 min)

Salmon Spawning / Gravel Nests (Instrumental / Youtube ~5 min)

Salmon Spawning Overivew (Youtube ~5 min)

Redds / Nests (OSU / Youtube ~0.5 min)

Large Woody Debris / Idaho Case Study (Youtube ~2.5 min)

Problem Culverts / Fish Passage Example (Youtube ~2 min)

Culvert Replacment Maine (USFW Youtube ~5 min)

Portland / Johnson Creek Floodplain Restoration (PES Youtube ~3.3 min)

Meander Restoration - Little Campbell River / B.C. (PES Youtube ~2.5 min)

Elwha River Restoration - Overview Part 1 (4 min)

Elwha River Restoration - Overview Part 2 (4 min)

Sandy River - Marmot Dam Restoration Part 1 (4 min)

B. Week 5 Lab Exercises and Activities

5-2. Video Review Exercise: Introduction to River Restoration (European Style)

Youtube Video: "What is River Restoration?" - European Style (~9 min introduction)

5-3. Video Review Exercise: Life Cycle of Salmon (Discovery Channel)

Youtube Video: Life Cycle of Salmon (Discovery Channel ~3 min)

5-4. Journal Reading Review Questions: Roni et al., 2002, Review of River Restoration in the Pacific Northwest

Journal Article for Download: Roni et al., 2002, Review of River Restoration in the Pacific Northwest

5-5. Reading Review Questions: WA State DNR, 2012, Chapter 3 - Stream Habitat Restoration

Reading for Download: WA State DNR, 2012, Chapter 3 - Stream Habitat Restoration

C. Week 5 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday May 3, 11 PM)

Task 5-1. Week 5 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 5-2. Video Review Exercise: Introduction to River Restoration (European Style)

Task 5-3. Video Review Exercise: Life Cycle of Salmon

Task 5-4. Journal Reading Review Questions: Roni et al., 2002 - River of River Restoration Processes in the Pacific Northwest

Task 5-5. Reading Review Questions: WA State DNR, Chapter 3 - Stream Habitat Restoration

Reminder: Quiz 2 Thursday April 29 via Moodle (Covers Week 3 and 4 Content: Class Organization and Introduction)

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Week 6 Class Materials - Midterm Exam / Introduction to Lidar (May 3 - May 9, 2021)

Midterm Exam Thursday May 6, via Moodle Course Shell

Midterm Exam Study Guide Spring 2021

A. Week 6 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Journal Reading: Overview of LIDAR Topographic Survey Methods (Hill et al., 2000)

Class Slide Show - Introduction to Lidar Laser Mapping Technology (*.pptx)

Video Resources

Video: Overview of Lidar Mapping (Youtube NEON ~7 minutes - good intro!))

Video: Introduction to Lidar Mapping Technology (Youtube; Univ. of Washington Seminar)

Video: Mapping Landslide Morphology Beneath Vegetative Cover (Youtube; GEOBIA 2012)

B. Week 6 Lab Exercises and Activities

6-2. Video Review Questions: Introduction to Lidar

Youtube Video: Overview of Lidar Mapping (NEON ~7 minutes - good intro!))

6-3. Video Review Questions: Overview of Lidar mapping technology

Youtube Video: Overview of Lidar Mapping Technology (Univ. of Washington Seminar, 23 min.)

6-4. Journal Reading Review Questions: Glenn et al, 2006, Lidar and Landslides

Download Journal Article: LIDAR Applications for Landslide Analysis (Glenn et al., 2006)

6-5. Lidar Key Word Review Worksheet

C. Week 6 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday May 10, 11 PM)

Task 6-1. Week 6 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 6-2. Video Review Exercise: NEON Introduction to Lidar Tehcnology

Task 6-3. Video Review Exercise: UW Lidar Mapping Overview

Task 6-4. Journal Reading Review Questions: Glenn et al., 2006 - Use of Lidar Mapping Technology in Landslide Analysis

Task 6-5. Lidar Key Word Review Worksheet

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Week 7 Class Materials - Groundwater and Regional Hydrogeology (May 10 - May 16, 2021)

Special Guest Lecture: Wednesday May 12, 2 PM; Rachel Pirot, Engineering Geologist, Weyerhauser

Click Here for Zoom Recording of Rachel's Presentation May 12, 2021

A. Week 7 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 10 Water Resources (including groundwater)
Journal Reading: Woodward et al., 1998, Hydrogeologic Framework of the Willamette Lowland Aquifer System

Class Notes: Introduction to Groundwater

Class Slide Show: Introduction to Groundwater
Class Slide Show: Overview of Willamette Valley Hydrogeology

Video Resources

Video: What is Groundwater? (Youtube ~3 min)

Video: Introduction to Groundwater (Youtube ~5 min)

Video: Groundwater Basics (Youtube OSU E-Campus ~15 min)

Video: How to Drill a Water Well (Youtube ~5 min)

Video: Fletcher Air Rotary Drilling (Youtube ~ 5 min)

B. Week 7 Lab Exercises and Activities

7-2. Intro to Groundwater Video Exercise Summary Questions

Video: Earth Revealed Groundwater (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MP4, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video URL Link Alternate: Earth Revealed Groundwater (Web Link to Online Streaming Video)

7-3. Textbook Review Questions Chapter 10 - Water Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 10 Water Resources (including groundwater)

7-4. Video Review Questions: Groundwater Flow and Darcy's Law (Youtube ~11 min)

Video: Groundwater Flow and Darcy's Law (Youtube ~11 min)

7-5. Reading Review Questions - Hydrogeology of the Willamette Valley (MS word *.doc)

Summary Reading - Woodward et al., Hydrogeologic Framework of the Willamette Lowland Aquifer System

7-6. Guest Speaker Rachel Pirot, Engineering Geology, Wednesday May 12, 2 PM (500-800 word summary)

Click Here for Guest Speaker Zoom Virtual Meeting Link Meeting ID: 856 0049 3334 Passcode: 445354

C. Week 7 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday May 17, 11 PM)

Task 7-1. Week 7 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 7-2. Video Review Exercise: Introduction to Groundwater (Earth Revealed)

Task 7-3. Text Reading Review Questions: Chapter 10 Water Resources (including groundwater)

Task 7-4. Video Review Questions: Groundwater Flow and Darcy's Law (Youtube clip)

Task 7-5. Reading Review Questions: Woodward et al., Hydrogeology Framework of the Willamette Lowland Aquifer System

Task 7-6. 500-800 Word Speaker Summary: May 12 Rachel Pirot Zoom Meeting

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Week 8 Class Materials - Waste Management, Groundwater Part 2 (May 17 - May 23, 2021)

A. Week 8 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 12 Waste Management

Class Notes: Solid Waste Management

Class Slide Show: Introduction to Landfills and Waste Management
Class Slide Show: Overview of Willamette Valley Hydrogeology

Video Resources

Video: Landfill Basics (Youtube ~3 min)

Video: Landfill Liner Construction (Youtube ~3 min)

Video: Landfill Methane Gas Collection (Youtube ~3 min)

Video: Columbia Ridge Landfill Operations, Arlington, Oregon (Youtube ~12 min)

Video: Solid Waste Management Overview OPTION 1 (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MPEG, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video: Solid Waste Management Overview OPTION 2 (click link in Google Chrome for auto-web player)

Field Trip Guides
Coffin Butte Landfill Field Guide

Coffin Butte Field Trip Summary Notes (2000)

Coffin Butte Field Trip Summary Notes (2001)

Coffin Butte Field Trip Summary Notes (2010)

B. Week 8 Lab Exercises and Activities

8-2. Solid Waste Management Video Review Exercise

Video: Solid Waste Management Overview OPTION 1 (rt-click, "Save Link As" download MPEG, works well with VLC Media Player)

Video: Solid Waste Management Overview OPTION 2 (click link in Google Chrome for auto-web player)

8-3. Textbook Review Questions Chapter 12 - Waste Management

Text Reading: Chapter 12 Waste Management

8-4. Groundwater Flow Problem Set (Questions 3, 4, 7, 12, 14, 16)

C. Week 8 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday May 24, 11 PM)

Task 8-1. Week 8 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 8-2. Video Review Exercise: Solid Waste Management

Task 8-3. Text Reading Review Questions: Chapter 12 Waste Management

Task 8-4. Lab Exercise: Groundwater Flow Problem Set (Questions 3, 4, 7, 12, 14, 16)

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Week 9 Class Materials - Soil and Water Contamination (May 24 - May 30, 2021)

Spring 2021 Week 9 Zoom Class Recording, May 25, 2021

A. Week 9 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 11 Water Pollution
Ancillary Reading: Sources and Types of Ground Water Contamination (part 1)

Class Notes: Overview of Water Resources and Water Pollution in the U.S.

Overview of Drinking Water Quality and Treatment (Corvallis Water Report Case Study Spring 2021)

Class Slide Show: Water Pollution Overview
Class Slide Show: Groundwater Contamination

Video Resources

Video: Introduction to Groundwater Contamination (YouTube ~5 minutes)

Hanford Groundwater Remediation Case Study (YouTube ~1 hr 50 min)

B. Week 9 Lab Exercises and Activities

9-2. Textbook Review Questions: Chapter 11 - Water Pollution

Text Reading: Chapter 11 Water Pollution

9-3. Hanford Remediation Video Review Exercise

Link to YouTube - Hanford Groundwater Remediation Case Study (Part 1: Time mark 0-26 minutes; Part 2: Time mark 37-57 minutes)

9-4. Lab Exercise: Groundwater and Surface Water Contamination

C. Week 9 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Tuesday June 1, 11 PM)

Task 9-1. Week 9 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 9-2. Text Reading Review Questions: Chapter 11 Water Pollution

Task 9-3. Video Review Exercise: Hanford Groundwater Remediation Case Study (complete parts 1 and 2)

Task 9-4. Lab Exercise: Groundwater Contamination (Questions 15: Part A Questions 1-13, p. 230-231; Part B Questions 1-9, p. 232-233

Reminder: Quiz 3 Thursday May 27 via Moodle (Covers Week 6, 7 and 8 Content: Class Organization and Introduction)

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Week 10 Class Materials - Remediation Case Studies / Journal Readings (May 31 - June 6, 2021)

Spring 2021 Week 10 Zoom Class Recording, June 1, 2021

A. Week 10 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Reading1: Ground Water Remediation Techniques
Reading2: Review of Physical and Chemical Groundwater Remediation Strategies
Reading3: Ground Water Remediation - Challenges and Future Prospects

Class Slide Show: Groundwater Remediation Methods (Oregon Case Studies)

Video Resources

Video: Basics of Subsurface Remediation Techniques (YouTube ~13 minutes)

Video: Example Soil Remediation Techniques (YouTube ~3 minutes)

Video: Pros and Cons of Groundwater Remediation Techniques (YouTube ~4 minutes)

Video: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Remediation Overview (YouTube ~4 minutes)

B. Week 10 Lab Exercises and Activities

10-2. Soil and Groundwater Remediation Key Word Search Activity

Reading1: Ground Water Remediation Techniques

Reading2: Review of Physical and Chemical Groundwater Remediation Strategies

C. Week 10 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday June 7, 11 PM)

Task 10-1. Week 10 Moodle Forum Participation Activity

Task 10-2. Soil and Groundwater Remediation Key Word Search

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Week 11 - Final Exams (June 7 - June 11, 2021)

Final Exam Tuesday June 8; all assignments due by Monday June 7, 11 PM

Final Exam Study Guide Spring 2021

Other Class Materials

Supplemental Textbook Readings - Moodle Class Page

Introduction to Environmental Geology

Earth Resources Overview

Natural Hazards Overview

Soils

Mass Wasting and Landslide Hazards

Rivers and Flood Hazards

Water Resources, Surface Water, Groundwater

Water Pollution and Treatment

Waste Management

Environmental Health, Toxicology, Risk

Landuse Planning

Lidar / Hazards Mapping
Class Note/Reading 3. Overview of LIDAR Topographic Survey Methods (Hill et al., 2000)

Lidar Video: Overview of Lidar Mapping (Youtube NEON ~7 minutes - good intro!))

Lidar Video: Introduction to Lidar Mapping Technology (Youtube; Univ. of Washington Seminar)

Lidar Video: Mapping Landslide Morphology Beneath Vegetative Cover (Youtube; GEOBIA 2012)

LIDAR Seminar Summary Notes: OSU, April 28, 2009 (Faux-Watershed Sciences)

LIDAR Mapping Fact Sheet

LIDAR Applications for Ecosystem Studies (Lefsky et al., 2002)

LIDAR Applications for Landslide Analysis (Glenn et al., 2006)

LIDAR Applications for Landslide Analysis Under Forest Cover (Eekhaut et al., 2006)

Oregon LIDAR Consortium Status Maps (May 2009)

In-Class Exercise: Use of Lidar for Landslide Hazards Mapping (Upper Nehalem Watershed)

Lower Rock Creek High Resolution 1-m DEM

Lidar Key Word Review Sheet (NEW Spring 2016)

Seismic Hazards
Class Note 5. Introduction to Earthquakes and Seismology

New Report to Post: CREW, 2013, Updated Cascadia M9.0 Earthquake Scenario

Earthquakes and Seismology Video Exercise

Overview of Earthquake Hazards in Oregon

Summary Notes - Wang (2000) Presentation on Oregon Seismic Hazards

Seismic Hazards Lab Exercise

Seismic Hazards Lab Figures (Exercise 6)

Seismic Hazards Lab Figure 2.17 (Ex. 6)

Primer on Determining Earthquake Recurrence Intervals

Slide Show: Tectonics Overview
Slide Show: Seismic Hazards

New Reading / Resource: Outside Magazine 2011 - Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Predictions

Japan March 2011 - Liquefaction Example (YouTube Video)
Nisqually Earthquake 2001 Puget Sound (YouTube Retrospective)

Goldfinger et al, 2011 - Cascadia Subduction Zone Seismic Record

Reading Summary - Goldfinger et al, 2011 - Excerpts from Cascadia Subduction Zone Seismic Record

Turbidity Current Demonstration (Youtube, 2:00 min)

Annoying Turbidity Current Discussion (Youtube, 3:00 min)

Volcanic Hazards
Class Note 6. Volcanic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest

Volcanic Hazards of Mt. Hood, Oregon

Volcanic Hazards Lab Exercise

Volcanic Hazards Lab Figures (Exercise 4)

Slide Show: Volcanic Hazards

Volcanic Hazard Review Questions

Cascade Volcano Hazard Maps

Link to USGS Video Sets (geoscience themes)

Alaska 1964 Earthquake (USGS Video Short 4:05 min)
Seismic Monitoring of Volcanic Activity (USGS Video Short 1:05 min)
Earthquake Dynamics / Bay Area (USGS Video Short 5:00 min)
Paleoseismology (USGS Video Short 4:30 min)
Liquefaction Example - Japan 2011 Earthquake (Youtube Video Short 3:30 min)

Volcanic Gas Monitoring (USGS Video Short 2:00 min)
Mt. St. Helens Eruption - Catalyst for Volcanic Monitoring (USGS Video Short 6:00 min)
Lahar Modeling (USGS Video Short 3:30 min)
Yellowstone Volcanism and Hazard Potential (Youtube 45 min)
Volcanic Hazards in New Zealand (Youtube 4:00 min)
Johnny Cash Sings - Volcanic Hazards (Youtube 2:30 min)
Volcanic Hazards Mapping (USGS Video Short 2:00 min)

Contaminant Hydrogeology
Field Trip Reading 10. Lumber Treatment Superfund Site, Sheridan, Oregon (EPA Completion Report, 2009)
RCRA and Timber Treatment Facilities (EPA, Youtube)
Superfund Overview (EPA, Youtube)

Video Exercise - RCRA/CERCLA Review Questions

Taylor Lumber Treatment Site History

Field Guide to MacFarland Cascade Treatment Facility, Sheridan, Oregon (Updated 2014)

Overview of Mid-Willamette Valley Hydrogeology (ver. 2.0 updated May 2013)

Federal RCRA Guidelines for Environmental Management of Wood Treatment Facilities (New!)

Reading: Sources and Types of Ground Water Contamination (part 1)
Reading: Overview of Hydrogeologic Site Investigations
Reading: Ground Water Remediation Techniques

Overview of Mid-Willamette Valley Hydrogeology (ver. 2.0 updated May 2013)

Monmouth Fieldtrip Hydrogeology Summary Exercise

Independence Public Works - Field Trip Summary Notes

Slide Show: Regional Hydrogeology of Willamette Valley

Groundwater Resources
Taylor Overview of Mid-Willamette Valley Hydrogeology (ver. 2.0 updated May 2013)

Oregon Domestic Well Safety Program

Field Guide to City of Dallas, Oregon, ASR System

Background Reading: Dallas ASR Feasibility Study (2005)

Dallas ASR Field Trip Review Questions

Link to YouTube - Hanford Groundwater Remediation Case Study (Part 1 - ends at time mark 26 min) (New!)

Hanford YoutTube Review Questions (New!)

Review Questions - Hydrogeology of the Willamette Valley (MS word *.doc)

Summary Reading - Hydrogeologic Framework of the Willamette Lowland Aquifer System

Summary Reading - Environmental Setting of Willamette Valley

Summary Reading - Groundwater Quality in Southern Willamette Valley

Willamette Valley Hydrogeology: Overview Exercise (New!)

Willamette Valley Hydrogeology - Powerpoint Review Slides (New!)

Link to Umatilla Basin Groundwater Video

Introduction to Groundwater, Porosity and Permeability Exercises

Lab Exercise: Groundwater Flow Problem Set
In-Class Monmouth-Independence Groundwater Exercise

Groundwater Remediation
Link to YouTube - Hanford Groundwater Remediation Case Study (Part 2 - time mark 37-57 min) (New!)

Hanford YoutTube Review Questions (New!)

Summary Outline / Review of Site Investigations and Remediation Design Methodology

Reading: Overview of Hydrogeologic Site Investigations

Reading: Ground Water Remediation Techniques

Review Questions - Hydrogeology of the Willamette Valley (MS word *.doc)

Summary Reading - Groundwater Quality in Southern Willamette Valley

Mountain Fir Part A - Well Log Interpretation
Groundwater Contamination

YouTube - Introduction to Drilling and Geotechnical Sampling

YouTube - How to Drill a Water Well

YouTube - Fletcher Air Rotary Drilling

River Restoration

Slide Show 1: Fundamentals of River Restoration and Salmonid Habitat (*.pptx)

Slide Show 2: Overview of River Restoration in the Pacific Northwest (*.pptx)

Slide Show 3: River Restoration Goals and Objectives (*.pptx)

Slide Show 4: River Restoration - Focus on Side Channel Connections and Off-Channel Habitat (*.pptx)

Slide Show 5: River Restoration - Focus on Large Wood Placement and Channel Complexity (*.pptx)

Field Guide to the Environmental Geology of the Luckiamute Watershed

Luckiamute Pre-Trip Reading: Kondolf et al., Ecological River Restoration

Field Trip Guide - Intro to River Restoration, Upper Nehalem Watershed, Oregon

Watershed Restoration - Landuse Planning Salmonid Recovery Guide (WA DNR)

Stream Habitat Restoration Guideline (WA Aquatic Working Group)

Major et al. 2010, Marmot Dam Reading (alternative assignment)

O'Connor et al., 2008, Marmot Dam Reading (alternative assignment)

Time Lapse Video Downstream of Marmot Dam Breach

Time Lapse Video Upstream of Marmot Dam Breach

Environmental Geology in the News

Landslides in the News - March 2017 - Congressional Bill

Columbia Landslide April 2017

Oroville, CA Dam Overflow Feb.-March 2017

Radioactive Waste Dump - St. Louis, April 2017

Nepal Earthquake April 25, 2015

March 2014, Oso, Washington Landslide - USGS Summary

Montgomery Overview of March 2014, Oso, Washington Landslide (Youtube)

Mass Wasting Model of March 2014, Oso, Washington Landslide (Youtube)

Costa USGS Debris Flow Dynamics Video Clip (Youtube)

Iverson USGS Lahar / Debris Flow Hazards Program Overview (Youtube)

March 28, 2014 La Habre, CA Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake - USGS Data Summary

March 28, 2014 La Habre, CA Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake - Youtube News Clip

April 1, 2014 Iquique Chile Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake - USGS Data Summary

April 1, 2014 Chilean Earthquake (Youtube news clip)

April 1, 2014 Chilean Earthquake Overview (Youtube news clip)

Hanford Radioactive Waste - Tank Leak March 2013 (Youtube news clip)

Hanford Radioactive Waste - Tank Leak November 2013 (Youtube news clip)

Hanford Radioactive Waste - Tank Leak Spring 2014 (Youtube news clip)

Klamath Basin Water Wars - Overview (Youtube Video - March 2011)

Klamath Basin Water Protest July 2013 (Youtube Video)

Klamath Basin Water Agreement March 2014 (Youtube Video)

Digital Lab Report Submission Instructions

Upload Instructions:

(1) Clicking on the link at the end of this section will take you to a web-based course management software called "Moodle".
(2) Once at the site, choose the "Login" option at the upper right of the page.
(3) Enter your WOU student server username (the one you use for WOU email or to get to your "H:\" drive).
(4) Enter the last four digits of your student ID V-no. for the password (unless if you have already changed it).
(5) Once you are logged in, look for the "Change Password" icon...but DON'T FORGET IT.
(6) Scroll down your list of online classes to ES473 Environmental Geology; you are automatically enrolled in the Moodle course with your class registration.
(7) Scroll to the topic/assignment section, and begin the submission process.
(9) Make sure you print hard copies and make back-up files of your lab report materials; save back up files!

Note: Pay attention to the availability and due dates.

Click Here to Go to Moodle and the ES473 Class Page

Instructions for Making Acrobat PDF Files and Compiling a Digital Lab Report

Click Here for Example Lab Portfolio (Format yours like this with cover page, table of contents, individual exercise title pages)

Instructions for WOU Terminal Server Access from Home