Water Quality Management

This course is intended to make students appreciate the importance of water quality management, physical, chemical and biological character­istics of water and their significance in different water systems; Water quality monitoring and monitoring strategy; sources of contaminants; water quality standards and indicators; Institutional and legal framework regarding water quality in Uganda and Introduction to modeling of water quality in natural systems.                                                                                                                                                                                               Objectives:

• Introduce the concepts of water quality management and monitoring
• To understand the physical, chemical and biological character­istics of water and their significance
• To learn ways to improve water quality through treatment and management of chemically and biologically polluted waters
• To appreciate the importance of water quality monitoring and development of monitoring strategy
• Recognize the role of water quality guide­lines and legislation in water quality management
• Provide a practical understanding of the sig­nificance of water quality management to society and the role of water practitioners in the management process