Engineering Issues in Watershed Management

Speaker:Professor Jiin-Jen Lee, Ph.D.,P.E.Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Southern CaliforniaAbstractA general overall view will be presented on the engineering issues in watershed management including precipitation, basin recharge, runoff, sediment and debris production, storage reservoirs, detention and debris basins, as well as water quality control of storm water. Some of the special characteristics of the watersheds in the southern California region will be discussed.The key results of a USC study on economic impact evaluation of the proposed storm water treatment for Los Angeles County will be summarized and discussed to illustrate its far reaching implications.Two recent USC graduate research studies on debris production will also be discussed. Results from a statistical model will be compared with results from an artificial Neural Network (ANN) model to show its applicability and limitations in watershed management.

Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 156

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes