Hydrology, Wetlands Restoration & Rehabilitation
Hydrology is a professional short course of the laws governing the occurrence, distribution, and movement of water and contaminant substances in watershed systems. Meteorological considerations, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, streamflow, hydrograph analysis, flood routing, groundwater flow, and frequency analysis. Principles and mathematical models describing the propagation of contaminants in rivers, lakes, soils, and groundwater.
The planning, design, implementation, and monitoring of wetland restoration, enhancement, or creation project requires a multidisciplinary approach involving the disciplines of engineering, biology, geology, and soil science, among others. Wetlands are defined as areas that have anaerobic soil conditions due to the presence of water, at or near the surface for a sufficient duration to support wetland vegetation. This course will impart skills to provide field personnel with guidance in restoring, enhancing, or creating wetlands.
Training modules
Hydrology Modules
• Precipitation
• Runoff Concepts
• Runoff Curve Number Computations
• Runoff Computations
• Peak Discharge
• Hydrographs
• Drainage Hydrology
• Design Hydrology
• Structure Hydraulics
• Reservoir Flood Routing
• Open Channel Hydraulics
• Streamflow
• Watershed Yield
• Runoff Concepts
• Runoff Curve Numbers
• Time of Concentration
Wetlands Restorations & Rehabilitation Modules
• Short history of restoration
• Why restore?
• Ecological restoration
• Restoration ecology
• Restoration history and theoretical framework
• Hydrogeomorphic Approach for assessing wetland functions
• Wetland hydrology, water quality and associated functions
• Techniques for restoring wetlands of different types
• Designing and construct wetlands for specific purpose
• Wetland restoration and enhancement
• Wetland restoration, management and compatible use
• Experiences and Best practices wetland restoration
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Restoration adapting to climate change
Way forward After the Training
Participants will develop a work plan through the help of facilitators that stipulates application of skills
acquired in improving their organizations. ASPM will continuously monitor implementation progress after the
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