ESC 116 - Earth’s Water Resources 3 cr.

Earth’s fresh water resources, both above and under the ground, will be explored in this class. Quality and quantity concerns will be discussed, along with our management and regulation of water resources. We will examine available sources, surpluses and scarcities of water, how we use water, challenges to finding clean water where we want it, treatment of our wastewater and our drinking water, and water pollutions in various forms. Corequisite: ENG 101, and placement into MAT 105 or higher.