Next course expected 2008

"This is the course that will enable you to handle water quality data under the Water Framework Directive!"

The course is originally developed by Colorado State University and then adapted to the European conditions. In 2008 the course will focus on the monitoring demands stated in the European Water Framework Directive, both the chemical and the biological. The course contents will be a mixture of lectures, case stories and exercises. As in the earlier courses we will focus on the tools available for optimising monitoring networks, analyse the data with different types of statistical methods and combine the knowledge in case stories and exercises. 

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Course fee: XX Euro (+ VAT if applicaple), covering course material, notes and social events.

Venue: DHI , Agern Allé 5, DK-2970 Horsholm, Denmark

Main contributors:

Jesper G. Dannisøe, DHI, Head of Course

Robert Ward, Colorado State University

Thomas Sanders, Colorado State University

Peter Stoks, RIWA

Other contributors will come from national EPA´s and research institutions.

Registration: Download folder with registration form or

On-line register: Click here

Please contact Jesper G. Dannisøe jda@dhigroup.com if you are interested in getting further information on the course.

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OBS: DHI cannot provide any scholarships or grants for our courses!

Further information and Objectives

The course Design of Water Quality Monitoring Networks will include detailed procedures for designing a water quality monitoring system. Information expectations, design criteria, network design, operating plans and procedures, and reporting formats and schedules will be discussed. The material covered applies to the design of any monitoring system, regardless of the location of water in the hydrologic cycle. The information goals defined in the expectations include the determination of ambient conditions, trends, interventions, and excursions beyond a limit. Focus will be on the monitoring demands in the WFD.

The course will to a large extent use basic statistics as tools. Basic probability, frequency histograms, probability distribution functions, and the use of statistical tables will be covered. In addition, the course will include both parametric and non-parametric statistics. The use of statistics in the analysis of water quality data and the ramifications of such analysis on the design of the entire monitoring systems involving sampling frequency, sampling locations, measurement techniques, data reporting formats, data storage, and retrieval methods will be discussed. Additional topics include the effects of correlation and seasonality and non-detects on monitoring network design and the use of an application of WQSTAT II software developed at Colorado State University. The application of using the same methodology for biomonitoring as for water quality monitoring will also be an important issue in the course.