HSE 205 - Air and Water Quality

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course provides a detailed study of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations pertaining to compliance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. Students learn to support professional personnel responsible for complying with the environmental regulations for air emissions and waste water. This support includes reading, interpreting, and applying sections from the Code of Federal Regulations.

Prerequisite(s): HSE 200
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Interpret the environmental regulations concerning air emissions and waste water discharged by industrial facilities.
Apply the effluent limitation standards and pretreatment standards of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to industry.
Describe prevention measures for air emissions and waste water discharge.
Identify the process for gaining permits.