Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Civil and Environmental Engineering Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics (32)
- Environmental Sciences (30)
- Law (26)
- Natural Resources Management and Policy (25)
- Water Resource Management (25)
-
- Hydraulic Engineering (23)
- Environmental Law (22)
- Natural Resources Law (22)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (22)
- State and Local Government Law (22)
- Water Law (22)
- Environmental Policy (20)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (20)
- Energy and Utilities Law (19)
- Oil, Gas, and Energy (19)
- Administrative Law (17)
- Natural Resource Economics (17)
- Natural Resources and Conservation (16)
- Science and Technology Law (16)
- Environmental Health and Protection (15)
- Energy Policy (14)
- Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law (14)
- Earth Sciences (12)
- Land Use Law (12)
- Public Policy (12)
- Climate (11)
- Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (11)
- Hydrology (10)
- Institution
- Publication Year
- Publication
-
- All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023 (24)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications (15)
- Theses and Dissertations (9)
- All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023 (4)
- Coalbed Methane Development in the Intermountain West (April 4-5) (4)
-
- The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5) (4)
- Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5) (3)
- Hard Times on the Colorado River: Drought, Growth and the Future of the Compact (Summer Conference, June 8-10) (2)
- Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14) (2)
- Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12) (2)
- Sustainable Use of the West's Water (Summer Conference, June 12-14) (2)
- Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5) (2)
- Air Quality Impacts from Oil and Gas Development (January 27) (1)
- Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970 (1)
- Elusive Documents (1)
- Energy Field Tour 2004 (August 4-6) (1)
- Fracking, Water Quality and Public Health: Examining Current Laws and Regulations (March 20) (1)
- Getting a Handle on Hazardous Waste Control (Summer Conference, June 9-10) (1)
- Reports (1)
- Uncovering the Hidden Resource: Groundwater Law, Hydrology, and Policy in the 1990s (Summer Conference, June 15-17) (1)
- Water and Air Quality Issues in Oil and Gas Development: The Evolving Framework of Regulation and Management (Martz Summer Conference, June 5-6) (1)
- Water as a Public Resource: Emerging Rights and Obligations (Summer Conference, June 1-3) (1)
- Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications (1)
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 30 of 84
Full-Text Articles in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Factors Affecting United States Geological Survey Irrigation Freshwater Withdrawal Estimates In Utah, J. Levi Manley
Factors Affecting United States Geological Survey Irrigation Freshwater Withdrawal Estimates In Utah, J. Levi Manley
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Utah is, on average, one of the driest states in the United States, second only to Nevada, and drier conditions are projected. Irrigation is the largest water user in the state, representing about 80% of the total freshwater withdrawn each year. Withdrawals are obtained from sources like reservoirs or streams, or underground water from wells and springs, and supplied for use. The United States Geological Survey, a reputable federal science agency, has provided irrigation freshwater withdrawal estimates every five years since 1950. Understanding what factors affect irrigation withdrawals can better inform water resource planning to reduce withdrawals and conserve surface …
Wetland Arid Vegetation – Studies Of Vegetated Stormwater Management System Performance In Northern Utah – Field & Lab Experiences, Ryan Dupont, Margie Rycewicz-Borecki, Trixie Rife
Wetland Arid Vegetation – Studies Of Vegetated Stormwater Management System Performance In Northern Utah – Field & Lab Experiences, Ryan Dupont, Margie Rycewicz-Borecki, Trixie Rife
Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications
Motivation for the Work We’ve Done – The Why
Summary of the Work We’ve Done - The What & The How
Findings - The How Well
Conclusions & Recommendations – The So What
Agent-Based Model To Manage Household Water Use Through Social-Environmental Strategies Of Encouragement And Peer Pressure, Ryan James
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Inelastic price responses, demand hardening, and poor public awareness reduce the effectiveness of demand side strategies on water savings. This project quantified phycological household’s factors of attitudes, peer support, opportunities on water conservation with two social-environmental management strategies of encouragement and peer pressure. An agent-based model was populated with data for Logan, Utah using surveys, municipal billing, aerial imagery, weather monitoring stations, and flow, frequency, and durations of appliance use data. Results indicated those households with higher attitudes, peer support and opportunities saved the most water while peer pressure saved more than encouragement when using small and diverse social networks …
Pedestrian Walking Speeds At Signalized Intersections In Utah, Jordi Jordan Berrett
Pedestrian Walking Speeds At Signalized Intersections In Utah, Jordi Jordan Berrett
Theses and Dissertations
The 2009 edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) recommends a pedestrian walking speed of 3.5 feet per second for use in the timing of pedestrian clearance intervals at signalized intersections (reduced from 4.0 feet per second in the 2003 edition). Jurisdictions across the state of Utah continue to maintain pedestrian walking speeds of 4.0 feet per second for normal intersections with guidance on engineering judgement for areas where a lower pedestrian walking speed should be considered. In 2018, it was decided that the current state guidance with regard to pedestrian walking speeds be evaluated for any …
Crash Severity Distributions For Life-Cycle Benefit-Cost Analysis Of Safety-Related Improvements On Utah Roadways, Conor Judd Seat
Crash Severity Distributions For Life-Cycle Benefit-Cost Analysis Of Safety-Related Improvements On Utah Roadways, Conor Judd Seat
Theses and Dissertations
The Utah Department of Transportation developed life-cycle benefit-cost analysis spreadsheets that allow engineers and analysts to evaluate multiple safety countermeasures. The spreadsheets have included the functionality to evaluate a roadway based on the 11 facility types from the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) with the use of crash severity distributions. The HSM suggests that local agencies develop crash severity distributions based on their local crash data. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University worked with the Statistics Department to develop crash severity distributions for the facility types from the HSM.The primary objective of this research was to …
Evaluation Of A Side-By-Side Full-Scale Biofiltration Conversion In A Nutrient-Limited Environment, Stetson S. Bassett
Evaluation Of A Side-By-Side Full-Scale Biofiltration Conversion In A Nutrient-Limited Environment, Stetson S. Bassett
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
In order to meet increasing water demands and more stringent regulations drinking water treatment plant managers must continually look to new treatment strategies and optimization techniques. One such strategy is to eliminate chlorine residual before filtration, allowing indigenous bacteria already present in the source water to grow on the filter media. These microorganisms help improve effluent water quality by increasing organic and inorganic contaminant removal. The process is known as biological filtration, or biofiltration. The implications of converting a conventional filtration plant (not specifically designed for biofiltration) to a biofiltration plant are still not well understood. Therefore, the purpose of …
Review Of The Utah Snow Load Study, Marc Maguire, Brennan Bean, Yan Sun
Review Of The Utah Snow Load Study, Marc Maguire, Brennan Bean, Yan Sun
Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications
Proper consideration of snow loads in building design can be a delicate balancing act:
- Underestimates lead to structure failure
- Overestimates lead to increased construction costs
The Utah Snow Load Study, Brennan Bean, Marc Maguire, Yan Sun
The Utah Snow Load Study, Brennan Bean, Marc Maguire, Yan Sun
Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications
Recent reports of snow related building collapses across the western United States in early 2017 highlight the importance of snow load considerations in building design. Specifying such design snow loads requires a proper balance between safety and economy. As articulated by Nowak and Collins (2012): "Conceptually, we can design [a] structure to reduce the probability of failure, but increasing the safety...beyond a certain optimum level is not always economical." It is the search for this optimum level of safety that has motivated the development of design ground snow loads at state and local levels.
Wildfire In Utah: The Physical And Economic Consequences Of Wildfire, Paul Mark Jakus, Man-Keun Kim, Randy S. Martin, Ian Hammond, Edd Hammill, Nancy O. Mesner, Jacob Stout
Wildfire In Utah: The Physical And Economic Consequences Of Wildfire, Paul Mark Jakus, Man-Keun Kim, Randy S. Martin, Ian Hammond, Edd Hammill, Nancy O. Mesner, Jacob Stout
Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications
PRELUDE
On June 26, 2012 a lightning strike ignited a wildfire in the Manti-La Sal National Forest of central Utah’s Carbon and Emery counties (Figure P.1). By the time the Seeley wildfire was contained three weeks later, some 48,000 acres of federal, state, and private land had been burned and $8.7 million in suppression costs expended (Styler 2012). According to the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS.gov) project, nearly one-third of the acreage was severely burned, damaging vegetation and soils for years to come. Severe burns vastly increase the erosion potential of burnt landscapes, and the steep lands of Huntington …
Agricultural Water Management In The Sevier River Basin, Utah: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Daeha Kim
Agricultural Water Management In The Sevier River Basin, Utah: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Daeha Kim
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The Sevier River Basin situated in south central Utah is characterized by its semiarid climate, snowmelt-driven runoff, and high dependency on agricultural economy. High evapotranspiration and low precipitation make agricultural production challenging, but naturally stored water in the snowpack in the mountains alleviates water stresses during high water demand seasons. The snowmelt-driven river flow along the main channel is highly exploited for irrigation for farms near the Sevier River. Reservoir operations and river diversions result in heavily regulated flows from the upper to the lower basins. The return flows of over-irrigated water in the upper basin increase salinity of surface …
Redox-Controlled Biogeochemical Processes Affecting Arsenic Solubility In Sediments From A Basin-Fill Aquifer In Northern Utah, Xianyu Meng
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The basin-fill aquifers of the American Southwest host elevated concentrations of arsenic in groundwater due to the local geology. Limited information is available on arsenic dynamics in semi-arid and arid regions of the world. This study describes arsenic biogeochemistry and mechanisms of arsenic solubilization for a soil profile collected from the surface to the depth of groundwater in the Cache Valley Basin, Northern Utah.
The first objective was to delineate mechanisms of arsenic solubilization from sediments collected at the study site. Microcosms containing site groundwater and siteoxidized and site-reduced sediments, were monitored over time to observe changes in the solubilization …
Slides: What We Know (And Don't Know) About Air Quality Impacts Of Oil And Gas Development, Anna Karion
Slides: What We Know (And Don't Know) About Air Quality Impacts Of Oil And Gas Development, Anna Karion
Water and Air Quality Issues in Oil and Gas Development: The Evolving Framework of Regulation and Management (Martz Summer Conference, June 5-6)
Presenter: Anna Karion, NOAA/ESRL, University of Colorado/CIRES
35 slides
Phosphorus Mobility In The Shallow Unconfined Aquifer At Pineview Reservoir, Utah, Christine Rumsey
Phosphorus Mobility In The Shallow Unconfined Aquifer At Pineview Reservoir, Utah, Christine Rumsey
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Significant phosphorus transport is occurring in the groundwater surrounding Pineview Reservoir. A set of investigations was completed to identify factors contributing to phosphorus mobility. Water quality monitoring was conducted to understand groundwater characteristics and phosphorus movement. Several water quality parameters were evaluated to specifically determine whether septic systems influence groundwater quality. Results indicate that septic systems pollute at least two locations in the aquifer around the reservoir. Given this information, it may be necessary to implement advanced septic system treatment options to reduce the amount of phosphorus in groundwater.
Experiments were conducted on two aquifer sediment types to identify factors …
Slides: Best Management Practices For Oil And Gas Development And Comparative Water Quality Database Of Regulations Relating To Shale Oil And Gas, Matt Samelson, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment. Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project
Slides: Best Management Practices For Oil And Gas Development And Comparative Water Quality Database Of Regulations Relating To Shale Oil And Gas, Matt Samelson, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment. Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project
Fracking, Water Quality and Public Health: Examining Current Laws and Regulations (March 20)
Presenter: Matt Samelson, J.D., Attorney, Consultant for Intermountain Oil and Gas Best Management Practices (BMP) Project, Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment, University of Colorado Law School
34 slides
Deicer Usage On Concrete And Asphalt Pavements In Utah, Chase David Thomas
Deicer Usage On Concrete And Asphalt Pavements In Utah, Chase David Thomas
Theses and Dissertations
The objectives of this research were to 1) compile winter maintenance data for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to directly compare concrete and asphalt pavements with regards to deicer usage and 2) determine if there is a statistical difference in deicer usage on concrete and asphalt pavements. To this end, three data sources were consulted for this research: Material Maintenance Quality Assurance (MMQA) database, UDOT road database, and Google Maps. The final compiled data set prepared for analysis in this research contained deicer quantities by deicer type, pavement surface areas by pavement material type, traffic, longitude, latitude, and elevation …
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Three Utah Wastewater Treatment Facilities In Removing Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products, Oksana Roth
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in surface waters has become a growing concern within the last decade although the first mention of human PPCPs in the environment goes back to late 1970s. Pharmaceuticals include prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and veterinary drugs. Personal care products include products such as lotions, fragrances, and soaps. In addition to traditional personal care products, the term PPCPs has been adopted to represent a wide variety of chemicals used in consumer products including plasticizers and fire retardants. Wastewater effluents are thought to be the main source of PPCPs in surface waters since …
Slides: Air Monitoring And Litigation Update, John Jacus
Slides: Air Monitoring And Litigation Update, John Jacus
Air Quality Impacts from Oil and Gas Development (January 27)
Presenter: John Jacus, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, reviews recent litigation aimed at oil and gas development activities with respect to air emissions impacts, and also several recent and ongoing studies and ambient monitoring efforts focused upon air emissions from oil and gas activities
23 slides
Assessing Phosphorus-Transport From Biosolids Land Application Sites In Utah, Mohan K. Kumar
Assessing Phosphorus-Transport From Biosolids Land Application Sites In Utah, Mohan K. Kumar
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Phosphorus Site Index (PSI) is a phosphorus transport assessment tool used to estimate the risk of P transport from soils. Various components, such as soil erosion, P fertilizer application rate, plant available P in soil, etc. that have an influence on P transport from a site, are weighted and given ratings, and a combination of these components are expressed as PSI. This study has considered two biosolids land application sites in Utah, which received biosolids amendments over time, to develop a specialized PSI for the state of Utah.
Phosphorus from land application of biosolids has been considered a potential risk …
Pavement Management Systems On A Local Level, Cristian A. Vasquez
Pavement Management Systems On A Local Level, Cristian A. Vasquez
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Roads are one of the most valuable infrastructure assets within a community. Proper maintenance of the roadway network can promote the prosperity of a community. In recent times maintenance has become much more difficult with the price of asphalt increasing drastically and city budgets contracting due to the economic downturn. With these conditions, the proper management of an agency’s street network is necessary. The use of pavement management systems provides the help needed in the preservation of the street network. The use of pavement management systems provides significant benefits such as identification of the most cost-effective pavement treatment actions and …
Revenue Recovery Through Meter Replacement, Devan J. Shields
Revenue Recovery Through Meter Replacement, Devan J. Shields
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Previous studies have identified water meter inaccuracy at low flow rates as a significant source of non-revenue flow for water systems; however a lack of available data makes it difficult to include low flow accuracy degradation in meter replacement plans. This thesis examines results from an extensive accuracy test program carried out at the Utah Water Research Laboratory on small water meters over a wide range of flow rates and at various levels of throughput. The study compares expected apparent losses of different types of water meters based on a flow profile and expected daily use for the State of …
Slides: Development Of Shale: Water Resource Concerns And Policy Considerations, Katy Dunlap
Slides: Development Of Shale: Water Resource Concerns And Policy Considerations, Katy Dunlap
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, Trout Unlimited, Inc., Burdett, NY
24 slides
Pooling For Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?, Bruce M. Kramer
Pooling For Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?, Bruce M. Kramer
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
74 pages.
This paper was originally published as:
Bruce M. Kramer, “Pooling for Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?,” 55 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 8-1, § 8.05 (2009).
Slides: Enhanced Reclamation Program, Stephanie Tomkinson
Slides: Enhanced Reclamation Program, Stephanie Tomkinson
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Stephanie Tomkinson, Senior Biologist, QEP Company
33 slides
Slides: Assessing Opportunities And Barriers To Reducing The Environmental Footprint Of Oil And Gas Development In Utah, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Lorien Belton, Brian Gentry, Gene Theodori
Slides: Assessing Opportunities And Barriers To Reducing The Environmental Footprint Of Oil And Gas Development In Utah, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Lorien Belton, Brian Gentry, Gene Theodori
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Dr. Douglas Jackson-Smith, Utah State University--Logan Campus
37 slides
Slides: Promise Or Peril: Shale Oil, Energy, And The Region, Chase Huntley
Slides: Promise Or Peril: Shale Oil, Energy, And The Region, Chase Huntley
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
Presenter: Chase Huntley, Policy Adviser for Energy & Climate Change, The Wilderness Society
8 slides
Slides: Costs And Benefits Of Development: An Industry Perspective, Glenn Vawter
Slides: Costs And Benefits Of Development: An Industry Perspective, Glenn Vawter
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
Presenter: Glenn Vawter, Executive Director, National Oil Shale Association
12 slides
Slides: The History Of Oil Shale Development And What It Means For The Future, Patty Limerick
Slides: The History Of Oil Shale Development And What It Means For The Future, Patty Limerick
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
Presenter: Patty Limerick, Center of the American West, University of Colorado at Boulder
35 slides
Slides: Water For Oil (Shale)?, Bart Miller
Slides: Water For Oil (Shale)?, Bart Miller
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
Presenter: Bart Miller, Water Program Director, Western Resource Advocates
10 slides
Slides: Status Of Southern Nevada Water Authority (Snwa): Third Intake Into Lake Mead And Groundwater Project, Kay Brothers
Slides: Status Of Southern Nevada Water Authority (Snwa): Third Intake Into Lake Mead And Groundwater Project, Kay Brothers
Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)
Presenter: Kay Brothers, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), Las Vegas, NV
37 slides
Slides: Transboundary Solutions: A Water Trust, Policy, And Environmental Flows For The Colorado River Delta, Jennifer Pitt
Slides: Transboundary Solutions: A Water Trust, Policy, And Environmental Flows For The Colorado River Delta, Jennifer Pitt
Western Water Law, Policy and Management: Ripples, Currents, and New Channels for Inquiry (Martz Summer Conference, June 3-5)
Presenter: Jennifer Pitt, Environmental Defense Fund, Boulder, CO
26 slides