Contaminación de recursos

hídricos
“Water pollution”

Nestor Mancipe, Ph.D.

 Outline
• Course overview
• Syllabus
• Homework guidelines
• Introduction about water resources in
Colombia

Nestor Mancipe, Ph.D.

 Course overview
• Last day to withdraw the course is 7th week of classes
(right after first academic term ends)

• Class attendance: absence registered by class hours

Course failed by 25% (12h)

• Grading: written or oral test, workshops, homework,

assignments, field trips, and projects.
First term: 35% from at least 2 grades
Second term: 35% from at least 2 grades
Third term: 30% from at least 1 grade

Nestor Mancipe, Ph.D.

 Course overview
• Grading: Publication  10-14 Mar / 28Apr-3 May / 3-8 Jun
Claims 16 mar / 5 May / 10 Jun (written 2 cal. day)

• English requirement: B1 level by the end of career.

• Additional credits: If preceding semester grade above 4.0,
registration of +6 credits is allowed

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SYLLABUS

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 Homework guidelines –
cover page
(1) Homework assigned is due one week from the class. Late submittals will not be
accepted.
(2) You are strongly encouraged to work in teams
(3) When appropriate include the following:
• Cover page, problem statement, methodology, results, commentary,
recommendations, references.
(4) Include title for all tables and figures. Label all axes of graphs. Show proper
units.
(5) Take pride in all of your work. It is a reflection on you, it must look professional.

Nestor Mancipe, Ph.D.

Introduction about water resources in Colombia

Nestor Mancipe, Ph.D.

Introduction about water resources in Colombia

CARIBE
Magdalena- Sierra Nevada-
Cauca Guajira

A T ucurinca
S
T
I
R
N Fundacion Rancheria
A
U M
T
A
O
G
D
Catatumbo
A
L Sardinata CATA
E TUM
N Zulia BO
A
Arauca

P Baudo O
C
A META R
A U I
C T omo
C San Juan
A
N
O
I Vichada
C
F GUAVIARE O

I A
C Vaupes
M
Patia A
O
Z
CAQ UET A
O
Mira N
A
PUT UMAYO
S

Source: hidrografia-de-colombia.blogspot.com
 Introduction about water resources in Colombia

Caquetá river (200.000 km2) 18.600 m3/s CARIBE

Magdalena river (270.000 km2) 7.200 m3/s Magdalena- Sierra Nevada-
Putumayo river (+54.000 km2 ) 8.760 m3/s Cauca Guajira

Guaviare river (140.000 km2) 8.200 m3/s A

S
T ucurinca

Meta river (112.000 km2) 6.500 m3/s T

R
I

( 45.000 km2) 4.900 m3/s

N Fundacion Rancheria
Atrato river A
T
U M
A
O
G
D
Catatumbo
A
L Sardinata CATA
Average Average E TUM
Drainage Drainage
Main Rivers annual annual N Zulia BO
Basin Surface km2 A
rainfall (mm) runoff (mm) Arauca

Magdalena, Cauca, Atrato, P Baudo O

C
Caribbean 363,878 Sumapaz, Sogamoso, 300 to 2,500 487 A META R
Saldaña, Bogotá A U I
C T omo
Pacific 76,500
Patía, San Juan, Mira, 2,000 to
221
C San Juan
A
N
Bandó, Dagua, Anchicayá 9,000 O
I Vichada
Meta, Guaviare, Arauca, 1,000 to C
Orinoquia 350,000 662 F
Tomo, Vichada 5,500 GUAVIARE O

Amazonia 343,000
Amazonas, Vaupés, Guanía, 2,550 to
694 I A
Paraná, Caquetá, Putumayo 3,500
C Vaupes
M
1,000 to A
Catatumbo 8,370 Sardinata, Zulia, Catumbo 14 Patia
2,500 O
Z
Total 1,141,748 - 3,000 2078 CAQ UET A
O
Mira N
Fuente: FAO A
PUT UMAYO
S
Introduction about water pollution in Colombia

Nestor Mancipe, Ph.D.