ABSTRACT
Environmental infrastructure includes a wide variety of public services such as water supply, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution control, and solid and hazardous waste treatment and disposal. The trend toward starting new engineering schools seems to be a guarantee for mediocrity since the new schools face exactly the same problems of faculty shortage, equipment, and money, and will have to develop solutions from the same pool that existing schools are using. The technical infrastructure issues facing environmental engineers encompass several facets of the environment, including water, air, and solid waste. Identifying and characterizing these issues is prerequisite to developing appropriate, effective solutions. The disposal of sewage sludges, municipal refuse, and hazardous waste by incineration, landfilling, or land spreading can cause significant and potentially harmful air pollution problems. Water supply needs are both quantitative and qualitative with water shortages resulting from depleted and/or contaminated sources.
