CP6241 - Water Resources
Planning
Course
Objective
This course will review
the principles and application of municipal stormwater management concepts
to urban drainage systems. Emphasis will be on the planning and engineering
applications, analysis and design. The course is designed for both planning
and engineering/technical students with an interest in municipal stormwater
management.
Text
Thomas N. Debo and Andrew
J. Reese. 2003. Municipal Stormwater Management, 2nd Edition, Lewis
Publishers.
Grading
Professional
Project/Report - 80%
Class attendance and
participation - 20%
Week
|
Topic
|
1
|
Overview
of water resources planning
Multidisciplinary
perspectives
|
2
|
Water
Supply and Demand: Local, State, Interstate issues
Case
studies: ACT-ACF;
Chattahoochee River
|
3
|
Demand
Management
Water
Conservation and Education
Forecasting
methods
|
4
|
Municipal
Storm Water Management:
Overview
Storm
Water Management Programs
|
5
|
Water
Resources Economics and Financing
Principles
of Environmental Economics
Water
Law; Municipal
Ordinances and Regulations
|
6
|
Surface
Water Hydrology
Groundwater
Hydrology
|
7
|
Storm
drainage systems
Design
of culverts and open channels
Storage
and detention facilities
|
8
|
Storm
Water Management Plans and BMPs
Documentation,
Construction, Maintenance
|
9
|
Floods
and droughts: risks and uncertainties
Water
resources planning agencies
|
10
|
Decision
support systems in water resources
Computer
models in storm water management
|
11
|
Resources
management: Wetlands,
Watersheds, Ecosystems
Public-private
initiatives for water resources planning
|
12
|
Pollution
Prevention
Disposal
and Sanitary Landfills
|
13
|
Sustainable
Development
Public
Involvement
|
14-15
|
Case
studies
Future
directions of water resources planning
|
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