UPP 594 – Topics in Urban Planning & Policy:Water Resources PlanningFall semester, 2005Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30PM304 LHInstructor: Martin JaffeAddress: 445 CUPPA Hall, 412 S. Peoria StreetPhone: 312/996-2178E-mail: [email protected] hours: E-mail me for appointment. Course Description:UPP 594, Water Resources Planning, will examine how surface- and ground-water resources are assessed, used and managed in the U.S., with special emphasis on issues arising in the Chicago metro region. The course will employ a natural resource-based (i.e., aquifer and watershed) perspective, focusing on the development and implementation of water resources programs affecting both water quality and quantity. Schedule of Topics and Assigned Readings:Week Topic Assignments1 Stormwater pollution PWP: §1 (pp. 1-86)2 Habitat & Biodiversity PWP: §2 (pp. 87-132; ELI, 2003. Conservation Thresholds forLand Use Planners3 Watershed Planning PWP: §3 (pp. 133-198)Selection of Paper Topics (paperswill be presented in Weeks 14-15)4 Land Conservation & Buffers PWP: §§4 & 5 (pp.199-252)5 Site Design PWP: §6 (pp.253-304)6 Erosion/Sedimentation Control PWP: §7 (pp.305-364)7 Stormwater Management I PWP: § 8 (pp. 365-474)General Background & Ponds8 Stormwater Management II PWP: §8 (pp. 475-558)Wetlands, Infiltration & Filters9 Stormwater Management III & PWP: §§8 & 9 (pp.559-620)Non-stormwater Discharges10 Watershed Stewardship & PWP: §10 (pp. 621-694)Education11 Monitoring & Restoration I PWP: pp. 695-741; Center for Watershed Protection, 2004. Unified Stream Assessment Manual (Vol. 10)12 Watershed Restoration II NEMWI, 2005. Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration13 Source Water Protection Lecture.14 Paper Presentations.15 Paper Presentations.Grading:Grades will be based on class participation (counting for 25% of the grade) and on a paper (counting 75% of the grade) that the student will prepare and present on a topic of water resources planning selected by the student after approval by the instructor. The paper topic must be chosen by the third week of class and the topic analyzed in a 25-30 pp. research paper due during finals week of the fall 2005 semester. All students must present their findings in class during the 14th or 15th week of the