CE 4641 - Urban Streams and Stormwater Management

Institution:

Temple University

Subject:

Description:

Stormwater management has become a significant issue in recent years. In the past, the typical thinking was ‘get it out of my town’ which resulted in downstream communities suffering the brunt of poor or inadequate management. In fact, only the rate of runoff was addressed, not the volume, nor the quality of that runoff. In urban areas, the volume of runoff increases significantly due to the additional impervious cover (e.g. pavement and rooftops) and urban stormwater runoff causes water quality degradation due to excess amounts of nutrients, metals, bacteria and sediment. This course will address the impacts of improperly controlled runoff on urban streams and how the rate, volume and quality of urban stormwater runoff can be properly controlled through appropriate Best Management Practice (BMP) implementation.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

CE 3711 and either CE 4621 or CE 4631

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Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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