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Watershed Management Program
The Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance and Schmid College of Science are partnering with Miocean and Coastkeeper to offer a multi-faceted program on watershed management. Offered twice previously to rave reviews, the 6 week management program is back by popular demand and features sessions led by top environmental scientists and policy experts from Chapman University, water board representatives, environmental engineers, and county, city, and community representatives. The program is intended for the local water resources community, developers, consultants, lawyers, civil servants, and everyone interested in the current and future state of the Southland's water resources.
The program begins with an overview of California's watershed issues and proceeds to an examination of the science
of watersheds, policy and political issues, the regulatory environment, and implications for land development. The program concludes with an included luncheon and offsite field trip. Sessions are held on Chapman's beautiful campus in Orange with refreshments provided.
- 6 Weekly Sessions Starting Thursday, October 13, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Classes at Chapman University’s main campus in Orange
- Program cost: $295 (includes materials and luncheon)
- For information please contact Kameron So at 714-516-4564 or kso@chapman.edu
Hoag Center Director: Jack Broughton, Argyros School of Business and Economics, broughto@chapman.edu
Program Coordinator: Christopher S. Kim, Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, cskim@chapman.edu
CURRICULUM
Module 1: Defining the Problem - October 13, 2011
Catherine D. Clark, PhD, Dept. of Chemistry
- What is urban run-off?
- What is a watershed?
- Whose problem is it?
- Short and long term economic consequences
- Biggest challenges facing our coastlines and way of life
- Growth of public involvement
- Grant opportunities
Module 2: Understanding the Science - October 20, 2011
Jason Keller, PhD, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Properties of water
- The water cycle (hands-on group activity)
- Types of water contamination
- Methods of cleanup
- The science of water: thinking critically
Module 3: Political Implications - October 27, 2011
David Shafie, PhD., Dept of Political Science; Guest Speaker: Mark Norton, SAWPA
- Historical Foundations of Water Policy
- Legal Foundations of Water Policy
- California’s Water Plans
- Environmental Values and Water Policy
- Public involvement, NGO’s and community-based stakeholders
- Economics and Water Policy
- Local example - SAWPA
Module 4: Regulatory Framework; Rules & Regs - November 3, 2011
Guest lecturers: Shanda Beltran and Mark Grey
- Overview of NPDES permits (EPA down to state and local level)
- Local implementation of NPDES programs
- Watershed-based approaches
- Green building programs and initiatives
- Incentive programs
- Linkage between new development and carbon footprint
Module 5: Regulatory Framework; Implementation and Cost Implications - November 10, 2011
Guest lecturers: OC Watersheds Representative, Municipality WQ Representative, Local Watershed Nonprofit Representative
- Watershed Planning
- Watershed-based approaches & solutions
- Pursuit of Federal/State Funding
- Staying Compliant – local City perspective
- Linkage between new development and carbon footprint
Module 6: Land Development Response to Watershed Protection - November 17, 2011
Ian Adam: Environmental Scientist, Fuscoe Engineering; Garry Brown: Executive Director, OC Coastkeeper
- Design solutions for land development
- Regional solutions
- Role of NGO's specific to land development
- Case Studies and Partnerships
Conclusion and Real World Solutions -November 19, 2011
Off-site Luncheon with guest speakers
- Design solutions to integrate more treatment and re-use on community wide scales (field site examples)
- Group Presentations
- Future trends for water quality solutions and water protection (lunch speaker)
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