Land Development and Its Impact on Water Quality
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Topics
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 | Point vs. nonpoint source (NPS) pollution |
| Command and control vs. other policy instruments |
| Causes of water quality problems and pollutants of concern |
| Urban sprawl |
| Watershed management |
| Tyranny of small decisions/cumulative and secondary impacts |
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Readings
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Lecture Notes
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Assignments
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Web Resources
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| Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Water, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, National Estuary Program, Section 319 NPS Program, Wetlands, Total Maximum Daily Loadings, Ocean and Coastal Protection Division |
| North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (NCDENR) and its Division of
Water Quality, Division of Water
Resources, Division of Coastal Management,
Division of Soil and Water Conservation, and other programs |
| Albermarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program |
| TMDL Case Study for the Tar-Pamlico
Basin |
| NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management (OCRM), Coastal Zone Management
Program, National Marine
Sanctuary Program, and National Estuarine
Research Reserve (NERR) |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), and the
Forest Service |
| Congressional
Research Service reports on water quality issues |
| National Water Quality Inventory |
| National Wetlands Inventory |
| Information about the water quality in your
state |
| Index of Watershed Indicators |
| Surf Your Watershed |
| Water Environment Federation |
| Terrene Institute |
| Know Your Watershed sponsored by the Conservation Technology Information
Center |
| Coastlines |
| BEACH Watch |
| Clean Water Action Plan |
| Antidotes to Sprawl |
| Smart Growth Network |
| Sustainable Communities Network |
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Movies that Might Be of Interest
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| Erin Brockovich (2000) starring Julia Roberts and Albert
Finney: A true story of Erin Brockoich and Attorney Ed Masry and their efforts to sue PG
& E for poisoning the groundwater in Hinkley, CA. The movie illustrate the
important role the courts have in enforcing environmental policies as well as the
complexity associated with demonstrating violations of federal and state laws. Julia
Roberts won an Academy award for her performance. |
| A Civil Action (1999) staring John Travolta: Based on
the excellent book of the same name, this true story depicts attorney Jan Schlichtmann's
efforts to sue two companies for polluting the drinking water in Woburn, MA. The
movie depicts the important role of the courts in enforcing environmental policy but also
the limits of science when incorporated into a judicial process. |
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Books that Might Be of Interest
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| A Civil Action |
| Cadillac Desert |
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