ENE 672 - Stormwater Management Fall 2011
Text: Akan, A. Osman and Houghtalen, Robert, Urban Hydrology, Hydraulics,
and Stormwater Quality, Engineering Applications and Computer Modeling,
2003,
John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: Lewis Publishers, ISBN: 978-0471-43158-9
Ref. Texts:







 
1. NJ Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual:
    http://www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/bmp_manual2.htm
2. NJ DEP Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program: guidance, permits, and
    status: http://www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/msrp_home.htm
3. US EPA Stormwater Program: NPDES, guides, manuals, and case studies:
    http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program id=6
4. NJ Stormwater Management Rules (N.J.A.C. 7.8):
    http://www.nj.gov/dep/watershedmgt/rules.htm
5. New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Rules
    (N.J.A.C. 7:14A): http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dwq/714a.htm.
Instructor: Dr. H. Hsieh, Office: 268 Colton Hall, Tel: 973-596-5859, Fax: 973-596-5790, e-mail:hsieh@njit.edu
Prerequisites: CE 320 and CE 321
Week Topic Text Homework
1 Introduction, USEPA and NJDEP
Stormwater Management Rules
NJ BMP Manual
-Chapter 1
 
2 Water Quality Concerns;
Nonstructural Stormwater Management
NJ BMP Manual
-Chapter 2
 
3 Rainfall and Runoff Chapters 2&3 2-2,7,10,13
4 Runoff and Open Channel Flow in
Urban Watershed
Chapters 4&5 3-4,15,16, 4-4,12
5 Runoff Hydrograph Chapter 5 5-2,3,7,13,17,19,27
(use Fig.2-4)
6 Runoff - NJDEP Requirements NJ BMP Manual
-Chapter 5
 
7  Detention Basin Design Chapter 7-7.1 7-2,5,9,18,21
8 Midterm Exam    
9 BMPs-Infiltration Basin Hydraflow
Hydrographs Software
Chapter 7-7.2 7-26 Software Assignment
10 Storm drainage systems and culvert design 6.1-6.3 6-30,33
11 Haestad Storm CAD and CulverMaster Software Chapters 13, 15 Software Assignment
12 Groundwater Recharge Analysis; NJGRS NJ BMP Manual -Chapter 6  
13 Structural Aspects of Best Management
Practices (BMPs)
Chatpter 9; NJ BMPManual- Chapters 4 & 9  
14 Project/paper presentation    
15 Final exam    

Course Description: A comprehensive study of stormwater management with an emphasis on design practices.  Topics include regulatory framework, an overview of structural and non-structural Best Management Practices, groundwater recharge analysis, estimate of runoff by SCS and rational methods, and design of detention basin and drainage systems.  Software will be used to assist design.

Grade Policy: 

Homework

20%

Project

10%

Mid-Term Exam.

35%

Final Exam.

35%

 

1. Homework problems are to be solved and turned in the week following the assignment.  No late
    homework will be accepted after the due day.  Excel is required for assignment calculations.  The
    file name should include your name    and assignment number, i.e. Smith_HW1.
2. Project can be a case study or any topic related to the stormwater management.  A term paper and
    10-15 minutes presentation are expected from the project.  The length of the paper is
    approximately 10 pages and is due on 14th week.
3. Course materials and PowerPoint presentation, can be downloaded from NJIT Moodle. 
    Go to http://moodle.njit.edu and log in with your UCID and password.