ERS 316Urban Water and Wastewater Systems: Integrated Planning and Management
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Environment
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Focus on urban water management in North America, Australia, Western Asia, and the Global South as illustrative systems or cases. Given changing climate conditions, there is increased likelihood of extreme events (e.g., urban flooding and drought) and new water management challenges. Development and maintenance of urban water and wastewater systems, along with demand and supply management planning, efficiency mechanisms, development and equity concerns, will be examined.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 5758 | 69 / 100 | T 12:30–14:20 |
| TUT 101 | 7993 | 12 / 25 | T 16:30–17:20 |
| TUT 102 | 7994 | 24 / 25 | W 14:30–15:20 |
| TUT 103 | 7995 | 18 / 25 | W 16:30–17:20 |
| TUT 104 | 7996 | 15 / 25 | W 08:30–09:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
33% liked it50% easy33% useful
From 6 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
do NOT take this course if you can avoid it. The first half of the course was spent going over ways to conserve water at home - things that most people learned in elementary school. The lectures are so dry and the prof is extremely disorganized, switching up instructions for assignments after we've all submitted and giving the TAs conflicting instructions on how to grade. The only material anyone learned was from the guest speakers who actually knew what they were talking about. Definitely top 5 worst course I've taken
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention ERS 316, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2023
what's the proper way to complain about a course? 28 points, 20 comments
“genuinely, this course is the most useless course i've ever taken. it's structured so badly, and the prof has so many issues. who do i complain to?”
u/AAQsR: “what course”
u/ultraviolet12323: “ers 316 lol ngl all the ers courses are kind of silly but this one in particular is a struggle to get through”
has ERS316 always been this bad???? 1 point, 0 comments
u/ultraviolet12323: “literally no words... ERS courses are generally kinda lame but this one is actually so poorly planned it's unbelievable”
Spring 2020
Water related courses and research 6 points, 7 comments
u/sublettingfun: “… I've already taken ERS 316 which seems to be the main water related course. Also, does anyone the process for contacting a professor to do a research project related to hydrology? …”
Spring 2019
ERS 316 Difficultly 3 points, 4 comments
u/Jinkiesscoob13: “Could anyone who has taken ERS 316 let me know how the course was and if it's worth taking? I tried checking it on UW Flow but it had no reviews :-(”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
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u/Jackhofmann: “… ENVS 444 ERS 100 ERS 201 ERS 202 ERS 210 ERS 234 ERS 265 ERS 275 ERS 300 ERS 301 ERS 315 ERS 316 ERS 321 ERS 328 ERS 335 ERS 346 ERS 375 ERS 403A ERS 403B ERS 454 ERS 475 ERS 484 ERS 615 ERS 619 ERS 654 ERS 675 ERS 680 ERS 684 ERS 701 FILM 333W FILM 374W FINE 100 FINE 101 FINE …”
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