PLAN 453Urban Stormwater Management
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.
Urban stormwater runoff affects the water quality, water quantity, habitat and biological resources, public health and aesthetic appearance of urban waterways. This course reviews the physical and chemical processes, environmental assessment techniques and best management practices related to stormwater management in the urban systems.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 5666 | 37 / 50 | MW 11:30–12:50 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
70% liked it40% easy71% useful
From 20 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
The lectures and course content were boring and stale. The content is taught in a very theoretical way and there is very little practical work. However, this is a very low effort course with only two test and an exam, which are relatively straightforward if you just study a little bit. Skipped most of the lectures and was fine.
Dec 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
If you're a planner, take PLAN 340. This class is horrendous.
Dec 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
The course is very useful for PLAN 309, and useful in general. The course is not easy, but isn't very hard either. There are three labs, two quizzes (only one will count towards final mark), and one final exam. Quizzes are fair, and professor provides a study guide from which he will choose quiz questions.
Nov 2014 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Basically the same course as PLAN 341. If you took that first, you will do well in this and vice versa.
Oct 2014 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention PLAN 453, 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 2021
GEOG 453/PLAN 453 0 points, 0 comments
Spring 2020
Water related courses and research 6 points, 7 comments
“I'm an undergrad planning student and I've realized that I'm really passionate about water and hydrology related studies (ex./ watershed management, looking at the relationship between water supplies …”
u/True-Wealth: “Have you taken PLAN 341 or PLAN 453 yet? Both are taught (or used to be at least) by Mike Stone. 341 is Resource Conservation and Management but when I took it there was a heavy focus on water resources/hydrology etc because that’s his field of research. …”
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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