UWWhitewater Water Initiatives 20092010

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UW-WhitewaterWater Initiatives(2009-2010)

• Linda Reid, JD
• October 29, 2009

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UW-Whitewater Water Initiatives

• Integrated Science Business Major Water
  Resources Emphasis
• Interdisciplinary Water Expertise Team
• Freshmen for Freshwater Program

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Integrated Science Business Major

• The focus of the ISBM is to develop integrated
  thinking from the initial stages of education and
  to produce well-trained graduates who are highly
  effective in entry-level positions that require
  skills in both science and business.
• ISBM homepage

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ISBM Water Resources Emphasis

• Specifically geared toward students interested in
  working in water-related businesses.
• Introductory courses in Biology, Chemistry and
  Physical Geography (20 units) are combined with
  relevant upper level courses (12 units) to give
  students a broad background in the science of
  water.
• In addition, the emphasis requires core business
  courses (30 units) combined with upper level
  courses addressing topics relevant to the
  business of water (6 units).
• At the end of the program, capstone courses,
  including an internship and senior project,
  directly link science and business and prepare
  students for subsequent employment in
  water-related businesses.
• 4 year plan of courses
• course checklist

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College of Business and EconomicsWater Resources
Emphasis Courses

• ECON 471 Natural Resource and Environmental
  Economics (M/W 215-330)
• FNBSLW 440 Water Law (M/W 345-500)
• Offered back-to-back in spring 2010 to allow for
  course integration in the form of guest speakers
  and student projects

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Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

• Topics include
• Markets and the efficient allocation of resources
  over time.
• Market failure - property rights, externalities,
  public goods.
• Valuation of environmental benefits and costs.
• Economics of renewable and non-renewable natural
  resources - land, water, fisheries, forests,
  energy, minerals.
• Pollution abatement and environmental protection.
  
• Global issues - population, climate change,
  tropical deforestation, the oceans and atmosphere
  as global commons.

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Water Law

• This course covers the fundamentals of water law.
  Topics include
• prior appropriation
• water marketing
• riparian rights
• ground water law
• water district law,
• resolving interstate water conflicts
• federal and Indian water rights
• environmental law impacts on water rights
• legal aspects of water security
• Particular attention is paid to Wisconsin and
  Great Lakes region water law issues.

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Interdisciplinary Water Expertise Team

• A group of passionate educators from across the
  UW-Whitewater campus with a common goal to
  educate students and the community about water
  issues.
• Team members recently submitted a UW-W Strategic
  Initiatives Grant Program proposal to seek
  internal funding. External funding is also being
  sought.

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Members and Areas of Expertise

• Business
• Bob Gruber Accounting - Social and
  Environmental Accounting
• Linda Reid - Business Law - Water Law and CSR
• Jeff Vanevenhoven - Management - Resource
  Strategy, Entrepreneurship
• Natural Sciences
• Elizabeth Harrahy - Biology - Aquatic Ecology,
  Environmental Toxicology
• Dale Splinter - Geography and Geology - Fluvial
  Geomorphology, Water Quality
• Social Sciences
• Margarita Alario - Sociology - Environmental and
  Energy Policy, Risk Technologies, Natural
  Resources and Conflict
• Holly Denning - Sociology - Race and Ethnic
  Studies, Restorative, Community and Environmental
  Justice, Disasters
• Eric Compas - Geography - Environmental Policy,
  Land Use Policy
• Education
• E. Andrew Kapp Occupational and Environmental
  Safety Health - Water Pollution Prevention,
  Systemic Approaches to Preventing Accidental
  Releases

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IWET Team Objectives

• developing a strategic plan for interdisciplinary
  water initiatives at UW-Whitewater,
• discerning common research interests and
  opportunities,
• identifying water-related grant opportunities and
  deadlines,
• developing interdisciplinary online course and
  presentation materials,
• developing and proposing an interdisciplinary
  water-related travel study course, and
• the purchase of books, videos, subscriptions
  and/or equipment.

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Freshmen for Freshwater

• Three Freshmen Learning Communities
• Conscious Capitalists
• Green Business is Good Business
• Archimedes
• Two Water Project Coordinators
• Elisabeth Harrahy Biology
• Linda Reid Business Law
• Five Projects

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FfF Projects and Primary Partners

• Aquaculture
• An Introduction to Aquaculture and Identification
  of Potential Water Quality Solutions Rushing
  Waters Fisheries
• Phosphorus
• Effects of Shoreland Restoration on Phosphorus
  Concentrations in Dyer Lake Tallgrass
  Restoration, LLC
• Stormwater
• Rock River Stormwater Group Education and
  Outreach Rock River Stormwater Group
• New Technol0gies
• Speeding the Adoption of New Technology by
  Municipalities City of Whitewater City Manager,
  Kevin Brunner
• Contaminants/Water Quality
• Comparison of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care
  Products (PPCPs) Removal Efficiencies Before and
  After Upgrades at the Whitewater Wastewater
  Treatment Plant City of Whitewater Wastewater
  Treatment Plant and Aquamost, LLC

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Why Water?

• no reason
• (click on link)