State Water Resources Research Institute Program

State Water Resources Research Institute
2008 State Program Projects

 

STATE
PROJECT TITLE
AK
Study of Streamflow Response to Seasonal Snowcover Change in the Yukon River
AK
Transport and biodegradation of Hydrocarbons in Soil Contaminated with Conventional or Alternative Fuel
AK
Reconstruction of the Lake Pleistocene Glacial Lake Ahtna, Copper River Basin, Alaska
AL
Evaluating Bioretention Contaminant Uptake and Removal in an Experimental Rain Garden Study
AL
On-Farm and Watershed Approaches to Community-Based Nutrient and Pathogen Management
AL
Estimating Regional and Local Scale Surface Moisture as an Indicator of Drought and Crop Yield Using Thermal IR Remote Sensing
AL
Groundwater-Surface Water Contributions of Nitrate Contamination and Discharge to Coastal Surface Waters, Baldwin County, Alabama
AR
Role of Fluvial Sediments in Modifying Phosphorus Export from Northwest Arkansas Watersheds
AR
Spatial and historical distribution of Geosmin and MIB producers in Beaver Reservoir, northwest Arkansas
AR
Biogeochemical controls and interactions of carbon and nutrient cycling in karst hydrologic systems.
AZ
Geospatial Analysis of Urban Thermal Gradients: Application to Tucson Arizona's Projected Water Demand
AZ
Real-time Detection of Estrogen in Waste Water by Piezoresistive Microcantilever Sensor
AZ
Meta-Analysis of Rangeland Water-Yield Experiments for the Southwestern U.S.
AZ
Lessons Learned: Extending the student/staff/faculty collaborative work model to the K-12 education
CA
Climate Variability of the Sierra Nevada over the last Millennium: Reconstructions from Annually Laminated Sediments in Swamp Lake, Yosemite National Park, California
CA
High-Resolution Modeling of Flood Inundation
CA
Securing Access to Water: Institutional Strategies for Coping with Drought and Water Scarcity
CA
Integrated Regional Water Management Planning in California: Developing Institutions for Collective Action
CA
Simulating and understanding variability in runoff from the Sierra Nevada
CO
Hydrologic Analysis and Process-Based Modeling for the Upper Cache la Poudre Basin
CO
Water Reallocation and Bioenergy in the South Platte: A Regional Economic Evaluation
CT
Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Total Coliforms and E. coli Using SWNT Membrane
CT
Development of a new generation of sensitive, fluorescence-based nitrate sensors for use in soil and water
CT
The Geochemical Record of Cultural Eutrophication in Sediments of Beseck Lake and Lake Waramaug, Connecticut: Implications for Nutrient Cycling and Remediation Efforts
CT
Optimization of Acidogenic Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment with The Potential for Water Reclamation
DC
Modeling of Integrated Urban Wastewater System in the District of Columbia (Pase II)
DC
Development of Web-based Rainfall Statistical Analyisis Tool for Urban Stormwater Management Analsis
DC
Assessing the Distribution of Synthetic Organics and the degradation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons in the Anacostia River through Microbial and Stable Isotope Studies
DC
Gradual Variation Analysis for Groundwater Flow in the District of Columbia (Phase II)
DC
Application of Spaciotemporal Informatics to Water Quality
DE
Hydrogeologic Characterization of the Potomac Aquifer, Delaware
DE
Modeling Hydrologic and Geochemical Effects of Land-Based Wastewater Disposal
FL
Asessment and Evaluation of NEXRAD based Rainfall Estimates in South Florida Water Management District
FL
Measurement of evapotranspiration, recharge, and runoff in a transitional water table environment
FL
Investigating arsenic mobilization during aquifer storage recovery (ASR)
FL
Measurement of erosion around hydraulic structures
FL
Complex flows through culvert structures by CFD modeling
FL
Sensitivity Analysis of South Florida Regional Modeling
FL
Addition of Ecological Algorithms into the RSM Model
FL
Use of NEXRAD data to develop climatologically homogeneous rainfall areas for the South Florida Water Management District
GA
Assessing the impacts of a major wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp on mercury levels in resident macroinvertebrates
GA
Modeling Water Quality Changes in Aquifer Storage Recovery Systems
GA
Tidal Streams: A Renewable Energy Source for Georgia
GA
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Mandatory Drought Responses in Georgia
GU
Guam Water Kids: An Educational Campaign for Children to Learn about Guam’s Water and How to Protect It.
GU
A Field-based Simulation for Groundwater Education on Guam
GU
Using Remote Sensing to Determine Changes in Soil Erosion and Sediment Loads from Guam Badlands
GU
Spatial and Temporal Nitrate Variations in Groundwater from Southern Saipan
GU
Development of Sub-Region Water Production for the Saipan Water Distribution System Model and Exploration of Scenarios for Optimal Operation
GU
Heavy Metals in Biotic Components from Saipan Lagoon with Emphasis on Nearshore Areas Impacted by Stormwater and Wastewater Discharges
GU
Watershed Management for Pohnpei Island in the Federated States of Micronesia
GU
Groundwater Resources Management Training
GU
Water System Operation and Maintenance Training for Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island
GU
Comprehensive Survey of the Current State, Infrastructure, and Usage of Freshwater Resources on Low Islands of Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia
HI
Improving Water Resource Assessment in Hawaii by Using LiDAR Measurements of Canopy Structure to Estimate Rainfall Interception
HI
Integrated Management of Multiple Aquifers in the Face of Climate Change
HI
Determination of the Relationship between Biodiversity and Trophic Status of Wahiawa Reservoir
HI
Modeling of Humidification-Dehumidification (HDH) Seawater Desalination Systems Driven by Solar Energy
IA
Biomass Harvest and Nutrient Management Systems Impacts on Water Quality.
IA
Urban resident education integrating investigations of non-point source pollution in groundwater and public perceptions/technical understanding
IA
Development of Explicit Margin of Safety Methodology for Sediment TMDLs Project type: Research
ID
Climate Change Impacts on the Snake River Plain's Surface & Ground Water Resources
ID
Developing Tools to Minimize Jurisdictional Barriers to Achievement of Fishery and Water Resoures Goals in Lapwai Creek, Idaho include: application of management goals across jurisdictional/demographic
ID
Investigating Mechanisms by Which Long Distance Circulation (LDC) Enhances Surface Water Quality
ID
Regional Economic Demand for Irrigation Water in Idaho's Eastern Snake River Plain
IL
Balancing Irrigation and Instream Water Requirements under Drought Conditions: A Study of the Kanakee River Watershed
IL
Methylmercury Bioavailability and Dynamics in the Streams of Piasa Creek Watershed: New Methods of Sampling and Analysis
IN
Fish Assemblages of Shallow Inner Bend Habitats of the Wabash River During 30 Years of Human Impacts
IN
Poly Tanks on Farms and Businesses: Preventing Catastrophic Failures their use has a potentially serious drawback—at some point in time, they will fail.
IN
Wireless Monitoring of the Wabash River
IN
New Rural Home Buyer Septic System Extension Bulletin Series
IN
Hydrological Controls on Nitrate and Carbon Delivery to Streams in Artificially Drained Landscapes of the Midwest
IN
Environmental Implications of Manufactured Nanomaterial: Nanosilver Project type: Research
KS
An Analysis of Sedimentation Reduction Strategies for Tuttle Creek Lake
KY
Evaluation of short-term soil and nutrient loss following a prescribed burn in the Crooked Creek watershed
KY
The effect of clay mineralogy on the infiltration capacity of grass lawns
KY
Development of a composite sediment transport model applicable to watersheds in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky
KY
Comparison of eastern hemlock and hardwood dominated forest stream assemblages
KY
A comparison of methods for measuring suspended sediment and discharge in wadeable streams
KY
Evaluating carbon pool patterns in agricultural and forested streams along Kentucky Lake
KY
Identification of human and animal fecal sources in central Kentucky watersheds by PCR of 16sDNA markers from host specific fecal anaerobes
KY
Inventory and assessment of combined sewer overflow discharges within Kentucky communities
LA
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) Laboratory Experiments on Saltwater Encroachment Tracking and Modeling in Saturated Heterogeneous Sediment
LA
Uncertainty-based TMDL Calculations for Dissolved Oxygen in Amite River
LA
Field Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants of Toxic Metals in Lake Pontchartrain and Ground Water
MA
Environmental Behaviors of Engineered Nanoparticles in Water
MA
Estimation of Climatic and Anthropogenic Influences on Freshwater Availability
MA
Quantifying Sediment Transport in Red Brook, Wareham, Massachusetts: Impacts of Dam Removal
MA
Toxicity of carbon nanotubes to the activated sludge process: protective ability of extracellular polymeric substances
MA
Characterization of wastewater effluent from Western Massachusetts publicly owned treatment works using metaproteomic analysis
MA
Environmental Analyses Support
MD
The biodiversity effect: Do plant species mixtures perform better than monocultures in runoff treatment wetlands?
MD
Microbial nitrogen sequestration in detrital-based streams of the Chesapeake Bay watershed under stress from road-salt runoff.
MD
Summer Fellowship: Integrated experimental and mathematical evaluation to improve the fate of the tetrachloroethene at contaminated sites
MD
Summer Fellowship: Investigating the Fate and Persistence of dichloroacetamide herbacide safeners in model environmental systems
ME
Development of a non-lethal biomarker of contaminant exposure for threatened and endangered fish species.
ME
Reducing Pollution to Urban Streams through Business Friends Incentives
ME
Effective Knowledge Transfer to Enhance Stakeholder Involvement in Watershed Stewardship
ME
Measuring and Incorporating Stakeholder Values into River Restoration Decisions: A Socio-economic Analysis
ME
Using reactive thin-film membranes and Molecular Tools to determine mercury mobility and transformation in the Penobscot River estuary sediment, Maine
ME
Response of a linked lake-stream system to dam removal and restoration of migratory fish.
MI
The returns on investments in the establishment of riparian buffers for water quality remediation in Michigan’s inland lakes
MI
Water Use and Water Demand by Self-supplied Residential Water Users in Michigan
MI
Prospectus for Developing an Innovation Clearinghouse for Next Generation Water and Wastewater Utilities
MN
Determination of appropriate metric(s) for sediment-related total maximum daily loads (TMDLs)
MN
Integrating Biological Data into TMDL Assessments: Refining A Model to Determine Biologically Meaningful Target Levels for Dissolved Oxygen
MN
The cultivation, characterization, and detection of bacteria that biodegrade haloacetic acids in drinking water distribution systems
MN
Enhanced Degradation of Stormwater Petrochemicals within the Rhizosphere of Raingarden Bioretention Cells
MO
Development of Membrane Aerated Reactor Processes for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater
MO
Relation Between Spatial Variation of Bed-Shear Stress Distribution and the Statistical Characterization of Bed Material in the Missouri River
MS
Continued Water Quality Assessments in the Coldwater and Sunflower River Basins: Comparing traditional measures of water and habitat quality to Index of Biotic Integrity findings
MS
A Continuation of Climatological and Cultural Influences on Annual Groundwater Decline in the Mississippi Delta Shallow Alluvial Aquifer: Modeling Potential Solutions (Year Two)
MS
Multi-scale Evaluation and Analysis of Precipitation Patterns over the Mississippi Delta
MT
The Importance of Ecologically Connected Streams to the Biological Diversity of Watersheds: a case study in the St. Regis River subbasin, Montana
MT
Modeling the Potential for Transport of Contaminated Sediment
MT
Evolution of channel morphology and aquatic habitat in the Middle Clark Fork River following removal of Milltown Dam
MT
Student Fellowship: How susceptible to chlorine disinfection are detached biofilm particles?
MT
Student Fellowship: The Consequences of Introgressive Hybridization: Implications for Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation
MT
Student Fellowship: Predictive Modeling of Snowmelt and the Hydrologic Response:
NC
Antibiotic Resistance and Water Quality: Land Application of Swine Lagoon Effluent as a Potential Source of Antibiotic Resistant Genes in Surface Water
NC
Development of an Analytical Method for Taste and Odor Compounds and Application to NC Drinking Water Sources and Finished Waters
NC
Development of the Semi-Empirical Ammonia Deposition and Emission (SEADE) Model for Application to North Carolina Coastal Watersheds
NC
Improved Drought Management Strategies for the Triangle Area Utilizing Climate Imformation based Probabilistic Streamflow Forecasts
ND
Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Bacteria in Water using Nanoparticles
ND
Modification of Iron Nanoparticles by Amphiphilic Polysiloxane Graft Copolymer for Arsenic, TCE, and RDX Remediation
ND
Selected Pesticide Remediation with Iron Nanoparticles: Modeling and Barrier Applications
ND
Development of GAC-NZVI Adsorbent for Arsenic Removal
ND
Ion imprinted polymer for Removal and Monitoring of Arsenic
ND
Chemical Fingerprinting of Sediments and Water of the Souris River for Identification of Diffuse Pollution Sources
ND
Interactions between Microorganisms and Metal Nanoparticles: A new approach for groundwater remediation
NE
How Water Resources Limit and/or Promote Residential Housing Developments in Douglas County
NE
Fate of microcontaminants in streams augmented by wastewater treatment plant effluent use
NE
Geographic trends in contamination of Nebraska’s surface waters as indexed by sex steroids of common carp
NE
Satellite-based Energy Balance to Assess Riparian Water Use
NH
Urbanization Impacts on NH Streamwater Thermal Loading
NH
The role of landscape controls on stream chemistry variability and inorganic aluminum mobilization in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
NH
Water Quality and the Landscape: Long-term monitoring of rapidly developing suburban watersheds
NH
Water Quality Change-Effects of Development in Selected Watersheds
NJ
Volatilization of PCBs from the Tappan Zee region of the Hudson River
NJ
Process-based modeling of nitrogen removal dynamics in brownfield and intact remnant wetland systems
NJ
PBDEs and Other Brominated Compounds in a Bioreactor Landfill
NJ
Microbial Mobilization of Arsenic and Selenium Oxyanions in Subsurface Aquifers
NJ
Micro Scale Solid Phase Extraction using Carbon Nanotubes for Rapid Detection of Organic Pollutants in Water Resources
NJ
Cranberry Farms' Habitat Function in the Wetland System of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
NJ
Identifying the source of excess fine-grained sediments in New Jersey rivers using radionuclides
NM
Geographic Information System for Water Resources Research Planning
NM
Utilization of Saline and Other Impaired Waters for Turfgrass Irrigation (Leinauer)
NM
Estimating Water Use through Satellite Remote Sensing (Bleiweiss)
NV
Soil Heterogeneity and Moisture Distribution Due to Rainfall Events in Vegetated Desert Areas: Potential Impact on Soil Recharge and Ecosystems
NV
Flood Warning System for the Clark County Wetlands Park
NV
Microbial and Phytoplankton Impacts on Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants:
NV
Quagga Messel Invasion in Lake Mead: Ecological Impact and Containment
NV
Estimation of Spatio-Temporal Statistics of Precipitation and Snow-Water Equivalent in the Truckee River Watershed
NV
Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Ground-Water Discharge Estimates for the Shrublands in the Great Basin Area
NY
Multimedia modeling of regional variation of nitrogen sources in the Hudson River Watershed
NY
Best management practices for managing stormwater runoff from developing areas in the Hudson River Valley
NY
Evaluation of sediment sources in the Hudson River Watershed
NY
Prediction of areas sensitive to fertilizer application in thinly soiled Karst
NY
Application of stream landscape theory for the restoration of Hudson Valley Watersheds
NY
Potential impacts of climate change on sustainable water use in the Hudson River Valley
OH
Competitive Learning to Develop a Biomarker Forecasting Tool for Classifying Recreational Water Quality
OH
Bioremediation of heavy metals using the genetically engineered bacterium Caulobacter crescentus
OH
Observations of River Topography and Flow Around Bridges
OK
Evaluation of Water Use Monitoring by Remote Sensing ET Estimation Methods
OK
Decision Support Model for Evaluating Alternative Water Supply Infrastructure Scenarios
OK
An Assessment of Environmental Flows for Oklahoma
OR
Protecting Our Vital Resource: City of Corvallis Drinking Water Protection Plan and Outreach Strategy
OR
An exploration of groundwater rights and community-based action in Umatilla County
OR
Water Reuse in Corvallis, Oregon:
OR
Effects of sediment barrier removal on geomorphic complexity and habitat
OR
The Influence of Sediment Deposition on the Emergence Success of Juvenile Salmonids
OR
The Rock Creek Sustainability Initiative
PA
Mercury in Pennsylvania Forest Streams: Do Hotspots Exist?
PA
Controls on nitrogen and phosphorous transport and fate in northern Appalachian streams
PA
Seeing into the subsurface: Detecting and visualizing preferential flow in situ using innovative approaches
PA
Impact of infiltrating runoff on groundwater recharge quality
PR
OPEN PIT QUARRY RESTORATION TO BIO-VIABLE LAND
RI
Long-term, state-wide analysis of the relationship between water quality and demographic changes in the state of Rhode Island
RI
Utilization of Silver Nanoparticles as Chlorine-free Biocide for Water Treatment
SC
Assessing suspended sediment transport potential and supply in an urbanizing coastal plains stream
SC
Improved Early Detection Methods for Microcystin-Producing Cyanobacteria
SD
Thermal Stability of Limestone Waste for Recycling after Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water
SD
Development of a Decision Support System for Water Resources Management of Shallow Glacial Alluvial Aquifers: A Laboratory Proof of Concept Study
SD
Simulating the Soil Erosion from Land Removed from CRP
SD
Determining Soil Moisture and Temperature Condition Effects on Potential Run-Off for Cold Season Manure Application
TN
Effect of Wastewater Strength on Soil Physical Properties when using Subsurface Drip Irrigation
TN
A Survey of Bank Erosion in Beaver Creek, Knox County, Tennessee: Correlations of Channel Stability with Force and Resistance Variables
TX
Economic Impacts of Biological Control of Arundo donax in the Rio Grande Basin
TX
Uncertainty Analysis of Recharge to the Edwards Aquifer using Bayesian Model Averaging Scheme
TX
Effect of grid sizes as subbasins on SWAT model hydrologic and water quality predictions
TX
Uncertainty Analysis of a Statistical Model for Pathogen Contamination Assessment in Two Texas River Basins
TX
Development of Library-Independent Bacterial Source Tracking Markers for Species-Specific Discrimination of Deer and Cattle Fecal Contamination in Surface Waters
TX
Mitigating demand for irrigated water used in agriculture by genetically enhancing crop plants to be productive in minimal water conditions.
TX
Using SWAT to Compare Planning Methods for Neighborhoods: Case Study of Stormwater in The Woodlands, Texas
TX
An Environmental Flows Information System for Texas
TX
Microbial Source Tracking in Drinking Water from Rainwater Harvesting
TX
Ecohydrology and ecophysiology of Arundo donax (giant reed)
UT
Increasing Data Accuracy, Reliability, Accessibility, and Understandability to Improve Basin-Wide Water Resources Decision Making
UT
Low-Level Outlet Works Air Vent Sizing Requirements for Small to Medium Size Dams
UT
Basin-Scale Internal Waves Within the South Arm of the Great Salt Lake
VI
Water Quality in Virgin Islands Rain Water Collection Cisterns.
VI
Use of Wetland Plants to Manage Nitrate Levels in a Biofloc Fish Production System
VI
A Comparative Analysis of St. Croix’s Waterways;
VI
Virgin Islands Water Resource Map Study
VT
Treatment Solutions to Reduce Nutrient and Bacterial Inputs to Lake Champlain at Shelburne Farms
VT
Tracing sources of eroded sediment with atmospherically produced 10-Be
VT
Soil phosphorus landscape variability and soil mapping in a stream
VT
Improvement of Phosphorus Load Estimates through the use of Enzyme-Hydrolysis Measures of Phosphorus Bioavailability
WA
Reservoir Sediments: Biofilter or Environmental Liability?
WA
Towards Sustainable Phosphorus Removal: Evaluating Biogenic Iron Oxides for Renewable Filtration
WA
Assessing Pathogen Fate and Transport through Riparian Buffers in an Agricultural Watershed
WI
Occurrence and Generation of Nitrite in Ground and Surface Waters in an Agricultural Watershed
WI
A Thermal Remote Sensing Tool for Mapping Spring and Diffuse Groundwater Discharge to Streams
WV
WRI 96 - Experimental Investigation into the Changes in Hydrologic and Environmental Quality Associated with Valley Fills
WV
WRI 97 - Chemical and Flow Characterization of Mining Impacted Streams Using Continuous Water Quality Monitoring and Watershed Modeling
WY
Tracing Glacial Ice and Snow Meltwater with Isotopes
WY
Integrated Management of Groundwater and Surface Water Resources: Investigation of Different Management Strategies and Testing in a Modeling Framework
WY
Detecting the Signature of Glaciogenic Cloud Seeding in Orographic Snowstroms in Wyoming Using the Wyoming Cloud Radar
WY
Weather Modification Impacts and Forecasting of Streamflow
WY
Precipitation Measurement and Growth Mechanisms in Orographic Wyoming Snowstorms
WY
A New Method for Tracing Seepage from CBNG Water Holding Ponds in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
WY
Water Quality Criteria for Wyoming Livestock and Wildlife
WY
Multi-Century Droughts in Wyoming's Past: Evidence of Prolonged Lake Drawdown

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