State Water Resources Research Institute Program

State Water Resources Research Institute
2011 State Program Projects

 


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STATE
PROJECT TITLE
AK
UAA Wellfield: Research and Teaching Applications, Phase II
AK
Developing high-resolution strontium isotope maps of Alaskan Rivers to track pacific salmon migrations: The Nushagak River as a case study to evaluate spatial and seasonal variability.
AK
Pharmaceutical Trace Study to Identify Microbial Pathogens Sources in and around Rural Alaskan Waste Sites
AK
Integrating Remote Sensing and Local Knowledge to Monitor Seasonal River Ice Dynamics
AL
Development of an In-situ Capable Method for Detecting Pathogenic Bacteria in the Alabama Water Supplies
AL
Forage and Fertilization Management Practices to Ensure Quality of Runoff from Pasture Under Grazing Beef Cattle
AL
Utilizing Greywater for Landscape and Green Roof Irrigation
AR
Evaluation of septic system absorption field products with differing architectures in a profile-limited soil
AR
Increasing awareness for water quality protection: Stream restoration through temporary and permanent animal access restrictions
AR
Continued Investigation of Land Use and Best Management Practices on the Strawberry River Watershed
AR
Assessment of the microbial population in Beaver Lake swim beach regions to determine origin of fecal pollution
AZ
Characterization of Chelating Agents in Non-regulated Water Sources on Navajo Lands
AZ
Hydrology Versus Ecology: The Effectiveness of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in a Semi-arid Climate
AZ
Iodinated Disinfection By-product Formation from Water Reuse Practices
CA
Information Transfer Program University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
CA
Optimizing efficiencies and economics of solid-set subsurface drip and overhead mechanized systems with flat-planted cropping systems
CA
Sustainable irrigation management of drainage impaired area with 'Natural Drainage'
CO
Paleohydrology of the Lower Colorado River
CO
Technology Transfer and Information Dissemination
CO
Environmental Impacts of Ag-to-Urban Water Rights Transfers in the South Platte River Basin
CO
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Optimization
CO
Variables Controlling Reservoir Sedimentation in the Colorado Front Range
CT
Testing Methods used for DNA Barcoding of Environmental Samples from the Eightmile River for Diatom (Bacillariophyta) Identification
CT
Post-audit Verification of the Model SWMM for Low Impact Development
CT
CTIWR Technology Transfer
DC
GIS-based Ecosystem Service Analysis of Urban Green Infrastructure as a Tool for Attaining Water and Air Quality Objectives in the District of Columbia
DC
National Capital Region Flood Risk Assessment: Inter-University Collaboration Initiative
DC
Monitoring of Glyphosate and its Degradation of Residue by Phosphorus-31 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
DC
Urban Stormwater Runoff Prediction Using Computational Intelligence Methods
DC
Pollution Source Identification in Washington DC storm-water using Bayesian Chemical
DC
Hormone Disruption and Environmental Pollutants in Anacostia and Potomac River Fish, Washington DC
DC
Integrated Water Use Impact Assessment for DC urban Infrastructure
DC
Metropolitan Washington Public Officials Water Leadership Program
DE
Microbiome of the Eastern Oyster, Crassastrea virginica
DE
Quantifying the Role of Carbon Amount and Quality for Transport of Contaminants on Our Landscapes: A Watershed-Scale Model
DE
DWRC Information Transfer
DE
Sediment Transport through Historic Mill Dams of the Christina River Basin
DE
Predation of Bacteria by the White Rot Fungi, Pleurotus ostreatus
DE
Oyster Gardening in Delaware Inland Bays: Filtration as a Means to Remove Excess Nitrogen
DE
Characterization of Submarine Groundwater Discharge Sites in a Coastal Lagoon
DE
Hydraulic Properties of the Columbia Aquifer
DE
Spatio-Temporal Hydrodynamic Variability in a Small Tidal Creek: DNERR St. Jones Reserve
DE
Is Atmospheric Deposition and Washoff of Aluminum in Stemflow a Significant Source
DE
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Shad Restoration Project
FL
Coupled Biological/Chemical Systems for Maximizing Phosphorus Removal from Natural Waters
FL
Sustainable Urban Infrastructure and Water Loss Management Including a Case Study of Sanford Florida
FL
Watershed Management in the face of EPA's New Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Waters
FL
Florida Water Resources Information Transfer
FL
In-Filling Missing Daily Rain Gauge Data Using Radar Rainfall Data: Influence of Homogeneous Rain Areas
GA
Flood Risk and Homeowners' Flood Risk Perceptions: Evidence from Property Prices in Georgia
GA
Assessment of endocrine disruption in fish and estrogenic potency of waters in Georgia
GA
Impact of Upstream Water Use on Salinity and Ecology of Apalachicola Bay
GU
Presenting 'Guam Water Kids': Private, DoDEA School Outreach/Teacher Relations Program
GU
Comprehensive Analysis of Salinity Trends in Northern Guam Lens Aquifer
GU
Reconstructing the Sea Surface Temperature and Wet-Dry Climate History of Guam
GU
Presenting 'CNMI Water Kids': Public School Outreach/Teacher Relations Program
GU
Reconfiguration of Saipan’s Water Distribution System Model
GU
Environmental Impact of FUDS and Brownfields Sites in Watersheds on the Eastern Side of Saipan. Phase 1: Contaminant Analysis of Soil and Sediments
GU
Water System Leak Detection Training for Saipan, Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC)
GU
Heavy Metal Status of Soils and Stream Sediments Impacted by Leachate from a Municipal Dump in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
GU
Identifying Watershed Discharge Patterns and Linkages with Ecological Assemblages in Nimpal Area, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
GU
Developing Flow Duration Curves for Use in Hydropower Analysis at Ungaged Sites in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
GU
Atoll Water Budget Modeling: Information Transfer and Training for the Federated States of Micronesia
GU
Information Transfer
HI
Technology Transfer
HI
Long-term aspects of high-elevation rainfall and climate change, O'ahu
HI
Development of an Advanced Surface Tensiometer for Measuring Water Quality
HI
Reshaping the Regulatory Framework for Hawaii Aquaculture - Water Quality Standards, Coastal Fishponds, and Shellfish Grounds
HI
Addressing Sewage Contamination of Nawiliwili Streams and Kalapaki Beach
HI
Island Director's workshop/conference
IA
Identifying the primary sources of sediment in an anthropogenically altered watershed Year 2
IA
Community-wide Urban Storm Water Planning Utilizing LiDAR, the WinSLAMM Model and GIS
IA
Information Transfer Project
ID
Improving Idaho Infrastructure through Long-term Monitoring of Sediment Transport
ID
Constructing a local meteoric water line for the Treasure Valley, Idaho
ID
Modeling Dynamic Feedback between Surface and Groundwater Systems: Implications for the Economics of Conjunctive Management
ID
Development of the Idaho Watershed Digital Library
IL
Influence of Algal/ Bacterial Interactions on Denitrification in Stream Biofilms
IL
Characterization of Critical Shear Stresses and Bank Material Erosion Rates on Gravelly Stream Banks through Development of a New In Situ Experimental Apparatus
IL
Framework for Estimating the Long-term Efficacy of Water Conservation Programs and Practices in U.S. Cities
IN
How does agricultural activity influence stream ecosystem nitrogen cycling? A multi-stressor assessment of synergistic and antagonistic effects.
IN
Niche breadth variation with seasonal changes in local habitats: fish assemblages of the Wabash River
IN
Habitat Use and Movements of Shovelnose Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, in the Wabash River, Indiana
IN
Reduction of phosphorus concentration in the Wabash River by an environmentally-friendly nanoparticle
IN
Towards a better understanding of E. coli ecology in open streams
IN
Pollution Prevention Through Better Management of Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Salts In Tanks and On Trailers
KS
Sediment Baseline Assessment
KS
Governor's Water Conference
KY
Effects of streambed sediments on the fate of selenium in eastern Kentucky watersheds contaminated with surface coal mining operations
KY
Sewage to fertilizer: a proposed solution to water pollution
KY
Use of gene expression in longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) as a biomarker of polychlorinated biphenyl and metal exposure
KY
Using the stability of soil moisture distribution to understand soil system modularity and complexity at the landscape scale
KY
Dilineating solute inputs to the headwaters portion of the Cane Run/Royal Spring basin
KY
Quasi-real time sediment discharge measurements using inexpensive experimental technology
KY
Metagenomic analysis of microbial urea transformation in soil
KY
Ordination of fish morphological characteristics to investigate intraspecific differences of largemouth bass and paddlefish due to the construction of modern navigation dams on the Ohio River, USA
KY
The effects of prescribed fire on amphibian diversity
KY
By-proxy monitoring of aqueous nitrate photolysis and the effect of hydroxl radical
KY
Arsenic removal from water with functionalized magnetic nanoparticles
KY
Kentucky information transfer activities
LA
Development of a 2D Hydrodynamic Model of the Mississippi River and Application To Long-Term Management Scenarios, Contaminant Transport and Sediment Transport
LA
Louisiana Watershed Education Initiative for Environmental Sustainability
LA
Feasibility Study of Scavenging Approach to Stop Saltwater Toward Water Wells
LA
Turbulent Interactions of Coastal Vegetation and Waves
MA
A Remote Sensing Algal Production Model to Monitor Water Quality and Nonpoint Pollution in New England Lakes
MA
Monitoring and Understanding Water Quality at Three Potential Charles River Swimming Sites
MA
Elucidation of the Rates and Extents of Pharmaceutical Biotransformation during Nitrification
MA
Assessing Human Impacts on Sediment and Contaminant Trapping within Oxbow Lake, Northampton, Massachusetts
MA
Authentic Research Projects for Undergraduates based on Groundwater Contamination Issues Related to Arsenic
MA
Water Resources Research Conference
MD
Relating pollutant and water quality parameters to landuse in a subwatershed of the Choptank River watershed
MD
Maryland Water 2011 - Symposium
MD
Regional Flood Risk Initiative Seed Funds
MD
Environmental Suitability of Fly Ash Use in Highway Structural Fills (Graduate Fellowship)
MD
The Effects of Mill Dams on Suspended Sediment Yield, Northern Baltimore County, Maryland (Graduate Fellowship)
MD
Demonstration of Integrated Stormwater & Wastewater Treatment in WaterShed, Maryland’s Solar Decathlon 2011 Entry .
ME
Release of Metals to Groundwater from Ultramafic Rocks on Deer Isle, Maine
ME
Complex systems assessment of biogeochemical factors and microbial community members associated with naturally occurring uranium contamination in groundwater resources
ME
Identification of the determinants of fish tissue mercury concentrations in temperate lakes: Factors to be considered in the establishment or revision of fish consumption advisories
ME
Prototype Development of SimStream, a Computer-Based Immersive Learning-Environment for Introducing Environmental Systems Concepts to Middle-School Students
ME
Maine Information Transfer
MI
Natural Resources Integrated Information System
MI
Information Dissemination and Technology Transfer Training Programs
MI
Developing Advanced Modeling Tools for Red Cedar Watershed Planning
MI
Interdisciplinary Water Science and Policy Modeling Workgroup
MI
Building a Transforming Framework for Resilient Policy Option and Water Resource Management for Michigan and Internationally
MN
Stratigraphic distribution and mineralogical sources of arsenic to Minnesota glacial aquifers
MN
The role of sulfate reduction in sediment of the St. Louis River estuary: Phase II
MN
Persistence of the fecal indicator Bacteroides in sand and sediment
MO
Urban Water Quality: Value of Green Roof Technology
MO
Technology Transfer
MO
Microbiological Characterization and Ecological Control of Membrane Biofouling in Side Stream Municipal Sewage Treatment Reactors Operated for Nitrification
MS
Water quality and other ecosystem services in wetlands managed for waterfowl in Mississippi
MS
Comparisons of Indigenous and Selected Bacterial Degrading Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Consortiums for Remediation of PCP Contaminated Groundwater
MS
Water-Conserving Irrigation Systems for Furrow & Flood Irrigated Crops in the Mississippi Delta
MS
Developing rapid methods for dating of sediments in Mississippi using ICP-MS
MT
Methods for estimating wetland evapotranspiration through groundwater flow modeling of diurnal groundwater fluctuations
MT
Using 222Rn and Isotopic Tracers to Trace Groundwater-Lake Interactions
MT
Student Fellowship: Development and Testing of a Model that Assesses the Effects of the Stress of Climate Change on Ecosystem Condition
MT
Student Fellowship: Population-scale effects of hypoxia on the distribution and abundance of fishes in Silver Bow Creek
MT
Student Fellowship: An investigation of drought climatology, vulnerability and mitigation in the Clark Fork River Basin of Montana
MT
Student Fellowship: Evaluating availability and use of coldwater thermal refugia for native and nonnative salmonids: implications for Arctic grayling conservation in Montana
MT
Student Fellowship: Effects of the mountain pine beetle on snow hydrology in Montana
MT
Statewide Education and Outreach
NC
Uncertainty in Surface Water Availability over North Carolina due to climate and land use changes
NC
The impact of Coal Combustion Products on the quality of water resources in North Carolina
NC
Identification of membrane foulants and optimum cleaning strategies for nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes treating groundwaters from the Castle Hayne and Peedee aquifers
NC
WRRI Information Transfer Program
ND
Source tracking of Cryptosporidium in rural watersheds
ND
Information Dissemination and Communication
ND
Studies of Seasonal Succession of Cyanobacteria and Green algae at Heinrich-Martin Impoundment, North Dakota
ND
Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater Remediation by Entrapped Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron
ND
Plant-based Biopolymers for Entrapping Metal Nanoparticles for Arsenic Removal: Biodegradation and Treatability Studies
ND
Temporal-spatial distribution (dynamics) of phytoplankton and diversity in relation to lake physical and chemical condition
ND
Ecosystem Services and Wetland Condition Assessment in the Prairie Pothole Region
ND
Bioavailability of Dissolved and Colloidal Organic Carbon Bound Estrogen
ND
Role of agricultural drainage on transport of Cryptosporidium oocysts in North Dakota
ND
Co-entrapment of iron nanoparticles and trichloroethylene degrading bacteria in alginate biopolymer for groundwater remediation
NE
Information Transfer Plan/Water Education
NE
Developing Slow Release Persulfate to Treat BTEX Compounds at LUST Sites
NE
A Cost Effective Fixed Film Atrazine Treatment Utilizing Nitrate as a Nutrient
NE
High-resolution imaging of the Platte River streambed using combined electromagnetic induction and hydraulic parameter estimation techniques
NH
New Hampshire WRRC Information Transfer
NH
Arsenic chemical dynamics in NH groundwater reservoirs: Insights from temporal variability in multi-element signatures of statewide samples
NH
Water Quality and the Landscape: Long-term monitoring of rapidly developing suburban watersheds
NH
Nutrient Loading Coefficients for NH Watersheds: Development and Connectivity
NJ
An Investigation of the Water Quality of Rainwater Harvesting Systems
NJ
Scrap Tire and Water Treatment Residuals as Novel "Green" Sorbents for Removal of Common Metals from Polluted Urban Stormwater Runoff
NJ
Evaluation of organoclay in a permeable pavement system for removal of contaminants from urban stormwater runoff
NJ
Assessment of Green Frog, Lithobates clamitans, populations as biological indicators of risk to communities near Superfund sites
NJ
Assessment of the water-borne pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in New Jersey amphibians and their habitat
NJ
Advancing the characterization of sandstone and fractured limestone aquifers using surface electrical geophysical methods: application to water resources evaluation at two sites in New Jersey
NJ
Identification and Characterization of Novel Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater Effluents and Surface Waters
NJ
Development of a Push-Pull Technique to Simultaneously Characterize Volatilization and Biodegradation Rates of VOCs in Shallow Wetland Sediments
NJ
Release of Hazardous Metals into Surface and Groundwater by Microbial Oxidation of Sulfide Minerals
NJ
Information Transfer Program
NM
Information Transfer Program
NM
Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Karst Conduit-Matrix Exchanges with Relevance in Contaminant Transport, and Chemical Reactions
NV
Measuring Water Use of Tamarisk and Impacts from Biocontrol: Lower Virgin River, NV
NV
Assessment of Resiliency of Las Vegas Water System Under Climatic and Non-Climatic Stressors
NV
Effects of Regional Climate Change on Snowpack in Northern Nevada: Research and Education
NV
Quantifying the Impact of Hyporheic Exchange on In-Stream Water Quality in the Truckee River, NV
NY
Nitrogen (N) Availability as Driver of Methylmercury Production in Forested Soils and Stream Sediments
NY
Reach-Scale Patterns in Hyporheic Exchange at Pristine, Degraded and Restored Rivers
NY
Two-Dimensional River Model for Predicting Bacterial Contamination of Bathing Beaches in the St. Lawrence River
OH
The Constructed Wetland Dilemma: Nitrogen Removal at the Expense of Methane Generation?
OH
Does Alum Addition Affect Benthic Communities and Metal and Nutrient Cycling? A Case Study from Grand Lake St. Marys, Ohio
OH
Generating Renewable Energy on Lake Erie with Wave Energy Converters: A Feasibility Study
OK
Incorporating Ecological Costs and Benefits into Environmental Flow Recommendations for Oklahoma Rivers: Phase 1, Southeastern Oklahoma
OK
Investigation of the Viability of Rainfall Harvesting for Long-term Urban Irrigation: Bioaccumulating Organic Compounds and the First Flush in Rooftop Runoff
OK
Drought monitoring: a system for tracking plant available soil moisture based on the Oklahoma Mesonet
PA
Assessing the Influence of Nutrient Sources to Urban Streams Through the use of Triple Nitrate Isotopes
PA
Understanding Municipal Officials Decisions to Lease Watershed Lands for Marcellus Shale Gas Exploration
PA
Quantifying the Nitrogen Retention Capacity of Legacy Sediments and Hydric Soils Before and After Restoration
PA
Fish Exposure to Emerging Contaminants in Municipal Wastewater: Can Dietary Sewage Contribution Predict Severity of Estrogenic Effects?
PA
Development of a Subsurface Reactive Transport Model for Predicting Potential Water Quality Problems in Marcellus Shale
PR
The Population dynamics of the dominant Enterococci in the water systems of Puerto Rico.
RI
Increasing sources of water supply: advanced treatment of stormwater runoff
RI
Drinking Water Outreach in Rhode Island
RI
Stimuli-Responsive Nanocomposite Coatings for Mitigating Fouling of Water Treatment Membranes
SC
Sediment Pollution Assessment and Verification of Abandoned Developments Using Volunteered Geographic Information in a Web Mapping Interface
SC
The Influence of Legacy and Current Land Use on Stream Systems in teh South Carolina Piedmont
SD
Investigation of the Contribution of Coliform Contamination in Runoff from Scoured Bed Sediments
SD
Life Cycle Assessment Analysis of Engineered Stormwater Control Methods Common to South Dakota
SD
Fate and Transport of Biogenic Uraninite in the Environment
SD
Determination of Microbial Kinetics for the Degradation of Estrogens and Triclosan in Activated Sludge Systems
SD
Information Transfer
TN
Evaluation of Bioretention Practices for Effective Stormwater Management and Treatment: A Laboratory to Field Study
TN
An Evaluation of Floodplain Forest Land Use Dynamics, Ecosystem Services and Conservation Policies in West Tennessee Watersheds
TX
Assessing Low Ear Placement Corn Hybrids as a Way of Increasing Water Use Efficiency
TX
Cotton-Biofuels Production Systems in a Changing High Plains Environment
TX
Landscape Coefficients in Mixed Species Landscapes
TX
Reusable Magnetic Janus Particle Scavengers for Environmentally-Friendly Remediation of Contaminated Water Bodies
TX
Effect of Treatment on Harvested Rainwater Quality
TX
An Assessment of Water Availability in Texas Using the NOAH Land Surface Model
TX
Benefits and Costs of Water Reuse Programs in Texas
TX
Effects of woody vegetation removal on groundwater recharge in the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer
TX
Evaluation of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) as a Biocontrol Agent for Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta)
TX
In Situ Remediation of the Trinity River Sediment Contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls
TX
Information Transfer
UT
Reducing the Dangers of Low Head Dams in Utah
UT
Analyzing the Spread of Phragmites Australis Over Short Time Scales Using Spatial and Genetic Tools
UT
Information Transfer in Support of the Utah Center for Water Resources Research (UCWRR)
VA
Information Transfer
VI
Evaluating Drought Tolerance of Virgin Islands Native Trees Suitable for Landscaping
VI
Lesser Antilles Specific Assessment of the IPCC AR5 Models for the Current Climate
VI
Quantifying Sediment and Organic Material Production Rates from Surface Erosion Processes and the Effect on Marine Water Quality in Small Subtropical Watersheds on the East End of St. Croix, USVI
VI
Identification of Waterborne Contaminants Entering The St. Thomas East End Reserve
VI
Islands' Institutes Water Conference
VT
Determining phosphorus release potential from eroding streambank sediments in the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont
VT
Use of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler data to estimate sediment and total phosphorus loads to Lake Champlain from the Rock River
VT
Advanced and Integrative Model of Phosphorus loading from High Runoff Events
WA
Understanding Toxin Production by Harmful Algae: Vancouver Lake as a Model System
WA
Ecohydrology of Invasive Reed Canary Grass
WA
Information Transfer
WI
University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute - 5 Year Information Transfer Program
WI
Simulating Lake Responses to Climate Change with a Mechanistic Water Quality Model
WI
Climate Change Impacts on Stream Temperature and Flow: Consequences for Great Lakes Fish Migrations
WI
Uncertainty and Variability of Wisconsin Lakes in Response to Climate Change
WV
Stable isotope fingerprinting of waters in area of accelerating Marcellus shale gas development
WV
WRI-119 Phase 2 Year 1: Mon River Water Quality Study
WV
WRI-143 Potential Chemical and Biological Impacts to White Day Creek Due to Gas Well Drilling
WY
Detecting the Signature of Glaciogenic Cloud Seeding in Orographic Snowstorms in Wyoming II: Further Airborne Cloud Radar and Lidar Measurements
WY
Development of a Contaminant Leaching Model for Aquifer Storage and Recovery Technology
WY
Development of GIS-Based Tools and High-Resolution Mapping for Consumptive Water Use for the State of Wyoming
WY
Treatment of High-Sulfate Water Used for Livestock Production Systems
WY
Multi-Century Droughts in Wyoming's Headwaters: Evidence from Lake Sediments
WY
Impact of Bark Beetle Outbreaks on Forest Water Yield in Southern Wyoming
WY
Fate of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in Disposal Ponds in the Powder River Basin
WY
Instrumentation for Improved Precipitation Measurement in Wintertime Snowstorms

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