Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2006RI52B

Clean Waters of Rhode Island

Institute: Rhode Island
Year Established: 2006 Start Date: 2006-03-01 End Date: 2007-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $16,085 Total Non-Federal Funds: $33,530

Principal Investigators: Harold Knickle

Project Summary: There are two thrusts to this project. The first is to create a conference to provide background and knowledge for working professionals in the clean water fields and to educate graduate and undergraduate student in the scope of the clean water field. This first Rhode Island conference on clean water will be used as a model to make the conference an annual event. The second major activity of this project is the hosting of a summer camp at the University of Rhode Island for high school students to introduce students to clean water concepts and promote interest in clean water careers. Two major objectives have been set for this project. The first is to advance the awareness and knowledge of the importance of clean water in Rhode Island and provide insight into the various factors affecting the ability to obtain clean water for multiple uses in Rhode Island by hosting a major Clean Water Conference. .The creation of the conference will provide the background and knowledge of the work of professionals in the clean water fields. This conference will be used as a model to make the conference an annual event. Graduate students will be encouraged to take courses in environmental areas and undergraduates will be encouraged to consider pursuing degrees related to the clean water profession. The second major activity is the hosting of a summer camp at the University of Rhode Island for high school students to introduce students to clean water concepts with a goal of promoting interest in clean water careers. Comprehensive surveys will be made during the Clean Water Conference to determine if the conference was effective and met its objectives. The summer camp will also use major asseement tools to determine its effectiveness and whether the camp met the stated objective.