Water Resource Engineering & Management
- Research
Research in the group includes developing
integrated water resource planning models that consider both water
quantity and water quality, as well as experimental work that supports
modeling efforts. Much of the computational work involves the
incorporation of hydrologic and economic principles into models that
allow for the investigation of optimal water resource management
strategies. Specific areas of current interest (see below) include the
use of short-term water transfers (e.g., options, leases) in mitigating
supply risk, regionalized water treatment planning and optimal
operation of a multi-reservoir system. Laboratory and/or field studies
generally revolve around characterizing the nature and origin of
microbial contaminants entering receiving waters. Current projects
involve identifying the sources of microbial contamination and the
partitioning of these organisms to particulate matter in surface
waters. Results from this work are incorporated into modeling efforts
that estimate microbial fate and transport as part of an effort to
develop Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) limits for
biologically-impaired waters.
Current Projects
Developing
Portfolios of Water Supply Transfers
Reducing
the Cost of Meeting Regional Water Demand through Risk-based Transfer
Agreements
An
Integrated Approach to Evaluating the Economic and Environmental
Impacts of Drought Through Probabilistic Modeling of a Multi-reservoir
River Basin
Developing
a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for a Biologically Impaired Waterbody
Identifying
the Origins and Attachment Behavior of Non-point Source Microbial
Contaminants
Impacts of
Anthropogenic Change on the Ecology of Human Pathogens in a Eutrophic
Estuary
Recently Completed Projects
Reduced
Cost Strategies for Regional Integration of Surface and Ground-water Use
Impact of
Microbial-Particle Interaction on Microbial Fate and Transport in
Stormwater
An
Expert System for Decisionmaking in the Use of Desalination for
Augmenting Water Supply
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