Predicting and Managing Changes in Near-Shore Water Quality
Affiliation(s) PI Project period Funded by
DHS Susfalk, Richard B 10/01/2007 - 05/01/2010 University of California, Davis

Project Description

The goal of this proposal is to develop a process-based understanding of the controls on four primary water-quality issues impacting the near-shore zone:

  1. near-shore clarity
  2. periphyton (attached algae) growth
  3. distribution and factors facilitating the spread of nonnative plant and fish species
  4. fate of pollutants in the near-shore zones (from streams, storm drains, spills, etc.)
 

SEPHAS Program

Landscape and the Environment
DRI SEPHAS Program Applying science to environmental issues such as climate change, water recharge, flooding, and contaminant transport.

Nevada Water Resources Institute

Solving Critical State Water Problems
DRI's Nevada Water Resources Research Institute Quality research and dedication to science has established DHS as Nevada's Water Resources Research Institute.

Graduate Student Education

Hydrologic Sciences and Water Mgt.
Hydrologic Sciences Graduate ProgramDHS faculty teach in both UNR's Hydrologic Sciences and UNLV's Water Resources Management Graduate Programs.