Polaris Creek Wetland/Stream Environment Zone (SEZ) Restoration for Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), BMP Efficiency Testing, Habitat Enhancement, and Outreach
Affiliation(s) PI Project period Funded by
DHS Heyvaert, Alan C. 09/09/2008 - 04/30/2012 California-Tahoe Resource Conservation District

Project Description

Install BMPs, monitor effectiveness, and involve public stakeholders on various types of surface flow treatments, including test plots for existing BMP technologies. Outreach efforts will develop and disseminate scientific information on wetlands, riparian areas, and BMPs, and develop greater public and agency staff understanding of natural hydrologic systems including their functions and values, how they are lost and the choices associated with their protection and restoration.

 

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