University of Maine: Water Resources Research Institute Grant Program

Water Resources Research Institute Grant Program

At the land grant university of each state, a small federal grant provides base support for a program that identifies water resources research needs, finds university researchers capable of conducting useful research, and leverages federal funds with state and other resources to sponsor the needed investigations. The State Water Resources Research Institute Program (WRRI) is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the U.S. Geological Survey.

As Maine’s congressionally-authorized water institute, the Senator George J. Mitchell Center receives base funding through the U.S. Geological Survey to operate programs tailored to meet Maine’s water resource needs.

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• WRRI Funded Projects
• • Farms and Rivers for the Future – 2020
  • Reducing Unnecessary Closures in Maine’s Shellfish Growing Areas – 2020
  • Using Socio-Economic Impacts to Inform Decision-Making on Dams – 2020
  • Upgrading Culverts for Safer Roads and Healthier Ecosystems – 2019
  • Enhancing the Scientific Basis for Predicting the Response of Coastal Maine Estuaries to Polluted Freshwater Runoff  – 2019
  • Characterizing Estuary Watersheds that Substantially Influence Coastal Bacteria Pollution Trends – 2018
  • Evaluating Success in Group Decision-Making Processes for River Systems – 2018
  • Maine’s Changing Winter: Focus on natural resources, ecology, and the economy – 2017
  • Contamination of Messalonskee Lake by pharmaceuticals and chemicals in personal care products – 2017
  • Improved delineation and analysis of Flood Attenuation in Maine’s watersheds – 2017
  • Real Time Date for Sebago Lake – 2017
  • Vernal Pools for Me – 2016
  • Mining in Maine: Exploring Public Perception – 2016
  • Assessing the Vulnerability of Maine’s Drinking Water Resources to Extreme Precipitation Events – 2016
  • Toward a More Efficient UV Disinfection System – 2015
  • Understanding Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lakes – 2015
  • Hydrology of Maine Vernal Pools – 2015
  • Connecting Land Cover and Climate to Sebago Lake Drainage Network Processes – 2014
  • Phosphorus Cycling in Lake Auburn – 2014

 

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

5710 Norman Smith Hall Orono, ME 04469-5710

Tel: 207.581.3195 Fax: 207.581.3320