Research
Externally Funded Projects
In December 2006 the Water Institute Faculty Advisory established a Project Classification policy for the Water Institute. There are three categories of projects depending on the level of involvement of the Water Institute in the project development. For more details see Classification PolicyWater Institute Directed Projects
Cooperative Graduate Research Assistantships in Critical Water Resources Areas for South Florida, Rafael Munoz Carpena, Greg Kiker (Agricultural and Biological Engineering), Wendy Graham (Water Institute). South Florida Water Management District/Florida Water Resources Research Center, Mar 2006- Mar 2008.Demonstration of Water Quality Best Management Practices for Beef Cattle Ranching in the Lake Okeechobee Basin , W. Graham (Water Institute), Sanjay Shukla (Agricultural and Biological Engineering), Don Graetz (Soil and Water Sciences), Alan Hodges (Food and Resource Economics) Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Sep 2002-Jun 2008
India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative, R. Reddy (Soil and Water Science), D. Haman (Agricultural and Biological Engineering), W. Graham (Water Institute). U.S. Department of Agriculture Aug 2006- Jul 2009.
Suwannee River Hydrologic Observatory, W. Graham (Water Institute), J. Martin (Geology), M. Cohen (Forestry) , C. Slatton (Electrical and Computer Engineering), J. Delfino (Environmental Engineering Sciences); National Science Foundation, Dec 2006- Nov 2008.
Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts to Reduce Risk in Regional Public Water Supply Management in the Tampa Metropolitan Region, W. Graham (Water Institute), J. Jones (Agricultural and Biological Engineering), C. Martinez (Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Tampa Bay Water, Apr 2007 – Mar 2009.
Water Institute Assisted Projects
Conserve Florida Clearinghouse, J. Heaney (Environmental Engineering Sciences), H. Beck (Agricultural and Biological Engineering), W. Graham (Water Institute). Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Apr 2006- Apr 2008.Development of a Dynamic Decision Support System (D2S2) for Water Supply Planning. James Jawitz (Soil and Water Science), Sanford Berg (Economics), Greg Kiker (Agricultural and Biological Engineering), American Water Works Association Research Foundation/Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department, Jan 2007 to Jan 2010.
Reducing nonpoint source loss of nitrate with in the Santa Fe Basin M. Clark, E. Dunne, J. Jawitz (Soil and Water Science). Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Apr 2007- Oct 2009.
Summary and Synthesis of the Available Literature on the Effects of Nutrients on Spring Organisms and Systems M. Brown (Environmental Engineering) , M. Cohen (Forestry), R. Reddy (Soil and Water Sciences) , T. Frazer, C. Jacoby, E. Phlips (Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences), W. Graham (Water Institute). Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Apr 2007 – Apr 2008.
