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The Institutes

 

There are 54 Water Resources Research Institutes or Centers, one in:

  • each of the 50 states
  • the District of Columbia
  • Puerto Rico
  • the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Guam

The Water Resources Research Institute for each state or territory is located at its "1862" land-grant university or at another college or university designated by the governor or state legislature. The Institute in Guam is a regional institute serving Guam, The Federated States of Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Use links on map and below to obtain the address, phone number, and email address for Institute Directors or print the National Institutes for Water Resources Directory in pdf format*. Use the left side bar to link directly to an institute web site.


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  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Guam
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

Alabama

Dr. Samuel R. Fowler Director
Alabama Water Resources Research Institute
1090 South Donahue Drive
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama 36849-5431
E-MAIL: fowlesr@auburn.edu
FAX: (334) 844-4462
PHONE: (334) 844-5542

Alaska

Dr. William E. Schnabel, Director
Water and Environmental Research Center
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5860
E-MAIL: weschnabel@alaska.edu
FAX: (907) 474-7041
PHONE: (907) 474-7789

Arizona

Dr. Sharon Megdal, Director
Water Resources Research Center
350 N. Campbell Ave.
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
E-MAIL: smegdal@ag.arizona.edu
FAX: (520) 792-8518
PHONE: (520) 621-9591

Arkansas

Dr. Brian E. Haggard, Director
Arkansas Water Resources Center
ENGR 203
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
E-MAIL: haggard@uark.edu
FAX: (479) 575-2879
PHONE: (479) 575-2846

California

Dr. Doug Parker, Director
California Institute for Water Resources
University of California
1111 Franklin Street, Rm. 10206
Oakland CA 94607
E-MAIL: doug.parker@ucop.edu
FAX: (510) 832-8612
PHONE: (510) 987-0036

Colorado

Dr. Reagan M. Waskom, Director,
Colorado Water Institute
E-102 Engineering Building
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-2033
E-MAIL: Reagan.Waskom@ColoState.edu
FAX: (970) 491-1636
PHONE: (970) 491-6308 or -5247

Connecticut

Dr. Glenn Warner, Director
Connecticut Institute of Water Resources
W. B. Young Building, Room 308
1376 Storrs Road, U-18
The University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4018
E-MAIL: GLENN.WARNER@uconn.edu
FAX: (860) 486-5408
PHONE: (860) 486-2840

Delaware

Dr. J. Thomas Sims, Director
Water Resources Center
113 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716-2103
E-MAIL: jtsims@udel.edu
FAX: (302) 831-6758
PHONE: (302) 831-6757

District of Columbia

Dr. William W. Hare, Director
D.C. Water Resource Research Institute
University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
E-MAIL: whare@udc.edu
FAX: (202) 274-7016
PHONE: (202) 274-7133

Florida

Dr. Kirk Hatfield, Co-Director
Dr. Mark Newman, Co-Director
Florida Water Resources Research Center
365 Weil Hall
P.O. Box 116580
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611
E-MAIL: khatf@ce.ufl.edu
E-MAIL: markn@ufl.edu
FAX: (352) 392-3394
PHONE: (352) 392-9537
  Hatfield = ext. 1441
  Newman = ext 1518

Georgia

Dr. Aris P. Georgakakos, Director
Georgia Water Resources Institute
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
790 Atlantic Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355
E-MAIL: ageorgak@ce.gatech.edu
FAX: (404) 894-2677
PHONE: (404) 894-2240

Guam

Dr. Shahram Khosrowpanah, Director
Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific
University of Guam
303 University Drive
Mangilao, Guam 96923
E-MAIL: khosrow@uguam.uog.edu
FAX: 011 (671) 734-8890
PHONE: 011 (671) 735-2694

Hawaii

Dr. Chittaranjan Ray, Interim Director
Water Resources Research Center
University of Hawaii
2540 Dole Street, Room 283
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
E-MAIL: cray@hawaii.edu
FAX: (808) 956-5044
PHONE: (808) 956-7847

Idaho

Dr. John C. Tracy, Director
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
Idaho Water Center
322 Front Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
E-MAIL: iwrri@uidaho.edu
FAX:(208) 885-6431
PHONE:(208) 364-9921

Illinois

Dr. Brian Miller, Director
Illinois Water Resources Center
376 NSRC, MC-635
1101 West Peabody Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
E-MAIL: millerbk@illinois.edu
FAX: (217) 333-8046
PHONE: (217) 6444

Indiana

Dr. Ronald F. Turco, Jr., Director
Indiana Water Resources Research Center
915 West State Street / G 121 Lilly Hall
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
E-MAIL: rturco@purdue.edu
FAX: (765) 496-2926
PHONE: ((765) 494-8077

Iowa

Dr. Rick Cruse, Director
Iowa Water Center
Department of Agronomy
3212 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1010
E-MAIL: rmc@iastate.edu
FAX: (515) 294-3163
PHONE: (515) 294-7850

Kansas

Dr. Daniel L. Devlin, Director
Kansas Water Resources Institute
44 Waters Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
E-MAIL: ddevlin@ksu.edu
FAX: (785) 532-6563
PHONE: (785) 532-0393

Kentucky

Dr. Lindell E. Ormsbee, Director
Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute
233 Mining and Mineral Resources Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0107
E-MAIL: lormsbee@engr.uky.edu
FAX: (859) 323-1049
PHONE: (859) 257-1299

Louisiana

Dr. John Pardue, Director
Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute
3221 CEBA Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
E-MAIL: jpardue@lsu.edu
FAX: (225) 578-5043
PHONE: (225) 578-8661

Maine

Dr. John M. Peckenham, Director
Maine Water Resources Research Institute
Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research
102 Norman Smith Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5710
E-MAIL: jpeck@maine.edu
FAX: (207) 581-3320
PHONE: (207) 581-3254

Maryland

Dr. Kaye L. Brubaker, Director
Water Resources Research Center
Civil and Environmental Engineering
1173 Glenn L. Martin Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742
E-MAIL: kbru@umd.edu
FAX: (301) 405-2585
PHONE: (301) 405-1965

Massachusetts

Dr. Paula Rees, Director
Water Resources Research Center
Blaisdell House
113 Grinnell Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
E-MAIL: rees@ecs.umass.edu
FAX: (413) 545-2304
PHONE: (413) 545-5528

Michigan

Dr. Jon Bartholic, Director
Institute of Water Research
101A Manly Miles Building
1405 South Harrison Road
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5243
E-MAIL: bartholi@msu.edu
FAX:(517) 353-1812
PHONE:(517) 353-3742

Minnesota

Dr. Deborah Swackhamer, Director
Water Resources Center
University of Minnesota
173 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
E-MAIL: dswack@umn.edu
FAX: (612) 625-1263
PHONE: (612) 624-9282

Mississippi

Mr. Wayne Wilkerson, Director
Water Resources Research Institute
PO Box 9547
190 Bost North, Suite 311
Mississippi State University, MS 39762
E-MAIL: waynew@ext.msstate.edu
FAX: 662-325-0015
PHONE: 662-325-8338

Missouri

Dr. Thomas E. Clevenger, Director
Missouri Water Resources Research Center
E1511 Engineering Building East
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri 65211
E-MAIL: Clevengert@missouri.edu
FAX: (573) 882-4784
PHONE: (573) 882-7564

Montana

Dr. Duncan Patten, Director
Montana Water Center
23 Faculty Court
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana 59717-2690
E-MAIL: dtpatten@montana.edu
FAX: (406) 994-1774
PHONE: (406) 994-2784

Nebraska

Dr. Suat Irmak, Interim Director
Nebraska Water Center
523 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St.
P.O. Box 830979
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0979
E-MAIL: sirmak2@unl.edu
FAX: (402) 472-3610
PHONE: (402) 472-3305

Nevada

Dr. James "Jim" Thomas, Director
Nevada Water Resources Research Institute
Division of Hydrologic Sciences
Desert Research Institute
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, Nevada 89512
E-MAIL: Jim.Thomas@dri.edu
FAX: (775) 673-7363
PHONE: (775) 673-7305

New Hampshire

Dr. William H. McDowell, Director
Water Resources Research Center
114 James Hall
56 College Rd.
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
E-MAIL: bill.mcdowell@unh.edu
FAX: (603) 862-4976
PHONE: (603) 862-2249

New Jersey

Dr. Christopher C. Obropta, Director
New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute
Department of Environmental Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
14 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
E-MAIL: Obropta@envsci.rutgers.edu
FAX: (732) 932-8644
PHONE: 848-932-5711

New Mexico

Dr. Alexander G. ("Sam") Fernald, Interim Director
Water Resources Research Institute MSC 3167
Box 30001
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-0001
E-MAIL: fernald@nmsu.edu
FAX: (575) 646-6418
PHONE: (575) 646-4337

New York

Dr. Susan Riha, Director
New York State Water Resources Institute
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
1123 Bradfield Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-1901
E-MAIL: nyswri@cornell.edu
FAX: (607) 255-2106
PHONE: (607) 255-3034

North Carolina

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