New! University of Florida Student Receives 2010-2011 Linsky Fellowship for Outstanding Water Research

Julie C. Padowski, a doctoral student studying water resources sustainability in the Soil and Water Science Dept. at the University of Florida, has been selected as the second recipient of the NWRI Ronald B. Linsky Graduate Fellowship for Outstanding Water Research. Her research on water resources management will combine hydrological and managerial analysis approaches to evaluate water vulnerability in urban areas of the U.S.  Click here for more information about the Linsky Fellowship and Julie's research.

Abstracts Deadline! Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium in January 2011

The Water Research Foundation (WaterRF), Orange County Water District, and NWRI will be holding the Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium on January 25-26, 2011. You are invited to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Student posters are also welcome. The deadline for abstracts is September 15, 2010. For more information about the symposium or for abstract submittal instructions, please click here.

New! Now Available: Report on “Development and Testing of 'Smart' Nanofiltration Membranes”

NWRI published a Final Project Report in July 2010 that investigated developing “smart" membranes designed to selectively remove particles from water or wastewater. The report was prepared by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.  Click here to download the NWRI Final Project Report.

2010 Clarke Prize Lecture Focuses on the Impacts of Human Activities on the Future Availability of Drinking Water

Environmental engineer Jerald L. Schnoor, Ph.D., of the University of Iowa presented the Clarke Prize Lecture on July 15, 2010, focusing on the challenges facing our ability to provide a sustainable supply of clean drinking water for future generations.  Schnoor was the seventeenth recipient of the NWRI Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for excellence in water research. Click here to download the 2010 Clarke Prize Lecture.

NWRI Report on CECs in Southern California Water Supplies

NWRI released a final project report in May 2010 that evaluated the presence and fate of constituents of emerging concern (CECs), such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and components of personal care products, in three major drinking water sources for over 25-million people in Southern California. For more information about CECs or to download the report, please click here.

Utility Branding Network Tool to Assist Utility Rate Setting

The Utility Branding Network released a branding process tool in June 2010 designed to help water and wastewater utilities ensure that rates fully fund all operational and capital investment needs. It includes a 5-step process to build the utility brand.  To download the tool, please click here.  For more information about the Utility Branding Network, which is administered by NWRI, please visit www.utilitybranding.net.

Download the NWRI White Paper on Regulatory Aspects of Direct Potable Reuse in California

This 32-page White Paper published by NWRI in April 2010 identifies key issues that would need to be addressed by regulatory agencies and utilities in California interested in pursuing direct potable reuse as a viable option to satisfy future water demands.  The NWRI White Paper was prepared by James Crook, Ph.D. To downoad the NWRI White Paper, click here.

Support the NWRI Ronald B. Linsky Fellowship

NWRI has launched a campaign to raise an endowment for the NWRI Ronald B. Linsky Fellowship for Outstanding Water Research, which supports graduate students who share Ron's vision of innovative, multi-disciplinary research within the water sciences.  Please consider contributing to the Fellowship's Endowment Fund.  Our goal is to raise a $200,000 endowment from individuals, firms, and other organizations to maintain this special fellowship. For more information about the fellowship endowment fund or to donate, please click here.