Water Center Research

The PaWRRC provides administration and funding for a program of small grants in support of exploratory water resources research, public education, and training. Funds are provided on a 2:1 non-federal: federal matching basis.

FY 2007-2008: Research Projects

Funded projects for FY 2007-2008 are listed below. Links are provided for project descriptions.

• Effectiveness of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) profiling to determine sources of microbial pollution in Chester Creek watershed
• Improved quanitification of stream-aquifer interactions for tracking nitrate transport along a river continuum: implementation of a cost-effective distributed temperature sensing technology
• The effect of oxygen availability on Fe cycling microbial communities within an acid mine drainage-induced-kill zone
• Web-based learning for private water system owners

FY 2006-2007: Research Projects

Funded projects for FY 2006-2007 are listed below. Links are provided for project descriptions.

• Functional Classification of Susquehanna River Basin Watersheds in an
  Uncertainty Framework
• Identification and enumeration of pathogenic bacteriophages in the waters surrounding Presque Isle State Park
• Rural Drinking Water Quality in Pennsylvania
• Passive Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage Using Chitin

FY 2005-2006: Research Projects

Funded projects for FY 2005-2006 are listed below. Links are provided for project descriptions.

• Nitrate Source Tracking: Combining Isotopic, Microbial, and Chemical Tracers in a Mixed Land Use Watershed
• Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Profiles of Escherichia Coli and Enterococci for Microbial Source Tracking
• A Bayesian Framework for Cost-effective Groundwater Monitoring Design
• Source Water Protection from Infectious Cryposporidium spp. Oocysts
• Private Water System Education and Outreach

FY 2004-2005: Research Projects

Funded projects for FY 2004-2005 are listed below. Links are provided for project descriptions.

• Nitrogen Dynamics in the Spring Creek Watershed: Evaluating Stream Retention of Point and Non-Point Loadings
• Split-Flow Stormwater Demonstration and Feasibility Study
• Nutrient Removal of a Sequencing Batc Batch Reactor (SBR) Treating Wastewater with Potential for Water Reclamation
• Controls on Nutrient Levels for Spruce Creek and a Major Tributary