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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.

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

   

Alabama

    Dr. L. Upton Hatch
    Director, Auburn University Environmental Institute
    101 Comer Hall
    Auburn University
    Auburn, Alabama 36849-5431
    E-MAIL: hatchlu@auburn.edu

    FAX: (334) 844-4462
    PHONE: (334) 844-4132

Alaska

    Dr. Douglas Kane
    Director, Water and Environmental Research Center
    University of Alaska-Fairbanks
    Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5860
    E-MAIL: ffdlk@uaf.edu
    FAX: (907) 474-7979
    PHONE: (907) 474-7808

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) 792-9591

Arkansas

    Dr. Ralph Davis
    Director, Arkansas Water Resources Center
    112 Ozark Hall
    University of Arkansas
    Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
    E-MAIL: ralphd@uark.edu
    FAX: (501) 575-3177
    PHONE: (501) 575-4515

California

    Dr. John Letey
    Director, Center for Water Resources
    Rubidoux Hall 094
    University of California
    Riverside, California 92521
    E-MAIL: john.letey@ucr.edu
    FAX: (909) 787-5295
    PHONE: (909) 787-4327

Colorado

    Dr. Robert C. Ward
    Director, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
    E-102 Engineering Building
    Colorado State University
    Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-2033
    E-MAIL: Robert.Ward@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: gwarner@canr.cag.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) 274-7139

Florida

    Dir. Kirk Hatfield, Interim Director
    Florida Water Resources Research Center
    Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
    365 Weil Hall
    P.O. Box 116580
    University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida 32611-6580
    E-MAIL: khatf@ce.ufl.edu
    FAX: (352) 392-3394
    PHONE: (352) 392-9537 ext. 1441

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. Leroy F. Heitz
    Director, Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific
    University of Guam
    303 University Drive
    Mangilao, Guam 96923
    E-MAIL: lheitz@uog9.uog.edu
    FAX: 011 (671) 734-8890
    PHONE: 011 (671) 735-2685/6/7

Hawaii

    Dr. James Moncur
    Director, Water Resources Research Center
    2540 Dole Street
    Holmes Hall 283
    University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
    E-MAIL: jmoncur@hawaii.edu
    FAX: (808) 956-5044
    PHONE: (808) 956-7847 or 7848

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. Richard Warner
    Director, Illinois Water Resources Center
    1101 West Peabody Drive
    Room 350
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Urbana, Illinois 61801-4723
    E-MAIL: dickw@uiuc.edu
    FAX: (217) 333-8046
    PHONE: (217) 333-0536

Indiana

    Dr. Ronald F. Turco, Jr.
    Director, Indiana Water Resources Research Center
    A. A. Potter Engineering Center
    Room 376
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
    E-MAIL: rturco@purdue.edu
    FAX: (765) 496-3210
    PHONE: (765) 494-8041

Iowa

    Vacant
    Iowa State Water Resources Research Institute
    100 Davidson Hall
    Iowa State University
    Ames, Iowa 50011-3080
    FAX: (515) 294-4250
    PHONE: (515) 294-1880

Kansas

    Dr. Jim Koelliker, Interim Director
    Kansas Water Resources Research Institute
    44 Waters Hall
    Kansas State University
    Manhattan, Kansas 66506
    E-MAIL: koellik@ksu.edu
    FAX: (785) 532-6563
    PHONE: (785) 532-7103

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

    John M. Peckenham
    Acting Director, 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

    Prof. Allen P. Davis
    Director, Water Resources Research Center
    Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    University of Maryland
    College Park, Maryland 20742
    E-MAIL:apdavis@eng.umd.edu
    FAX: (301) 405-2585
    PHONE: (301) 405-1958

Massachusetts

    Dr. David A. Reckhow
    Interim Director, Water Resources Research Center
    Blaisdell House
    University of Massachusetts
    Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
    E-MAIL: reckhow@ecs.umass.edu
    FAX: (413) 545-2304
    PHONE: (413) 545-2842

Michigan

    Dr. Jon Bartholic
    Director, Institute of Water Research
    115 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

Dr. David Shaw, Director
Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute
GeoResources Institute
Mississippi State University
Box 9652
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-9652
E-MAIL: dshaw@gri.msstate.edu
FAX: (662) 325-7692
PHONE: (662) 325-9575

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

    Gretchen Rupp, P.E.
    Director, Montana Water Center
    Room 101 Huffman Building
    Montana State University
    Bozeman, Montana 59717
    E-MAIL: wwwrc@montana.edu
    FAX: (406) 994-1774
    PHONE: (406) 994-6690

Nebraska

    Dr. Kyle Hoagland
    Director, Nebraska Water Resources Center
    103 Natural Resources Hall
    University of Nebraska, East Campus
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0844
    E-MAIL: khoagland@unl.edu
    FAX: (402) 472-3574
    PHONE: (402) 472-3305

Nevada

    Dr. John J. Warwick
    Director, Division of Hydrologic Sciences
    Desert Research Institute
    2215 Raggio Parkway
    Reno, Nevada 89512
    E-MAIL: John.Warwick@dri.edu
    FAX: (775) 673-7363
    PHONE: (775) 673-7379

New Hampshire

    Dr. William H. McDowell
    Director, Water Resources Research Center
    c/o Department of Natural Resources
    219 James Hall
    Unversity of New Hampshire
    Durham, New Hampshire 03824
    E-MAIL: bill.mcdowell@unh.edu
    FAX: (603) 862-4976
    PHONE: (603) 862-2249

New Jersey

    Dr. Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Director
    New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute
    Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
    Cook College, Rutgers University
    New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
    E-MAIL: ehrenfel@rci.rutgers.edu
    FAX: (732) 932-8746
    PHONE: (732) 932-1081

New Mexico

    Dr. M. Karl Wood
    Director, Water Resources Research Institute MSC 3167
    Box 30001
    New Mexico State University
    Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-0001
    E-MAIL: kwood@wrri.nmsu.edu
    FAX: (505) 646-6418
    PHONE: (505) 646-4337


New York

    Mr. Keith S. Porter
    Director, New York State Water Resources Institute
    Rice Hall
    Cornell University
    Ithaca, New York 14853-5601
    E-MAIL: nyswri@cornell.edu
    FAX: (607) 255-5945
    PHONE: (607) 255-5941

North Carolina

    Dr. Greg Jennings
    Interim Director, Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina
    Campus Box 7912
    North Carolina State University
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27695- 7912
    E-MAIL: water_resources@ncsu.edu
    FAX: (919) 515-2839
    PHONE: (919) 515-2815

North Dakota

    Dr. Wei Lin
    Interim Director, North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute
    Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, CIE 201A
    1410 North 14th Avenue
    North Dakota State University
    Fargo, North Dakota 58105
    E-MAIL: Wei.Lin@ndsu.nodak.edu
    FAX: (701) 231-6185
    PHONE: (701) 231-6288

Ohio

    Dr. Earl Whitlatch
    Director, Water Resources Center
    470 Hitchcock Hall
    2070 Neil Avenue
    Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43210-1275
    E-MAIL: whitlatch.1@osu.edu
    FAX: (614) 292-9448
    PHONE: (614) 292-8155

Oklahoma

    Dr. William J. Focht
    Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute
    003 Life Sciences East
    Oklahoma State University
    Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-3011
    EMAIL: wfocht@okstate.edu
    FAX: (405) 744-7673
    PHONE: (405) 744-9994

Oregon

    Dr. Kenneth Williamson
    Director, Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability (CWESt)

    210 Strand Agricultural Hall
    Oregon State University
    Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2208
    E-MAIL: williak@engr.orst.edu
    FAX: (541) 737-2735
    PHONE: (541) 737-4022

Pennsylvania

    Dr. David R. DeWalle, Director
    Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center
    107 Land and Water Research Bldg.
    Penn State Institutes of the Environment
    The Pennsylvania State University
    University Park, PA 16802
    E-MAIL: drdewalle@psu.edu
    FAX: (814) 865-3378
    PHONE: (814) 863-0291

Puerto Rico

    Dr. Jorge Rivera Santos
    Director, Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute
    P.O. Box 9040
    College of Engineering
    Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9040
    E-MAIL: prwreri@uprm.edu
    FAX: (787) 832-0119
    PHONE: (787) 833-0300

Rhode Island

    Dr. Leon Thiem
    Director, Water Resources Center
    Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    1 Lippitt Road
    University of Rhode Island
    Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
    E-MAIL: thiem@egr.uri.edu
    FAX: (401) 874-2786
    PHONE: (401) 874-2693

South Carolina

    Dr. Jeffery S. Allen, Director
    South Carolina Water Resources Research Institute
    Strom Thurmond Institute
    Clemson University
    Box 345203
    Clemson, South Carolina 29634-5203
    E-MAIL: jeff@strom.clemson.edu
    FAX: (864) 656-4780
    PHONE: (864) 656-0208

South Dakota

    Dr. Van Kelley
    Director, South Dakota Water Resources Research Institute
    Agricultural Experiment Station
    AE 107, Box 2120
    South Dakota State University
    Brookings, South Dakota 57007-1496
    E-MAIL: van_kelley@sdstate.edu
    FAX: (605) 688-4917
    PHONE: (605) 688-4910

Tennessee

    Dr. Tim Gangaware
    Associate Director, Tennessee Water Resources Research Center
    600 Henley St., Suite 311
    University of Tennessee
    Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4134
    E-MAIL: gangwrrc@utk.edu
    FAX: (865) 974-1838
    PHONE: (865) 974-2151

Texas

    Dr. C. Alan Jones
    Director, Texas Water Resources Institute
    The Texas A&M University
    College Station, Texas 77843-2118
    E-MAIL: cajones@tamu.edu
    FAX: (979) 845-8554
    PHONE:(979) 845-1851

Utah

    Dr. Mac McKee
    Director, Center for Water Resources Research
    8200 Old Main Hill
    Utah State University
    Logan, Utah 84322-8200
    E-MAIL: mmckee@cc.usu.edu
    FAX: (435) 797-3663
    PHONE: (435) 797-3188

Vermont

    Dr. Breck Bowden
    Director, Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center
    George D. Aiken Center for Natural Resources
    81 Carrigan Drive
    The University of Vermont
    Burlington, Vermont 05405
    E-MAIL: Breck.Bowden@uvm.edu
    FAX: (802) 656-8683
    PHONE: (802) 656-4057

Virginia

    Dr. Tamim Younos
    Interim Director, Virginia Water Resources Research Center
    23 Agnew Hall MC 0444
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0001
    E-MAIL: tyounos@vt.edu
    FAX: (540) 231-6673
    PHONE: (540) 231-5624

Virgin Islands

    Dr. Henry H. Smith
    Director, Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute
    University of the Virgin Islands
    St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
    E-MAIL: hsmith@uvi.edu
    FAX: (340) 693-1065
    PHONE: (340) 693-1062

Washington

    Dr. Michael E. Barber
    Director, State of Washington Water Research Center
    P.O. Box 643002
    Washington State University
    Pullman, Washington 99164-3002
    E-MAIL: meb@wsu.edu
    FAX: (509) 335-1590
    PHONE: (509) 335-6633

West Virginia

    Dr. Paul Ziemkiewicz
    Director, West Virginia Water Resources Research Institute
    Box 6064
    West Virginia University
    Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6064
    E-MAIL: pziemkie@wvu.edu
    FAX: (304) 293-7822
    PHONE: (304) 293-2867,ext. 5441

Wisconsin

    Dr. Anders W. Andren
    Director, Water Resources Institute
    1975 Willow Drive - 2nd Floor
    The University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1177
    E-MAIL: awandren@aqua.wisc.edu
    FAX: (608) 262-0591
    PHONE: (608) 262-0905

Wyoming

    Dr. Larry O. Pochop
    Director, Wyoming Water Research Program
    P.O. Box 3295
    University Station
    Laramie, Wyoming 82071
    E-MAIL: pochop@uwyo.edu
    FAX: (307) 766-2221
    PHONE: (307) 766-3326

 

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