Hydrology

This project addresses average contaminants released into the New River at the Radford Army Arsenal. PCB’s and wastewater are continuously released into the river at this location, and the data found was analyzed from several aspects. It is important to know, given the parameters of the New River, the distance down river from the arsenal in which the water could be considered safe. Also, it would be beneficial to know whether the given concentrations of contaminants have enough of an impact…

Introduction Recent years, with the rapid population growth and climate change, water shortage becomes a more and more serious problem for many areas of the world. Australia also suffers from water scarcity, as the driest continent experiencing worst drought for many years since early 2000s[1]. Desalination plays an important role in Australia’s water security. The large-scale application of this technology began in the arid Middle East region{2}. At present, seawater desalination is the only…

My goals under Oregon’s REU opportunity are, to improve my understand of sedimentary processes and water dynamics with hopes for applying this research to my future goals of researching water contamination processes. I want to work with Alan Mix’s research opportunity of looking into the accumulations of river discharge from flooding, and learn how to interpret the floods impact on the forams with a forensic like mind set. Researching forams through an altered sea floor and related this to…

Environmental Flow Policies Environmental flows are the seasonally and annually varying water flows and levels that support ecosystems and human livelihoods while providing for other uses such as hydropower, irrigation, and water supply. Many governments and river-management agencies around the world have developed policies to protect environmental flows, and more are doing so all the time. Yet implementation of these policies remains weak. Policy change alone does not result in implementation…

For many years the emphasis of drought strategies in the region has been on short-term mitigation measures rather than long-term prevention incentive. In the past few years new policies have been emerging in which preparedness, rehabilitation, prevention and planning are the key elements. Current drought management strategies are attempting to treat droughts as a potentially serious disaster. These management cycles also intend to integrate program management cycles aimed at mitigation and…

Over-pumping Aquifers in Central Valley Of all the states in our great nation, California uses more water from the ground than any other, and up to 80 percent of that water is used for agriculture. This mainly happens as a result of the depletion of the Shasta and Oroville Lakes; the federal government’s main source of water for the Central Valley. Since the drought began four years ago, the farms around the central valley have not been getting the provisions they’ve requested form the state,…

Delaney Stewart Cathy Ramos Biology September 30th, 2015 The Depletion of California's Groundwater Plants, animals, and even humans all have a common master. The thirst and need for water. California is the state of fame, sun, and sandy feet. With our pristine weather and landscapes it is the ideal location for living conditions, farming, agriculture, and for everything in between. However, ever since 2011 the once luscious west coast has been getting…

To determine the overall water quality difference between the canal and the Great falls, we have to first understand the differences between each water quality parameter and what it means.By starting with our first test, PH, we can see that the canal has a higher PH level, thus being more basic than the Great falls. However, both are in the 7.1-9.5 range, and can be classified under the low alkalinity condition which is described as “High-quality water with good productivity,” allowing “Lakes…

The database used to develop regression model is based on information collected by Fannie Mae in 2012 through industry wide Energy and Water Market Research Survey. Fannie Mae surveyed more than 1100 multifamily properties across the country to collect comprehensive data about energy and water from the property managers and owners. This dataset was then reviewed to remove any properties with missing or incorrect information associated with consumption and cost of energy and water. After…

Introduction Dams provide energy, water, and flood protection for communities, however as infrastructure ages the risk of dam failure increases (Bowels, 2007). The cost of large dam projects is increasing as climate change impacts the magnitude and duration of drought and storm events in California (Mann & Gleick, 2015). On February 7, 2017 Northern California Butte and Yuba County residents were forced to evacuate as the near failure of the Oroville Dam threatened downstream communities…