Georgia Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2010
Georgia Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2010 Georgia Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2010 1 Introduction The Georgia Water Resources Institute (GWRI) aims to provide interdisciplinary research, education, technology transfer, and information dissemination, and works collaboratively with various local, state, and federal agencies. At the state and local levels, GWRI collaborates with and supports the Georgia Environmental Protection Division/Georgia Department of Natural Resources, water and power utilities, environmental organizations and citizen groups, and lake associations. At the national level, GWRI collaborative efforts with the California Energy Commission, California Department of Water Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Finally, GWRI has a significant international research and educational program in Europe, Africa, China, Middle East, and South America with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and other international organizations. In all its programs, the Institute strives to bring to bear expertise from a variety of disciplines, including civil and environmental engineering, atmospheric sciences, agriculture, oceanography, forestry, ecology, economics, and public policy. This year's funded activities include: RESEARCH PROJECTS (1) Multi-Scale Investigation of Seawater Intrusion and Application in Coastal Georgia, Jian Luo PI, Georgia Institute of Technology, sponsored by USGS under grant # 2006P17 (Fund #R9261). (2) Assessing the impacts of a major wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp on mercury levels in resident Macroinvertebrates and Mosquitofish, Darold Batzer PI, University of Georgia, sponsored by USGS under grant #1266663 (Fund #R7113.
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