Institute of Water Research

Current Projects

• Advancing Conservation and Water Quality Through Upstream Monitoring

  Funded by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

• Expanding Groundwater Research in Baraga County, MI: Assessing and remediating toxic metals in residential wells

  Funded by Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College

• Great Lakes Watershed Management System: Enhancements for Tracking Michigan's Nutrient Reduction Goals

  Funded by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

• Improving Ecosystem Services and Water Quality Through Applied Research and Technological Advancements (USGS 104B)

  Funded by the United States Geological Survey

• Improving Water Quality Monitoring Capacity in the Western Lake Erie Basin

  Funded by the Erb Family Foundation

• Increasing Agricultural Conservation Adoption Through Water Quality Sampling

  Funded by the Erb Family Foundation

• Metrics, Management, and Monitoring - an investigation in rangeland and pasture soil health and their drivers

  Funded by the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research

• Michigan Hydrologic Framework

  Funded by the Michigan Department of the Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

• Resolving Spatiotemporal Non-point Nutrient Fluxes from Soils to Water by Continuous in-situ N and P Monitoring to Achieve Multistate Nutrient Loss Reduction Goals

  Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Saline River: Watershed Buffer Easement Pilot Project (Phase 1)

  Funded by Washtenaw County

• Understanding the Outcomes of Improved Soil Health to Accelerate Conservation in the Western Lake Erie Basin

  Funded by the University of Michigan

• Upgrades to the Social Indicators Data Management and Analysis (SIDMA) Tool to Support Evolving User Needs

  Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency