National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
Natural Resources and the Environment
Watershed Processes and Water Resources

Projects funded for FY 2001

Note: Each proposal number is linked directly to its respective
CSREES Current Research Information System (CRIS) record.


Principal Investigator: Scott, H. D.; Dixon, B.; Mauromoustakos, A.; Brahana, J. V.; Dixon, J. C.
Proposal Number: 2001-01082 external link
Performing Institution: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10830; $305,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Ground Water Vulnerability Delineation Using Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Neuro-Fuzzy

Principal Investigator: Negrini, R. M., Baron, D., Horton, R., Gillespie, J.
Proposal Number: 2001-01170 external link
Performing Institution: California State University
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-11030; $151,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Processes Governing the Aquifer Characteristics of the Kern Water Bank

Principal Investigator: Gan, J.; Yates, S. R.
Proposal Number: 2001-01109 external link
Performing Institution: University of California, Riverside
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10861; $235,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Decontamination of Acetanilide Herbicides with Thiosulfate Salts

Principal Investigator: Harter T.; Packman, A. I.; Atwill, E. R; Brush, C. F.
Proposal Number: 2001-01056 external link
Performing Institution: University of California, Davis
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10773; $320,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Natural Attenuation of Cryptosporidium parvum During Transport in Watersheds

Principal Investigator: Carlson, K. H.; Bledsoe, B.; Watson, C. W.
Proposal Number: 2001-01068 external link
Performing Institution: Colorado State University
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10777; $275,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Evaluation of Enhanced Bank Stabilization Structure for Reducing Nutrient Contamination

Principal Investigator: Harwood, V. J.; Hagedorn, C.; Wiggins, B. A.
Proposal Number: 2001-01111 external link
Performing Institution: University of South Florida
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10790; $310,000; 2 Years
Title of Award: Bacterial Source Tracking to Identify Nonpoint Fecal Pollution in Agricultural Watersheds

Principal Investigator: Nachabe, M. H.
Proposal Number: 2001-01085 external link
Performing Institution: University of South Florida
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10829; $165,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Impacts of Landscape Change on Variable Saturation Areas in a Humid Subtropical Environment

Principal Investigator: Ray, C.
Proposal Number: 2001-01160 external link
Performing Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Amount of Award: Grant 99-35102-8551; $66,000; 1 Year
Title of Award: Assessing the Vulnerability of Farmstead and Rural Domestic Wells to Agrichemical Contamination

Principal Investigator: McNamara, J. P., Chandler, D., Seyfried, M.
Proposal Number: 2001-01062 external link
Performing Institution: Boise State University
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-11031; $180,000; 2Years
Title of Award: Influence of Cold-season Processes on Runoff Generation in a Semi-arid Watershed

Principal Investigator: Mackie, R. I.; Aminov, R. I.; Krapac, I. J.; Chee-Sanford, J. C.
Proposal Number: 2001-01171 external link
Performing Institution: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10774; $300,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Monitoring the Quality of Groundwater Impacted by Swine Production Facilities

Principal Investigator: Kalita, P. K.; Cooke, R. A.; Hudson, R. J.; Hirschi, M. C.
Proposal Number: 2001-01070 external link
Performing Institution: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10789; $290,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Understanding Hydrologic and Water Quality Response of a Tiled Watershed

Principal Investigator: Tank, J. L.; David, M. B.; Royer, T. V.
Proposal Number: 2001-01101 external link
Performing Institution: University of Notre Dame
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10789; $315,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Factors Controlling Stream Denitrification in an Agricultural Landscape

Principal Investigator: Gish, T. J.; Kung, K-J. S; Daughtry, C. S. T.; McCarty, G.
Proposal Number: 2001-01091 external link
Performing Institution: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory,
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10780; $240,000; 3 Years 0189949
Title of Award: Quantification and Evaluation of Subsurface Water Dynamics for Determining Water and Chemical Fluxes on Adjacent Watersheds

Principal Investigator: Bennett, S. J.; Alonso, C. V.; Barkdoll, B. D.
Proposal Number: 2001-01100 external link
Performing Institution: USDA Agricultural Research Service; National Sedimentation Laboratory
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10788; $104,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Restoring Degraded Stream Corridors Using Woody, Riparian Vegetation: An Experimental Study

Principal Investigator: de los Reyes III, F. L.; Cheng, J.
Proposal Number: 2001-01139 external link
Performing Institution: North Carolina State University
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10783; $320,000; 3 Years
Title of Award: Fundamental Analysis of a Novel Swine Wastewater Treatment Technology

Principal Investigator: Bensel, T.; Bowden, R; Wissinger, S.
Proposal Number: 2001-00600 external link
Performing Institution: Allegheny College
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10995; $9,348; 1 Year
Title of Award: Developing a Geographical Information System for Regional Environmental Analysis

Principal Investigator: Dou, Z.
Proposal Number: 2001-01069 external link
Performing Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10782; $295,000; 4 Years
Title of Award: Assessing the Risks to Ground and Surface Waters from N-vs. P-based Manure Application Strategies

Principal Investigator: D'Odorico, P.
Proposal Number:

2001-01123 external link

Performing Institution:

University of Virginia

Amount of Award: Grant 2002-35102-11585; $98,049; 3 Years
Title of Award: Advances in Stochastic Wind Modeling for Wind Erosion Estimation

Principal Investigator: Norman, J. M.; Arriaga, F. J.; Lowery, B.
Proposal Number: 2001-01110 external link
Performing Institution: University of Wisconsin Madison
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35102-10779; $155,000; 2 Years
Title of Award: Three Dimensional Characterization of Soil and Hydraulic Properties for Water Quality Assessment

Principal Investigator: Collins, A. R.; Rosenberger, R.; Fletcher, J.
Proposal Number: 2001-00961 external link
Performing Institution: West Virginia University
Amount of Award: Grant 2001-35106-11070; $74,938; 2 Years
Title of Award: Economic Valuation of Stream Restoration