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Cornell University, programming related to water quality
includes research, education, and extension in drinking
water, source water protection, wastewater management,
including on-site wastewater treatment systems, water-borne
pathogens, watershed management, nutrient management,
waste management, and integrated pest management.
Contact Information
Tammo Steenhuis
Professor, Department of Biological
and Environmental Engineering
206 Riley-Robb
Cornell University
Ithaca, New Yourk 14853-5601
Phone: 607-255-2489
Fax: 607-255-4080
tss1@cornell.edu
Larry Chase
Professor, Animal Science
272 Morrison Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New Yourk 14853-5601
Phone: 607-255-2196
Fax: 607-255-1335
lec7@cornell.edu
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Regional Water Quality Initiative Mini-Grant
Funding at Cornell University helps Region
2 land grant universities address common water quality
issues. One mini-grant has resulted in A
Weather-Based Decision System for Residential Lawn Watering.
Arthur DeGaetano, Principal Investigator, is an Associate
Professor in the Northeast Regional Climate Center,
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell
University. The mini-grant funded development of a Web-based
decision tool for irrigating lawns.
Partner Links
New
York State Onsite Wastewater Treatment Training Network
(OTN): The OTN is based at the State
University of New York in Delhi, NY
(SUNY/Delhi), and in cooperation with the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation and SUNY/Delhi,
provides on-site wastewater treatment training programs
for a wide range of audiences, including engineers,
pumpers/haulers, installers, code enforcement officers,
and health officials. Cornell Cooperative Extension
has been collaborating on training programs with the
OTN, facilitated through the Regional Water Quality
Project.
Focus Area: Animal Waste Management
Focus
Area: Drinking Water and Human Health
Focus
Area: Nutrient Management
Focus
Area: Watershed Management
GIS Tools
Cornell Institute
for Resource Information Systems
US
EPA's EnviroMapper for New York
New York State
GIS Clearinghouse
Animal
Waste Management
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Cornell
Waste Management Institute
PRO-DAIRY
Current Research in
Animal Waste Management funded by USDA-CSREES:
| Project ID |
Title |
Investigator(s) |
Affiliation |
| 0207556 |
LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF VERMICOMPOSTED DAIRY MANURE |
Herlihy, T. and Ferro, S. |
RT SOLUTIONS |
| 0201653 |
DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE PROTEASES TO ENHANCE NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF LOW QUALITY FEED PROTEINS AND TO REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION |
Lei, X.G., Wilson, D.B., and Harman, G.E.. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0194110 |
REFINEMENT OF THE CORNELL NET CARBOHYDRATE AND PROTEIN SYSTEM (cncps) TO IMPROVE FEED MANAGEMENT AND REDUCE NUTRIENT EXCRETION IN MANURE |
Fox, D.G., Pell, A.N., and Chase, L.E. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
Drinking
Water and Human Health
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Drinking
Water Quality Program
Businesses
Providing Safe Drinking Water:
A Program of Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative
Extension
 Many
small rural business such as convenience stores, restaurants,
campgrounds, and mobile home parks provide drinking
water to their customers as part of their services.
Businesses Providing Safe Drinking Water is a new educational
program on source water protection for these small water
system operators. The program manual Providing Safe
Drinking Water: A Primer for Small Businesses and Organizations
provides basic information on source water protection,
a site and operations assessment protocol, guidance
on developing an action plan to address potential risks,
and "leave behind" items that small water
system operators can use to educate their customers
and employees.
Source water protection materials developed for small
water system operators, received a 2nd prize for Mixed
Materials in the 2004 Awards Program of the Association
of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. The program
development team were Ann Lemley, Department of Textiles
and Apparel, Deborah Grantham, Department of Crop &
Soil Sciences, Susan Darling, Department of Textiles
and Apparel, Amy Samuels, Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Onondaga County,
and Linda Wagenet, Department of Development Sociology.
The program targets small business owners/operators
that provide water as a secondary part of
their business, such as mobile home park or rural convenience
store operators. The materials include educational materials,
a site and process assessment methodology to help the
small water system operator identify threats to the
drinking water supply. The materials were piloted in
several phases in Onondaga County through site assessments
and workshops organized by Amy Samuels. Linda Wagenet
lead the formal evaluation of the materials. The program
development and evaluation was funded by the USDA CSREES
National Water Quality Program.
Current
Research in Drinking Water and Human Health funded by
USDA-CSREES:
| Project ID |
Title |
Investigator(s) |
Affiliation |
| 0211268 |
ROAD DITCH NETWORKS: RAPID CONDUITS FOR TRANSPORTING PATHOGENS AND NUTRIENTS IN AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF TO DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS |
Schneider, R.L., Walter, M.T., and Buckley, D.H. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0205095 |
INTEGRATING DATA AND MODELS FORM THE CANNONSVILLE, NY WATERSHED TO ASSESS SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF PHOSPHOROUS BMPS IN THE NORTHEAST |
Steenhuis, T.S., Shoemaker, C.A., Stedinger, J.R., and Walter, M.T. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
Nutrient
Management
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Nutrient
Management Spear Program (NMSP), Cornell University
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
 Program
Mission -
Agriculture is one of New York State's largest businesses,
and keeping our farms sustainable is critical to the
economy of the state, particularly in rural areas. Maintaining
economic viability while ensuring environmental quality
is key to their sustainability. Sustainability of New
York State farms can be improved through more effective
use of existing knowledge in creating comprehensive
nutrient management plans (CNMP's) for each farm. The
ability to develop such plans is, in part, limited by
computer tools that can apply existing scientific knowledge,
as well as research gaps in our existing knowledge.
A research program is needed to improve our understanding
of soil and environmental parameters that affect the
accuracy of existing nutrient recommendations and the
risk for environmental pollution. Such understanding
will allow for refinement of the recommendations with
the ultimate goal of improving profitability while protecting
the environment. A nutrient management extension program
is needed to improve communication, information exchange,
and knowledge transfer between Cornell University's
research programs, extension field staff, agricultural
consultants, the fertilizer industry and regulatory
agencies.
Overall Program Goals -
Research Goal: Improve grower and agricultural
industry awareness of crop nutrient needs, crop quality,
management of organic amendments, environmentally sound
nutrient management practices, and overall soil fertility
management in the state of New York.
Extension Goal: Improve understanding
of nutrient release and risk for runoff and leaching
losses from inorganic and organic amendments as affected
by soil type, hydrology, time and rate of application,
and the use of specific soil and fertilizer amendments.
Current Research in Nutrient
Management funded by USDA-CSREES:
| Project ID |
Title |
Investigator(s) |
Affiliation |
| 0208330 |
AMMONIA EMISSIONS FROM NY DAIRY FARM FIELDS: SENSOR DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING |
Richards, B.K., Steenhuis, T.S., and Gooch, C.A. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0205386
|
NUTRIENT BUDGETING - INOVLVING FARMERS AND THEIR ADVISORS IN ADDRESSING NUTRIENT EXCESSES FOR NEW YORK FARMS |
Ketterings, Q.M., Chase, L.E., van Amburgh, M., and Czymmek, K. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0204754 |
REDUCING BARRIERS TO ADOPTION OF MICROIRRIGATION |
Cheng, L. and Lakso, A.N. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0203131
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REDUCING BARRIERS TO ADOPTION OF MICROIRRIGATION |
Lakso, A.N. |
NY AGRICULTURAL EXPT STATION |
| 0201754 |
DEVELOPMENT OF A WATERSHED-SCALE MODEL FOR EVALUATING SCENARIOS FOR REDUCING NUTRIENT FLUX FROM THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER DRAINAGES IN NY |
Howarth, R.W. and Marino, R.M. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0199141 |
EMISSION OF NITROUS OXIDE AND AMMONIA FROM NEW YORK STATE DAIRY FARMS: MEASUREMENT, MODELING AND EXTENSION |
Steenhuis, T.S., Parlange, M., Wright, P.E., and Richards, B.K. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0198492
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DEVELOPING AND INTEGRATING COMPONENTS FOR COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION SYSTEM |
Albright, L.D. and Wien, H.C. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0194110 |
REFINEMENT OF THE CORNELL NET CARBOHYDRATE AND
PROTEIN SYSTEM (CNCPS) TO IMPROVE FEED MANAGEMENT
AND REDUCE NUTRIENT EXCRETION IN MANURE |
Fox, D. G. , Pell, A. N. , and Chase, L. E. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0192666 |
RE-COUPLING CARBON AND NITROGEN CYCLING TO INCREASE NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY IN ANNUAL CROPPING SYSTEMS |
Drinkwater, L.E. and Thies, J.E. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0167480 |
SUSTAINING SOIL FERTILITY IN VEGETABLE CROPS THROUGH IMPROVED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT |
Reiners, S. |
NY AGRICULTURAL EXPT STATION |
Watershed
Management
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Department
of Biological & Environmental Engineering
Locally-led
Education and Action for Protecting the Environment
Current Research in Watershed
Management funded by USDA-CSREES:
| Project ID |
Title |
Investigator(s) |
Affiliation |
| 0205146
|
INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS FOR CROSS-BOUNDARY LAND MANAGEMENT: ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND TERRITORIAL COMPETENCIES |
Wolf, S.A. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0205095 |
INTEGRATING DATA AND MODELS FROM THE CANNONSVILLE, NY WATERSHED TO ASSESS SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF PHOSPHOROUS BMPS IN THE NORTHEAST |
Steenhuis, T.S., Shoemaker, C.A., Stedinger, J.R., and Walter, M.T. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0205085 |
REDUCING NITROGEN GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION FROM SOD PRODUCTION ON LONG ISLAND, NY |
Petrovic, A.M. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0204962 |
WOOD ADDITION AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL TO REDUCE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT EXPORT FROM FORESTED STREAMS |
Kraft, C.E. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0204766
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IMPROVING THE ESTIMATION OF LOW STREAM FLOW STATISTICS AT UNGAUGED RIVER SITES |
Kroll, C.N. |
STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK |
| 0204703 |
EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATION OF ENTIRE WATERSHEDS THROUGH BMPS: NUTRIENT FLUXES, FATE, TRANSPORT AND BIOTIC RESPONSES |
Makarewicz, J.C. |
SUNY COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT |
| 0203186 |
AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY PROGRAM: UNDERSTANDING SOURCES AND SINKS OF NUTRIENTS AND SEDIMENT IN THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN |
Howarth, R.W., Marino, R.M., Lehmann, C.J., Pell, A.N., Fahey, T.J., Wolfe, D.W., and Walter, M.T. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0201754 |
DEVELOPMENT OF A WATERSHED-SCALE MODEL FOR EVALUATING SCENARIOS FOR REDUCING NUTRIENT FLUX FROM THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER DRAINAGES IN NY |
Howarth, R.W. and Marino, R.M. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0201642 |
USING NANOTECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZEHYDROLOGICAL FLOWPATHS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES |
Walter, M.T., Luo, D., and Regan, J.M. |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
| 0201610
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EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF PARCELIZATION ON NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FORESTLANDS IN THE NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED |
Germain, R.H. and Bevilacqua, E. |
STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK |
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