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Wyoming Water Research Program

A cooperative Federal-State-University Research Program

The National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR)/State of Wyoming Water Research Program (WRP), placed at the University of Wyoming, oversees the coordination of Wyoming's participation in the NIWR program. The primary purposes of the program are to support and coordinate research relative to important water resources problems of the State and Region, support the training of scientists in relevant water resource fields, and promote the dissemination and application of the results of water-related research.

Federal support for the WRP is received from the NIWR program as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act. State support for the research program includes direct funding through the Wyoming Water Development Commission and active State participation in identifying research needs and project selection and oversight. Primary participants in the WRP are the USGS, the Wyoming Water Development Commission, and the University of Wyoming. A Priority and Selection Committee (P&S Committee)--consisting of representatives from State and Federal agencies involved in water related activities--solicits and identifies research needs, selects projects, and reviews and monitors progress. The Director serves as a point of coordination for all activities and serves to encourage research by the University of Wyoming addressing the needs identified by the P&S Committee. The State also provides direct funding for the administration of the WRP through the Office of Water Programs which was established in 2002 by the State Legislature. The duties of the Office of Water Programs are to identify research needs regarding Wyoming's water resources, including funding under the NIWR, and to serve as a point of coordination for and to encourage research activities by the University of Wyoming to address the water-related research needs.

The WRP provides for interaction from all the groups involved, rather than being solely a University of Wyoming research program. The WRP supports faculty and students in University of Wyoming academic departments. Faculty acquire funding through competitive, peer reviewed proposals, upon recommendation by the P&S Committee and approval by the NIWR program. Since its inception in 2000, the WRP has funded researchers in ten academic departments and has supported a total of twenty-two research projects. Summaries of all projects funded to date and a copy of the most recent RFP can be viewed by using the links at the top right-hand side of this web page.

Contact for more information:

web-site: http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/civil/research/wwrp/

Greg Kerr
Director, Office of Water Programs
University of Wyoming
Department 3295
1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
E-Mail: rrek@uwyo.edu
FAX: (307) 766-2221
Phone: 307-766-6656