Selected Water Resources Research Projects

Dr. John C. Clausen

• Riparian zone restoration to treat nonpoint pollutants.
• The role of forested riparian zones in stream water quality.
• Constructed wetland for treatment of dairy milkhouse wastewater.
• Jordan Cove urban watershed project.

Dr. David R. Miller

• Orchard pesticide spray drift modeling. 
• Rainfall statistics for engineering design in Connecticut.  
• Dry and wet atmospheric deposition of air pollutants to Long Island Sound and its watersheds.
• Field studies and computer modeling of mercury cycling between plants, soil, water, and air.

Dr. Glenn S. Warner

• Measurement and modeling of water flow on a shallow hillside underlain by an impervious compact till.
• Validation of EPIC for upland Connecticut soils.
• Low flow predictions for streams draining the Caribbean National Forest.
• Assessment of the applicability of engineering hydrologic models in Connecticut.

Dr. Gary A. Robbins

• Tracer studies in bedrock and overburden.
• Advanced methods in conducting hydraulic field testing.
• Improvements in site assessments for ground water contamination.
• Overburden-bedrock ground water interaction.