Water Resources
Center Funded Projects
1) A comparison of FSU/NWS and OneRain precipitation data and their insertion into the WAM hydrologic model. PI: Henry Fuelberg, Department of Meteorology, Florida State University. Federal Share: $5,000, Match: $15,000, Total: $20,000.
2) Measurement of evapotranspiration, recharge, and runoff in a transitional water table environment. PI: Mark Ross, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida. Federal Share: $15,000, Match: $30,000, Total: $45,000.
3) Investigating arsenic mobilization during aquifer storage recovery (ASR). PI: Mike Annable, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida. Federal Share: $6,250, Match: $12,500, Total: $18,750.
4) Sensitivity Analysis Of South Florida Regional Modeling. PI: Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. University of Florida: $10,000, Match: $25,000, Total: $35,000.
5) Addition of Ecological Algorithms into the RSM Model. PI: Greg Kiker, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida: $10,000, Match: $25,000, Total: $35,000.
6) Measurement of erosion around hydraulic structures. PI: Tian-Jian Hsu, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. University of Florida: $5,000, Match: $12,250, Total: $17,250.
7) Complex flows through culvert structures by CFD modeling. PI: Tian-Jian Hsu, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. University of Florida: $5,000, Match: $17,000, Total: $22,000.
8) Comparing NEXRAD Rainfall and Rain Gauge Data in South Florida Water Management District. PI: Ramesh Teegavarapu, Department of Civil Engineering. Florida Atlantic University. $5,000, Match: $12,500, Total: $17,500.
9) Space-based monitoring of wetland surface flow. PI: Shimon Wdowinski, School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. Total: $158,687.
Affiliated Center Projects
1) Karst Aquifer Modeling in North Central Florida. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: SJRWMD, Amount: $100,000, Dates: 06/01/06-12/31/07.
2) Seasonal Variability of Near Surface Water. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: FDOT, Amount: $250,000, Dates: 10/15/02-09/30/06.
3) Seasonal Variability of Near Surface Water: Phase II. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: FDOT, Amount: $115,741, Dates: 07/29/05-06/30/07.
4) Humic Materials for Prevention of Actinide. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: NATO, Amount: $14,425, Dates: 02/27/06-12/31/07.
5) Flux Meter for Measuring Water and Contaminant Mass Flux. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: WSRC, Amount: $101,494, Dates: 07/28/04-07/25/06.
6) Passive Flux Meter Deployment at Ft Lewis. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: Malcolm-Pirnie, Amount: $80,000, Dates: 03/01/05-02/28/06.
7) EZVI Performance Patrick AFB OT-30. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: CORE, Amount: $24,300, Dates: 01/15/05-04/30/06.
8) NAPL Area 3 Source Remediation Performance. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: Malcolm-Pirnie, Amount: $40,923, Dates: 09/01/05-08/31/07.
9) Flux Monitoring Lake Lucina Dry Cleaners. PI: Kirk Hatfield, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Source: Golder, Amount:$10,000, Dates: 02/27/06-12/31/07.
Proposals
1) “Developing a passive sensor for the direct measurement of strontium-90, plutonium, and groundwater flux in fractured and karst aquifers,” DoE, $300,000, Status=pending
2) “Understanding the role of humic substances in actinide bio-immobilization contaminated DOE sites,” DoE, 600,000, Status=pending
3) “Cost-effective Annual Monitoring of Contaminant Concentration and Water and Contaminant Discharges,” DoD, $350,000, Status=pending
4) “Demonstration and Validation of a Fractured Rock Passive Flux Meter (FRPFM), DoD, $280,000,” Status=pending
5) “Direct passive measurements of water and solute mass fluxes in surface water,” NSF, $265,000, Status=pending
6) “Williams AFB Source Remediation Performance Assessment (Deep Down-gradient Wells),” DoD, $50,000, Status=pending
7) “Ability of Biomarkers to Detect and Quantify In Situ Rates of Contaminant Degradation,” DoD, $950,000, status=denied
8) “Predicting DNAPL Source Zone and Plume Response Using Site-Measured Characteristics,” DoD, $1,050,000, Status=pending.
9) “A Critical Zone Observatory for Humid, Warm, Low-Relief Watersheds (Santa Fe River Basin, FL) Drivers, Feedbacks and Controls of Hydrologic and Elemental Interactions,” NSF, $4,300,00, Status=pending
10) “A collaborative exchange between the University of Montpellier and Florida: Water resources of carbonate aquifers,” French Embassy, $ 170,000, Status=denied