About
Located on the campus of Mississippi State University, the Institute administers and coordinates research programs dealing with water and related resources. (It is one of the state institutes authorized by Section 104 of The Water Resources Research Act of 1984). Its activities are developed in close consultation and collaboration between the Institute and leading water resources officials within the State.
The purpose of the program is to provide a coordinated research and development program that contributes to the solution of water and water-related land use problems in Mississippi, the region, and the nation.
Contact
Water Resources Research Institute
- Thompson Hall
- P.O. Box 9680
- Mississippi State, MS 39762
- Phone 662-325-3295
- Phone 662-325-3295
- Fax 662-325-3621
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Jessie Schmidt
Coordinator
- jschmidt@cfr.msstate.edu
- Office 662.325.3295
- Thompson Hall
Mary Love Tagert
Assistant Research Professor
- mltagert@cfr.msstate.edu
- Office 662.325.8081
- 361 Thompson Hall
The Institute's Goals:
- to provide a center of expertise in water and associated land-use problems and serve as a repository of knowledge for use in education, research, planning, and community service
- to serve public and private interests in the conservation, development, and use of water resources
- to provide training opportunities in higher education whereby skilled professionals become available to serve government and private sector alike
- to assist planning and regulatory bodies at the local, state, regional, and federal levels
- to communicate research findings to potential users in a form that encourages quick comprehension and direct application to a water-related problem
- to assist state agencies in the development and maintenance of a state water management plan
Advisory Board
Pat Harrison Waterway District
Mr. Jan Boyd
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Mr. Tom Bryant
Pickering Incorporated
Mr. Jamie Crawford
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Dr. Pat Deliman
CEERD-EP-E
Mr. Mickey Plunkett
U.S. Geological Survey
The Honorable Bo Robinson
Mississippi Public Service Commission
Dr. Mathias J. M. Romkens
National Sedimentation Laboratory
Mr. Brook Stuart
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
MS-AL SeaGrant Consortium
Mr. Carey Hardin
Clearwater Consultants
Mr. Kim Harris
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Mr. Chip Morgan
Delta Council
Dr. Jami Nettles
Weyerhaeuser Company
Dr. Dean A. Pennington
Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District
Dr. Paul Tchounwou
Jackson State University
Mr. Don Underwood
Mississippi Soil & Water Conservation Commission
Research Priorities:
- Water Quality - particularly of surface waters, including methods of measurement, protection, and remediation
- Surface and Groundwater Management - specifically interrelationships and optimizing water use
- Water Quality Management and Water Resources Development - applying present methods of water quality and quantity management to full watershed scale
- Contaminant Transport Mechanisms - predicting rates of movement, final location, and concentrations at intermediate sites systems, socioeconomic factors, and laws
- Wetlands and Ecosystems - their ecology, methods of construction, protection, and laws and specifically linking water-related parameters to the relationships and optimizing water use
- Groundwater Contamination - including prevention, monitoring, and remediation
- Other issues that might be addressed include: coastal and marine issues linking water associations through the state, and institutional needs that include capacity building and graduate student training
2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
