About Water Resources

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.

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

Permanent Members

Dr. Pat Deliman, Technical Director
Environmental Laboratory
CEERD-EP-E
Mr. Mike Freiman, Director
Surface Water Division
Office of Pollution Control
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Mr. Frank Howell, Executive Director
Delta Council
Nick Ivy, Executive Director
Mississippi Soil & Water Conservation Commission
Mr. Dane Maxwell, Commissioner
Mississippi Public Service Commission
Dr. Matt Moore
USDA ARS
National Sedimentation Laboratory
Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit
Mr. Kurt Readus, State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Mr. Richard Rebich, Director
USGS Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
Mr. Thomas W. Richardson, Deputy Director
Center for Excellence, Analysis and Response for Coastal Hazards
Jackson State University
Dr. LaDon Swann, Director
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
Ms. Kay Whittington, Director
Office of Land and Water Resources
MS Department of Environmental Quality
Dr. Kristine L. Willett, Professor & Chair
University of Mississippi Department of BioMolecular Sciences
Environmental Toxicology Research Program

At-Large Members

Dr. Don Christy, Executive Director
Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District
Dr. Chism Craig, Vice President, Research & Development
Local Seed Co.
Owner/3C Agronomy
Dr. Darrin Dodds, Head
Mississippi State University
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Dr. Bobby Golden, Technical Manager (Eastern U.S.)
Simplot Grower Solutions - Innvictis
Mr. Lester Herrington, Director
Office of Environmental Health
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mr. Kirby Mayfield, CEO
Mississippi Rural Water Association

Mr. Bill Moody, Director
Mississippi Department of Health
Bureau of Water Supply
Dr. Jami Nettles, Manager, Southern Environmental Research
Weyerhaeuser Company
James I. Palmer, Attorney at Law
Mr. John Sigman, General Manager
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District
Dr. Tripp Walker, Agronomic Service Representative
Syngenta
Mr. Andy Whittington, Environmental Coordinator
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation

Contact Us

Mailing Address

Box 9547
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Physical Address

2745 West Line Road
Scales Building
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 662.325.3295