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Item Conference on Impact of Future Electric Power Requirements in the State of Minnesota: An Issue Analysis(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1971-02) Water Resources Research CenterItem Digest of Energy Facts for Water Resources Studies in Minnesota(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1974-09) Water Resources Research CenterItem Eighth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1972-08) Water Resources Research CenterThe fiscal year 1972 budget of the Center was $449,704. The Center supported 20 research projects involving 21 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: water resources administration, zooplankton biomass in Lake Superior, mathematical watershed system analysis, aquatic plants, eutrophic lakes, groundwater basin information, mist irrigation, watershed runoff, soil water movement, near-shore periphyton, environmental movement, Mississippi river ecology, perception of water resources problems, financing of water resources development, water pollution social factors, water resources attitudes, forest management, water resources policies, subsurface irrigation, and flood forecasting. About 67 student received employment through the Center's program. During fiscal year 1972, there were 25 reports generated through research projects.Item Eleventh Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-07) Water Resources Research CenterThe fiscal year budget of the Center was $378,584. The Center supported 12 research projects involving 9 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: developing a water resources research plan for Minnesota; developing indices for establishing water supply quality status and trends in Minnesota; analyses of organic carbon as a pollution index in Minnesota; spatial and temporal variation of precipitation in Minnesota; forecasting rainfall and snowmelt floods; determining the geochemical and biostratigraphic record of natural and pollution eutrophication of Minnesota lakes; bio-manipulation of Minnesota lakes for elimination of blue-green algae; determining the thermal pollution and second trophic level fauna in Lake Superior; social trends of water quality status and trends in Minnesota by remote sensing techniques; and hydronomic analysis of forest management alternatives for environmental quality. About 37 students received employment through the Center's program. During fiscal year 1975, there were 26 reports generated through research projects.Item The Engineer and the Environment(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1971-08) Water Resources Research CenterItem Environmental Assessment and Design: Proceedings of a Seminar(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-01) Water Resources Research CenterThe purpose of this publication is to provide information on Federal and State (Minnesota) environmental impact statement requirements. Topics discussed include the intent of the environmental impact legislation as well as discussion regarding projects which require impact statements, and information which should be included in environmental impact statements. Case studies detailing positive and negative aspects of the environmental impact statement process are presented.Item Federal, State, and Local Agencies Concerned with Water Resources Research in Minnesota(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1965-12) Water Resources Research CenterItem Fifth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1969-10) Water Resources Research CenterItem Fiscal Year 1984 Program Report(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1985-09) Water Resources Research CenterThe Program Report of the University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center presents a summary of activities for fiscal year 1984, covering the period of October 1, 1984 through September 30, 1985. The Report describes the research activities of the Center, its involvement in training water scientists and its efforts information in transfer and the findings of six sponsored projects. These findings include: 1. Unsaturated flow patterns are shown to have higher rates of removal of pentachlorophenol than saturated flows which limit oxygen. 2. Atrazine and nitrates have been detected in water samples examined from two Karst springs in southeasternMinnesota. 3. Coliform bacteria are shown to enter groundwater in we1ls in Olmsted County, Minnesota, following rainfall events that exceed 1/4 inch. 4. Drought tolerance in crop plants showed: that lower water potentials of young expanding leaves are the result of solute accumulation, which contributes to the high turgor pressure necessary for growth; that the leaf elongation rate and stomatal conductivity relationship is species characteristic; that accumulation in stem cells of drought adapted plants was greater than non-adapted plants, and that a drought adaptation includes reducing the vascular bundles and vessels. 5. Laboratory experiments on the effects of acid precipitation on Minnesota lakes and in situ porewater sampling have identified sulfate reduction and calcium- cation exchange is major mechanisms of internal alkalinity generation. 6. Efforts to improve liaison between the Water Resources Research Center and State and Federal agencies has resulted in the involvement of eight university researchers from four departments in a cooperative research project with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and state Planning Agency, the United States Geological survey, and the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth.Item Fiscal Year 1987 Program Report(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1988-10) Water Resources Research CenterThis report summarizes activities of the University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center for fiscal year 1987, covering the period July 1, 1987 through June 30, 1988. The report describes results of research projects sponsored by the center, its information transfer and coordination activities, and its involvement in training water resources scientists and engineers. During this period, the Center funded eight projects through its federal grant program. A wide range of issues and problems were addressed by the eight projects. Four were concerned with water quality aspects of Minnesota lakes, one each with lake-groundwater hydrology, wetlands, water quality, and treatment technology. Two lake projects developed new and improved methods to assess nutritional and trophic status of lakes, and a third project was concerned with assessing trophic state changes in prairie lakes of central Minnesota since agricultural activity began in the region during the mid 19th century. Another project examined historical trends of mercury contamination in lakes of northeastern Minnesota in relation to efforts to define the sources of contamination. Four of the FY 1987 projects were in their second (and final) year, and completion reports are in preparation for publication in late 1988. Completion reports for two projects that ended in FY 86 were published during the past year. The Center organized and co-sponsored a major, statewide conference on water resources problems and issues in Minnesota called Minnesota Water: 1988, which was held in St. Paul in February 1988 and attracted over 350 participants. In addition, the Center co-sponsored a half-day workshop on nitrate contamination of groundwater that attracted over 125 participants.Item Graduate Education in Water Resources at the University of Minnesota - 1969(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1969-08) Water Resources Research CenterItem Graduate Education Opportunties in Water Resources in the State of Minnesota(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1976-07) Water Resources Research CenterThis publication gives information pertaining to graduate programs and courses related to water resources, and information on faculty members having interests in water resources in colleges and universities in Minnesota.Item Information Concerning Water Resources Research Center Projects, 1964-1974(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1970-05) Water Resources Research CenterItem Information Concerning Water Resources Research Center Projects, 1965-70(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1970-05) Water Resources Research CenterItem Inventory of Water Resources Research Conducted in Minnesota, 1963 through 1968(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1969-08) Water Resources Research CenterItem Lake Eutrophication - Water Pollution Causes, Effects and Control(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1970-06) Water Resources Research CenterItem Ninth Annual Report Water Resources Research Center(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1973-08) Water Resources Research CenterThe fiscal year 1973 budget of the Center was 413,724. The center supported 18 research projects involving 19 faculty members. These research projects were concerned with: mathematical watershed system analysis, aquatic plants, eutrophic lakes, groundwater basin information, water resources research planning, soil water movement, Mississippi river ecology, perception of water resources problems, financing of water resources development, water pollution and social factors, forest management, water resources policies, sub-surface irrigation, flood forecasting, water policy decisions, precipitation variations, and floods. About 51 students received employment through the Center's program. During fiscal year 1973, there were 32 reports generated through research projects.Item Proceedings of Conference on "Perspectives on Formulating State Water Policy"(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-12) Water Resources Research CenterThe progress of the Conference consisted of presentations by representatives of the Legislature, Executive, and Judicial Branches of government in Minnesota. The emphasis was on the role of the three branches of government in forming and carrying out water policy, and or the specific water policy needs in Minnesota.Item Proceedings of Conference on "Trends in Water Management"(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1975-01) Water Resources Research CenterThe program of the Conference consisted of presentations by representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Soil Conservation Service, the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, and the State Planning Agency. The papers addressed questions of, How does the agency perceive its role as a 1) water manager 20 how is that perception reflected in its operation 3) review of current programs 4) comments on anticipated changes or new programs in the next few years.Item Proceedings of Conference on Inland Lake Renewal and Shoreland Management(Water Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1972-06) Water Resources Research CenterThe program of the Conference included an introduction and overview of the program of the Inland Lake Demonstration and Shoreland Management Project of Wisconsin. Reports were presented on selected lake renewal activities, selected shoreland management and development activities, and shoreland management educational programs. Projects were described involving chemical inactivation of nutrients, nutrient exclusion/dilutional pumping, rehabilitation of a small flowage, urban runoff, characterization private controls for recreational land development, shoreland development, and lake rehabilitation legislation and programs. The progress of Minnesota's shoreland program and activities in lake demonstration projects was described. Alum was used successfully for chemical inactivation of nutrients in an overfertilized small lake in Wisconsin. Dilutional pumping resulted in some success in reducing the phosphorus content of another lake. Plastic sheeting, in combination with sand and gravel blankets on the bed of a millpond, was used to control aquatic plants. With regard to water-oriented recreational developments, it was suggested that an automatic property owners association can provide a mechanism for maintaining and managing the common open space and facilities to which individual lake lot owners have common rights. A nationwide survey disclosed that explicit statutes saying that a local unit of government or State agency is authorized to project, manage, or rehabilitate lakes are rare. The 1969 session of the Minnesota Legislature passed the Shoreland Management Act requiring each county to adopt a shoreland management ordinance to help combat lake problems. Considerable progress has been made in implementing the provisions of the Act.