The UWRL maintains a strong collaborative partnership with a broad array of local, state, federal, and private organizations within the State of Utah, regionally, nationally, and internationally. These partnerships support applied research across all UWRL focus areas and include such diverse organizations as the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Washington County Water Conservancy District, Sevier River Basin Water Users Association, State agencies such as the Utah Division of Water Rights, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, federal agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and international organizations such as the International Association for Hydraulic Research, the U.S. Agency for International Development, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and the Arab Water Council. The UWRL not only provides expertise and assistance to these entities, but hundreds of graduates of USU who have worked on research programs supported at the UWRL now hold key management positions in many state, federal, and international organizations.
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The AggieAir Flying Circus is a service center at the Utah Water Research Laboratory which provides high resolution, multispectral aerial imagery using a small, unmanned aerial system called AggieAir. Because AggieAir is a low cost, easy-to-use platform, the AggieAir Flying Circus is able to map small areas quicker, more frequently, at greater resolution, and at a smaller cost than conventional remote sensing platforms (satellite and manned aircraft). Some applications for AggieAir include monitoring of soil moisture and evapotranspiration in agriculture, riparian habitat mapping, road and highway surface monitoring, wetland mapping, fish and wildlife tracking, etc. |
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Environmental Management Research Group (EMRG) The EMRG is a research unit of the UWRL focused on integrated watershed management and systems analysis of environmental problems. EMRG provides software development, watershed and water quality modeling, and GIS data analysis service to internal and external entities directed at solving integrated watershed and environmental management-related problems of a variety of scales |
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Institute for Dam Safety Risk Management (IDSRM) The Institute conducts research to advance the state of the practice in risk-based approaches to dam safety management. Approaches developed by the Institute are now being used by engineers, private and government dam owners, and regulators in many countries |
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Institute for Natural Systems Engineering (INSE) Researchers in this unique program develop, test, and apply a wide range of analytical tools suitable for integration within multidisciplinary assessment frameworks. Research focuses on all aspects of physical, chemical, and biological processes necessary to evaluate impacts in watershed systems |
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International Irrigation Center (IIC) The IIC operates within a globalization context with regard to sustainable agricultural and rural environments. IIC addresses three specific areas: provides students the opportunity to specialize in irrigation engineering as an academic discipline and degree program; administers and conducts long-term international projects through training international irrigation engineers; and designs and provides short-term training programs for international irrigation professionals in the United States and in other countries |
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International Office for Water Education (IOWE) IOWE promotes water education projects through a cooperative effort among educators, scientists, and local entities. By facilitating the production and marketing of water education materials, the IOWE provides special services to individuals and groups with water-related interests or needs. IOWE also focuses on promoting and carrying out adult education programs, as well as specialized training for teaching |
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International Research Programs connect the resources of Utah State University with the international community to address global challenges and opportunities. The UWRL works closely with the International Research Programs office in the development and conduct of international projects in the water sector in many parts of the world |
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Utah Center for Water Resources Research (UCWRR) The UCWRR was established by the Water Resources Research Act of 1964. Purposes of the UCWRR are to: foster interdepartmental research and educational programs in water resources; administer the State Water Research Institute Program funded through the U.S. Geological Survey at Utah State University for the State of Utah; and provide university-wide coordination of water resources research |
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Utah On-Site Wastewater Treatment Training Program The Utah On-site Wastewater Treatment Training Program was established in January 1998. The mission of the training program is to assist in the protection of public health and the environment by providing technology transfer, training, and information dissemination in on-site wastewater treatment to stakeholders in Utah and the surrounding region, and by raising the level of public awareness and knowledge in on-site wastewater treatment issues. The program provides classroom and field training to site evaluators, regulators, designers, operators, and maintenance personnel in support of the statewide certification program for on-site wastewater professionals |
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Inland Northwest Research Alliance (INRA - USU) INRA is a consortium of eight research universities dedicated to fostering collaborative research and educational partnerships in the Inland Northwest. Utah State University is a member of this alliance. Each of the member institutions has faculty expertise in solving science and engineering problems of regional, national, and international importance |
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Academic departments in six colleges contribute to water research, education, and extension at Utah State. Each department grants its own degrees and has its own acceptance and graduation requirements. The Utah State Water Initiative works to facilitate collaborative research and to foster a collegial interdisciplinary community of water scholars |
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