One Water Solutions Institute
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
We develop innovative tools that integrate data from various sources to understand the condition of water bodies, identify threats to their health, and implement strategies for protection and restoration.
We take a holistic, collaborative approach to watershed management, ensuring sustainable water resources and thriving ecosystems. Partnering with government agencies, utilities, municipalities, and NGOs, we provide expertise, tools, and data-driven insights to protect water quality, optimize water use, and restore watershed health. Our advanced modeling and analysis help track key indicators like water quality, hydrology, and habitat conditions—empowering stakeholders to make informed decisions for long-term resilience.
Surface water is a critical component of water resource management and takes many forms including overland flows, stream/river flows, city drainage, and agricultural irrigation. Surface water has the potential to carry large amounts of sediment and pollutants. It can also be implicated in flooding damages.
Our team develops analytical tools to manage surface water in a way that protects people, infrastructure, and the environment.
Groundwater is a vital source of drinking water, irrigation, industrial supply, and ecosystem support for the planet. It can be used as a supplemental resource to satisfy drinking water or irrigation demand and is often is used in times of drought or rainfall uncertainty. Unfortunately, over-pumping can cause groundwater depletion. Conversely, shallow groundwater levels can threaten urban infrastructure or cultivation practices.
Our team conducts wide-ranging groundwater analyses and our experts use a variety of data collection and modeling methods to estimate the quantity and quality of groundwater as well as predict the impact of numerous management practices.
We use integrated, interdisciplinary frameworks to research the complex hydrologic, ecologic, and socio-economic challenges facing the water industry in our changing world. Our team has developed innovative tools for managing scarce surface and ground water resources in both quantity and quality under various future scenarios including climate change, land use change, and extreme events.
