State HREP

The following projects were supported by funding made available by the Hudson River Estuary Program at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation:

2013
  1. Susan Christopherson, Cornell University: Planning for expanded industrial activity in and around the Port of Albany: The environmental challenges of increased industrial opportunity.
  2. Kieran Donaghy, Cornell University: A protoype planning support system for managing change in water infrastructure systems in Hudson River and Mohawk River municipalities.
  3. William Fisher, Cornell University: Hydraulic fracturing and Brook Trout habitat in the Marcellus Shale region: Effects of infrastructure development.
  4. Rick Geddes, Cornell University: How small is too small: Scale economies in NYS water utilities.
  5. David Kay, Cornell University: Hudson water and sewer smart growth infrastructure.
  6. Mark Milstein, Cornell University: Building enterprise around NY's water resources.
  7. Todd Walter, Cornell University: Green infrastructure, water quality, and GHG emissions.
  8. Peter Woodbury, Cornell University: A regional approach to identifying opportunities for improving water infrastructure in the Hudson-Mohawk basin of New York State.
2012
  1. Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College: Wetland mitigation of infill development: an evaluation of green infrastructure effectiveness in a near-urban setting.
  2. Steven Shaw, SUNY-ESF: Digitizing a 70-year record of land use change in New York State watersheds to examine the effectiveness of non-structural landscape modification on flood control.
  3. Tiffany Zezula, Pace University: Land use leadership alliance training program: Integrating watershed protection into land use decisions.
  4. William Fisher, Cornell University: Hydraulic fracturing and Brook Trout habitat in the Marcellus Shale region.
  5. Peter Woodbury, Cornell University: Geospatial analysis as a tool for identifying critical land use and infrastructure impacts on regional environmental water quality.
  6. Todd Walter, Cornell University: Green infrastructure, water quality, and GHG emissions.
  7. Susan Christopherson, Cornell University: New life for New York’s marine highways and inland ports: A case study of the Port of Albany.
  8. Mark Milstein, Cornell University: Innovative approaches to making a business case for water resource management.
  9. David Kay, Cornell University: Hudson water and sewer smart growth infrastructure.
2011
  1. Mary J Leou, NYU: NYU Hudson River Education and Stewardship Program [report].
  2. Paul Richards, SUNY Brockport: Adapting SWAT for the assessment of thinly-soiled karst and sinkhole features [report].
  3. Kathleen Tobin, SUNY New Paltz: Building a foundation for regional water planning [report].
  4. Shorna Allred, Cornell University: Characterization of attitudes among Hudson River Estuary watershed municipal officials about  climate change adaptation [report].
  5. Mark Bain, Cornell University: Larval habitat needs in shoreline water of the Hudson River.
  6. Art DeGaetano, Cornell University: Investigation of the mechanisms leading to urban flodding in the Hudson River Valley [report].
  7. Anthony Hay, Cornell University: Analyzing the impact of tidal flow on wastewater contamination of the HRECOS site in Poughkeepsie.
  8. Bob Howarth, Cornell University: Estimating the sources and magnitude of water, nutrients and sediments flowing to the estuarine ecosystem of the Hudson watershed.
  9. Todd Walter, Cornell University: Riparian corridors and Emerald Ash Borer [report].
2010
  1. Shorna Allred, Cornell University: Building capacity for watershed organizations in New York [report].
  2. David Richardson, SUNY New Paltz: Rock snot in sick rivers [report].

Annual Grants Application 104(b)

Research, training, information dissemination, and other activities meeting the needs of the State and Nation are promoted in this program. The program also encourages regional cooperation among institutes in research into areas of water management, development, and conservation that have a regional or national character. Any investigator at an institution of higher learning in New York State is eligible to apply for a grant through the New York State Water Resources Institute.

All 104(b) grants must be matched by at least 2.00 non-federal dollars for each federal dollar. No indirect costs may be charged, but they may be cited as a match. Awards are made only after close consultation and in collaboration with the leading water resources officials within the State, and interested members of the public.

The annual report for a given year includes a synopsis of the accomplishments of each project funded during that year. Recent annual reports can be accessed below.

2012

  1. Neil Ringler & Karin Limburg, SUNY-ESF: Relative abundance of blueback herring in relation to permanent and removable dams on the Mohawk River [report].
  2. Philippe Vidon, SUNY-ESF: Pollution trade-offs associated with the use of riparian zones as best management practices [report].

2011 (consolidated report for FY 2011)

  1. Theodore Endreny, SUNY-ESF: Reach-scale patterns in hyporheic exchange at pristine,degraded, and restored rivers [report].
  2. Michael Twiss, Clarkson University: Two-dimensional river model for predicting bacterial contamination of bathing beaches in the St. Lawrence [report].
  3. Philippe Vidon, SUNY-ESF: N availability as a driver of methylmercury production in forested soils and stream sediment [report].

2010 (consolidated report for FY 2010)

  1. Mark Bain, Cornell University: Streamflow standards for streams of the Hudson Valley and New York [report].
  2. Anthony Hay, Cornell University: Endocrine activating potential of NYS Waters [report].
  3. Charlotte Roehm, Buffalo State College: Hydrological characterization of Woodlawn Beach: Implications for pathogens [report].


FY 2009 (PDF)
FY 2008 (PDF)
FY 2007 (PDF)
FY 2006 (PDF)

National Competitive Grants Program 104(g)

These grants focus on regional and interstate water resources problems beyond those of concern only to a single state. Research priorities for 104(g) grants are set jointly by the NIWR and the U.S. Geological Survey. Any investigator at an institution of higher learning in the United States is eligible to apply for a grant through a Water Resources Research Institute.

All 104(g) grants must be matched by at least one non-federal dollar for each federal dollar. Awards are made only after joint state and federal priority setting and reviews for regional and national relevancy and technical merit. Objectives include:

  • promote collaboration between the USGS and university scientists in research on significant national and regional water resources issues
  • promote the dissemination and application of the results of the research funded under this program, and
  • assist in the training of scientists in relevant water resource fields. Proposals that include a strong educational component (student support) are encouraged, as are proposals from faculty beginning their careers.

Important regional research has not been adequately supported by any other federal programs and is weakly supported by state consortia. The 104(g) effort effectively taps the potential of academic expertise while facilitating linkages of Institutes across states and with federal and state agencies. 104(g) provides the major mechanism to meet the growing needs not filled by state or federal research programs.

Research grants awarded from 1996 to current under Section 104(g) can be viewed at: http://water.usgs.gov/wrri/projects.html.

In 2012, Dr. Todd Cowen from Cornell University was awarded the 104(g) grant for his project "The Remote Monitorng of Surface Velocity, Bathymetry, and Discharge". Project details are avaliable here.