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Primary Menu Primary Menu ABOUT About What We Do Our Facilities History Advisory Council RESEARCH Research Program All Research Water Quality, Ecology & Public Health Sciences Water & Wastewater Engineering Human Dimensions & Economics Hydrological Sciences Environmental Assessment & Protection PUBLICATIONS Publications Contributed Papers Project Reports Special Reports Unedited Reports Technical Reports 131-192 (1980-1993): Technical Reports 130-69 (1973-1980): Technical Reports 1-68 (1967-1973): Technical Memoranda 1-68 (1965-1992): NEWS & EVENTS News Bulletins Past Conferences Seminars EDUCATION & OUTREACH Education Outreach Resources Graduate Student Fellowship Program Wastewater Operator Training Green Roof Design Tool DIRECTORY Full Directory Directors Office Core Faculty Project Faculty Emeritus Faculty Project Consultants Adjunct Faculty Affiliate Faculty Graduate Students WELCOME TO THE WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER THE WRRC SERVES THE STATE OF HAWAII AS WELL AS OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDS AND ELSEWHERE BY RESEARCHING WATER-RELATED ISSUES DISTINCTIVE TO THESE AREAS. WE ARE HAWAII’S LINK IN A NETWORK REPRESENTED IN EVERY STATE AS WELL AS WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THREE U.S. TERRITORIES. RESEARCH Developing, implementing and managing complex water quality projects for the public’s benefit. LEARN MORE EDUCATION Building capacity in the next generation of scientists, academics and policy makers. LEARN MORE OUTREACH Increasing public awareness about water quality issues and the importance of WRRCs research across the Pacific. LEARN MORE WATER QUALITY, ECOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH PROGRAMS The Water Resources Research Center coordinates and conducts research to identify, characterize, and quantify water-related problems in the state of Hawaii. Click on any of the colored water droplets to view research related to that topic. HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES HUMAN DIMENSIONS & ECONOMICS WATER & WASTEWATER ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & PROTECTION RECENT RESEARCH Rapid Response: Application of a qPCR-based Test for Enterococci as a Rapid Beach Management Tool in Hawaii Stream Pesticide and Nutrient Loads from Baseflow, Surface Runoff and Sediment Contributions on Tutuila Island, American Samoa Demonstration Study of High-Rate Flotation/Contactor Treatment of Raw Wastewater Microbial Communities and Sources of Bacteria in Honolulu’s Water Supply Wastewater Treatment for Point Source Processing and Reuse Influence of Anthropogenic and Climatic Forcing on Water Quality Within a Tropical Coastal Ecosystem LATEST NEWS UH News—”Parts of Hawai‘i Seeing Decrease in Relative Humidity,” research by Aurora Kagawa-Viviani and WRRC Director Tom Giambelluca WRRC Adjunct Faculty, Professor Tomo’omi Kumagai Featured in NHK World-Japan Documentary “Megafires: Engulfing Forests and Cities” $900k Awarded to WRRC Researcher Sayed Bateni in December 2019 WRRC and Hawai’i Sea Grant present a special lecture: “Linking nearshore nitrogen chemistry to terrestrial environments using groundwater modeling and invasive seaweeds.” Congratulations to Dr. Niels Grobbe Winner of the Prestigious “Innovation Award” for Geophysics Thomas Giambelluca Quoted in Honolulu Star-Advertiser Dr. Thomas Giambelluca Joins WRRC as Director Summer 2019 WRRC Faculty Tenure and Promotions Get Hands on Field Experience on O‘ahu, June 2–22, 2019 WRRC Welcomes New Water Resources Outreach Specialist Dr. Roger Babcock Receives 2019 Engineer of the Year Award 2020-2022 Grant Program Proposals due April 26, 2019 2019 Lau Scholarship Competition Now Closed Learn about upcoming WRRC Seminar Series WRRC Researcher Sayed Bateni wins $980k USDA Grant University of Hawaii at Manoa 2540 Dole St. , Holmes Hall 283 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: 808-956-7847 Fax: 808-956-5044 Make a Donation Make a tax-deductible donation to WRRC Fund and support the critical research we rely on in Hawaii and American Samoa. DONATE NOW...