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Reports

• Hydrologic Impacts of an Alternative Agricultural Land Use: A Woody Perennial Polyculture
  Investigators: E.H. DeLucia and K.J. Wolz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2015.
• The Impacts of Cellulosic Biofuel Feedstock Production on Midwest U.S. Hydrologic Cycle
  Investigators: C.J. Bernacchi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and A. VanLoocke, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Services. Completed: 2013.
• An Agent-Based Model of Farmer Decision-Making and Stream Nitrate Load in Response to a Nitrogen Fertilizer Reduction Subsidy, and Carbon and Second-Generation Bioenergy Crop Prices
  Investigators: J.W. Eheart and X. Cai, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2011.
• Applications of GIS Databases and Water Quality Modeling for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
  Investigators: M.T. Lee, Illinois State Water Survey, and D.C. White, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1992.
• Hydrology and Sedimentology Modeling on Illinois Agricultural Watersheds
  Investigator: L.K Ewing, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1989.
• Improvement of Lake Water Quality by Paying Farmers to Abate Nonpoint Source Pollution
  Investigators: F. Lupi, Jr., R.L. Farnsworth, and J.B. Braden, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1988.
• Economic Differences between Cumulative and Episodic Reduction of Sediment from Cropland
  Investigators: P.-I. Wu, J.B. Braden, and G.V. Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1986.
• Analysis of Potential for Supplemental Irrigation in Southern Illinois
  Investigators: J.T. Scott, Jr., J.A.K. Taylor, and J.B. Braden, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1985.
• Feasibility of Subirrigation Systems on Claypan Soils in the Midwest
  Investigators: S. Mostaghimi, W.D. Lembke, and C.W. Boast, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1984.
• Water Management on Claypan Soils in the Midwest
  Investigators: S.K. Sipp, W.D. Lembke, C.D. Boast, M.D. Thorne, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, and P.N. Walker, Pennsylvania State University. Completed: 1984.
• Efficient Use of Water for Irrigation in the Upper Midwest
  Investigators: G.E. Stout, P.N. Walker, W.D. Goetsch, M.D. Thorne, and E.C. Benham, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, T.A. Austin, J. Colchin, Z. Shahvar, C.E. Anderson, H.P. Johnson, R.H. Shaw, and O. Arjmand, Iowa State University, W.L. Miller, R.L. Clouser, P. Erhabor, and J. Sobek, Purdue University, and V.R. Eidman, P.N. Wilson, and C.C. Sheaffer, University of Minnesota. Completed: 1983.
• Dredged Sediment for Agriculture: Lake Paradise
  Investigators: W.D. Lembke, J.K. Mitchell, and J.B. Fehrenbacher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and M.J. Barcelona, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1983.
• Administrative Coordination in the Implementation of Agricultural Nonpoint Pollution Controls
  Investigators: J.B. Braden, D.L. Uchtmann, and D.R. Prutton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1982.
• Optimization of Water Use for Field Crop Production in the Upper Midwest
  Investigators: P.N. Walker, M.D. Thorne, and E.C. Benham, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1981.
• Determinants of Water Quality in Agricultural Watersheds
  Investigators: I.J. and J.R. Karr, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1980.
• Recycling Agricultural Runoff
  Investigator: P.N. Walker and W.D. Lembke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• Relationship of Crop Metabolism and Water Status to Irrigation Need
  Investigators: S. Jurgens, R.R. Johnson, and J.S. Boyer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1975.
• Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Alternatives to Control Sedimentation
  Investigators: W.D. Seitz and M.B Sands, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and R.G.F. Spitze, Purdue University. Completed: 1975.
• Economic Evaluation of the Effect of Selected Crop Practices on Nonagricultural Uses of Water
  Investigators: H. Onishi, A.S. Narayanan, T. Takayama, and E.R. Swanson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Bibliography on Optimization of Irrigation Systems
  Investigator: D.D. Meredith, State University of New York at Buffalo. Completed: 1973.
• Nitrate Reduction in the Vicinity of Tile Drains
  Investigators: L. A. Davenport, W.D. Lembke, and B.A. Jones, Jr., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1973.
• Economic Evaluation of Alternative Farm Water Sources in the Claypan Area of Illinois
  Investigators: C.L. Moore, E.R. Swanson, and W.D. Seitz. Completed: 1973.
• Relationship of Plant Moisture Status to Irrigation Need in Corn and Soybean Crops
  Investigator: J.S. Boyer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Experimental Study of Eddy Diffusion Coefficients, Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency
  Investigators: R.J. Millington and D.B. Peters, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Services. Completed: 1971.
• Economic Analysis of Water Use in Illinois Agriculture
  Investigator: E.R. Swanson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1971.
• Experimental Study of the Uptake of Water by Soybean Roots
  Investigators: A. Klute, D.C. Reicosky, R.J. Millinton, and D.B. Peters, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1970.
• Analysis of the Uptake of Water by Plant Root Systems
  Investigator: A. Klute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1966.

Published Materials

Ng, Tze Ling; Wayland Eheart, J.; Ximing Cai; John B. Braden; George F. Czapar, 2012, Agronomic and Stream Nitrate Load Responses to Incentives for Bioenergy Crop Cultivation, Reductions of Carbon Emissions and Fertilizer Use, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140:1, 112-120.

Ng, Tze Ling; Wayland Eheart, J.; Ximing Cai; John B. Braden; George F. Czapar, 2011, An Agent-Based Model of Farmer Decision-Making and Water Quality Impacts in a Watershed Under Markets for Carbon Allowances and Second-Generation Bioenergy Crops, Water Resources Research, 47:9, W09519.

Reports

• Effects of Dams on the Genetic Structure of Fish Assemblages in the Vermilion River
  Investigator: R. Colombo, Eastern Illinois University. Completed: 2016.
• Effects of Structural Rehabilitation on Nutrient Retention and Uptake, Community Assemblages, and Functional Morphology of Biotic Communities in a Small Midwestern Stream
  Investigator: A. Maia, Eastern Illinois University. Completed: 2016.
• Changing Food Webs in Lake Michigan: Dreissena and the Microbial Loop
  Investigators: J.H. Kavouras and E. Cox, Lewis University. Completed: 2015.
• Year-Round Wetland Microbial Activity Impacts on Nitrogen Cycling Annual Budgets: Is Restoration Impacting Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Wetlands?
  Investigators: A. Kent and N. Stevenson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2015.
• Restoration Trajectories and Restored Floodplain Wetlands and Their Ecosystem Services
  Investigator: A. Kent, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2015.
• Influence of Water Quality and Stormwater Management on the Ecology of Mosquito-Borne Disease
  Investigators: B. Allan and A. Mackay, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2015.
• Influence of Algal/Bacterial Interactions on Denitrification in Stream Biofilms
  Investigators: J. Kelly, M. Rojas, and C. G. Peterson, Loyola University Chicago, and K. N. Kalscheur and K. A. Gray, Northwestern University. Completed: 2012.
• Natralization of Developed Floodplains: An Integrated Analysis
  Investigators: R.E. Sparks and J.B. Braden, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
• Developing a Dynamic Model to Predict the Recruitment and Early Survival of Black Willow (Salix nigra) in Response to Different Hydrologic Conditions
  Investigators: C. Ahn, K.F. Moser, R.E. Sparks, and D.C. White, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
• Linking Hydrodynamics, Conservation Biology, and Economics in Choosing Naturalization Alternatives for the Illinois River, USA.
  Investigators: R.E. Sparks, A.M. Isserman, D.M. Jonhnston, Z. Nedovic-Budic, and D.C. White, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, C. Ahn, George Mason University, and M. Demissie and Y. Lian, Illinois State Water Survey.
• The Role of Flooding in Seed Dispersal: Restoration of Cypress Swamps Along the Cache River, Illinois
  Investigator: B. Middleton, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1995.
• Management and Development of Aquatic Habitat in Agricultural Drainage Systems
  Investigators: M.J. TerHaar and E.E. Herricks, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1989.
• Streamflow and Velocity as Determinants of Aquatic Insect Distribution and Benthic Community Structure in Illinois
  Investigators: L.L. Osborne and E.E. Herricks, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1983.
• Identification of the Water Quality Factors Which Prevent Fingernail Clams from Recolonizing the, Illinois River—Phase III
  Investigators: R.E. Sparks and M.J. Sandusky, Illinois Natural History Survey, and A.A. Paparo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1983.
• Identification of the Water Quality Factors Which Prevent Fingernail Clams from Recolonizing the, Illinois River—Phase II
  Investigators: R.E. Sparks and M.J. Sandusky, Illinois Natural History Survey, and A.A. Paparo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1981.
• Environmental Observations of a Riparian Ecosystem During Flood Season
  Investigators: W.J. Mitsch, W. Rust, A. Behnke, and L. Lai, Illinois Institute of Technology. Completed: 1979.
• Forested Wetlands for Water Resource Management in Southern Illinois
  Investigators: W.J. Mitsch, C.L. Dorge, and J.R. Wiemhoff, Illinois Institute of Technology. Completed: 1977.
• Effects of Feedlot Runoff on Free-Living Aquatic Ciliated Protozoa
  Investigator: K.S. Todd, Jr, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• Dynamics of Manganese, Cadmium, and Lead in Experimental Power Plant Ponds
  Investigators: B.J. Mathis, T.F. Cummings, M. Gower, M. Taylor, and C. King, Bradley University. Completed: 1977.
• Studies on the Population Dynamics and the Physiological Ecology of Four Species of Fresh Water Isopods
  Investigators: Seidenberg, Arthur J. Completed: 1970.

Published Materials

Kalscheur, K.N.; Miguel Rojas; Christopher G. Peterson; John J. Kelly; Kimberly A. Gray, 2012, Algal Exudates and Stream Organic Matter Influence the Structure and Function of Denitrifying Bacterial Communities, Microbial Ecology, 64, 881-892.

Reports

• Modeling of Activated Carbon and Coal Gasification Char Absorbents in Single-Solute and Bisolute Systems
  Investigators: W.E. Thacker and V.L. Snoeyink, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and J.C. Crittenden, Michigan Technological University. Completed: 1981.
• Removal of Low Levels of Phenol by Activated Carbon in the Presence of Biological Activity
  Investigators: W.A. Chudyk and V.L. Snoeyink, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1981.
• Humic Substances Removal by Activated Carbon
  Investigators: M.C.Y. Lee and V.L. Snoeyink, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1980.
• Regeneration of Clinoptilolite by Biologically Restored Brine
  Investigator: M.J. Semmens, University of Minnesota. Completed: 1979.
• Reduction of Aqueous Free Chlorine with Granular Activated Carbon
  Investigators: M.T. Suidan and V.L. Snoeyink, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1975.
• Study of the Treatment of Lake Michigan Water Using Direct Filtration
  Investigator: R.D. Letterman, Illinois Institute of Technology. Completed: 1975.

Reports

• Epikarstic Groundwater Ecosystems in Illinois: A Sensitive but Unstudied Faunal Element
  Investigators: S.J. Taylor, Illinois Natural History Survey, and S. Cinel, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2015.
• Attachment and Transport Mechanism of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in Subsurface Environments: A Multi-Scale Study
  Investigators: H. Nguyen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2010.
• Estimating Shallow Recharge and Discharge in Northeastern Illinois Using GIS and Pattern Recognition Procedure
  Investigators: Y-F. Lin and A.J. Valocchi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2007.
• The Flow Dimensions of Groundwater Resources in Northeastern Illinois
  Investigators: D.D. Walker, Illinois State Water Survey, and A.J. Valocchi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2007.
• Genetic-Algorithm-Based Design of Groundwater Quality Monitoring System
  Investigators: J.W. Eheart, S.E. Cieniawski, and S. Ranjithan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1993.
• In Situ Bioreclamation of Contaminated Groundwater
  Investigators: B.E. Rittmann, A.J. Valocchi, J.E. Odencrantz, and W. Bae, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1988.
• Photolytic Ozonation for Protection and Rehabilitation of Ground-Water Resources: A Mechanistic Study
  Investigators: G.R. Peyton, M.A. Smith, and B.M. Peyton, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1987.
• Characterization of a Landfill-Derived Contaminant Plume in Glacial and Bedrock Aquifers NE Illinois
  Investigators: C. Booth and P.J. Vagt, Northern Illinois University. Completed: 1986.
• Multicriteria Management of Groundwater Quality Under Uncertainty
  Investigators: J.W. Eheart and A.J. Valocchi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1986.
• Isotopic Studies of the Natural Sources of Radium in Groundwater in Illinois
  Investigators: R.H. Gilkeson, Illinois State Geological Survey, E.C. Perry, Jr., Northern Illinois University, J.B. Cowart, Florida State University, and R.B. Holtzman, Argonne National Laboratory. Completed: 1984.
• Water Reuse through Groundwater Recharge in Northeastern Illinois
  Investigators: G.E. Stout, Water Resources Center, and T.F. Naymik, T.H. Larson, and M.R. Schock, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1984.
• Hydrogeologic and Geochemical Studies of Selected Natural Radioisotopes and Barium in Groundwater in Illinois
  Investigators: R.H. Gilkeson and K. Cartwright, Illinois State Geological Survey, J.B. Cowart, Florida State University, and R.B. Holtzman, Argonne National Laboratory. Completed: 1983.
• Undisturbed Core Method for Determining and Evaluating the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Sediments
  Investigators: A. Elzeftawy and K. Cartwright, Illinois State Geological Survey. Completed: 1983.
• Isotopic and Geologic Studies to Identify the Sources of Sulfate in Groundwater Containing High Barium Concentrations
  Investigators: R.H. Gilkeson and K. Cartwright, Illinois State Geological Survey, and E.C. Perry, Jr., Northern Illinois University. Completed: 1981.
• Geologic Studies to Identify the Source for High Levels of Radium and Barium in Illinois Ground-Water Supplies: A Preliminary Report
  Investigators: R.H. Gilkeson, S.A. Specht, K. Cartwright, and R. A. Griffin, Illinois State Geological Survey, and T.E. Larson, Jr., Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1978.
• Analysis of Liquid-Waste Injection Wells in Illinois by Mathematical Models
  Investigators: M. Heidari and K. Cartwright, Illinois State Geological Survey, and P.E. Saylor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Microbial Modifications of Ground Water
  Investigators: R.P. Gunsalus, J.G. Zeikus, and R.S. Wolfe, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Statistical Porous Media Hydrodynamics
  Investigator: A.E. Scheidegger, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1968.
• Further Study of Aquifer Performance
  Investigator: W. Rose, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1967.
• Occurrence of Nitrate in Well Waters
  Investigators: T.E. Larson and L. Henley, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1966.

Published Materials

Reed, Patrick; Barbara Minsker; Albert Valocchi, 2000, Cost Effective Long-term Groundwater Monitoring Design Using a Genetic Algorithm and Global Mass Interpolation, Water Resources Research, Vol. 36:12, 3731-3741.

Reports

• Measuring Public Preferences Over Stormwater Management Outcomes in Illinois: Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Help
  Investigators: A.W. Ando and C. Londono, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2013.
• Evaluation of Policy Tools to Establish Forests and Protect Water Quality in Cornbelt Watersheds
  Investigators: C. Lant and S.E. Kraft, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1993.
• The Economics of Using Sediment-Entrapment Reduction Measures in Lake and Reservoir Design
  Investigators: A. Durgunoglu and K.P. Singh, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1993.
• Integration of Supply and Demand for Water in Central Illinois Urban Areas
  Investigators: C.S. Miranda and J.B. Braden, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and W.E. Martin, Illinois State University. Completed: 1993.
• Feasibility and Benefits of Reclaiming a Man-Made Lake: A Case Study of Lake Paradise Mattoon, Illinois
  Investigators: G.E. Stout, R. Buhr, and S. Deo, Water Resources Center, J. Absher and D. Musser, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and M.J. Barcelona, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1982.
• Family Life Cycle Disruption in Rural Communities: The Case of the Lake Shelbyville Reservoir
  Investigators: R.E. Roper and R.J. Burdge, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1982.
• Response of Illinois Municipal Water Systems to a Prolonged Period of Drought
  Investigators: J.C. van Es, and L.C. Keasler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and R.L. Whittenbarger, Eastern Illinois University. Completed: 1980.
• Resource Analysis: Water and Energy as Linked Resources
  Investigators: M. Lounsbury, S. Hebenstreit, and R.S. Berry, University of Chicago. Completed: 1978.
• Improved Procedures for Valuation of the Contribution of Recreation to National Economic Development
  Investigators: J.F. Dwyer, J.R. Kelly, and M.D. Bowes, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• Improved Local Planning for Reservoir-Oriented Recreation Opportunities
  Investigators: J.F. Dwyer and R.D. Espeseth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• History of Drainage Channel Improvement in the Vermilion River Watershed, Wabash Basin
  Investigators: R.C. Hay and J.B. Stall, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1974.
• Determination of Investment Cost Functions of Water Treatment Plants
  Investigator: H. Hinomoto, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Fidelity of Information Transmission in Local Campaigns on Water Issues
  Investigators: F.C. Fliegel and J.E. Kivlin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Urban Snow Hazard: Economic and Social Implications
  Investigators: D.D. Baumann and C. Russell, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1971.
• Identification and Critical Analysis of Selected Literature Dealing with the Recreational Aspects of Water Resources Use, Planning, and Development
  Investigator: R.B. Ditton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1969.
• Impact of Community Water Systems in Small Towns
  Investigators: W.J. Wills and D.D. Osburn, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1969.
• Annotated Bibliography of Observations on Illinois Water Resources 1673-1850
  Investigators: T.P. Schlunz, R.M. Sutton, and G.W. White, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1967.
• Meteorological Drought and Its Social Impact in Illinois
  Investigators: A.W. Booth and D. Voeller, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1967.

Published Materials

Allred, Kyle O., 2004, Multi-Objective Spatial Decision Support for Protection of Streams in Urbanizing Watersheds, MS Dissertation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, 76.

Reports

• Modeling and Prediction of Watershed-Scale Dynamics of Consumptive Water Reuse for Power Plant Cooling
  Investigators: A.S. Stillwell and Z.A. Barker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2016.
• Characterization of critical shear stresses and bank material erosion rates on gravelly stream banks
  Investigators: Waterman, David M.; Garcia, Marcelo H.; Chow, Ven Te (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Water Resources Center). Completed: 2013.
• Integrated Engineering and Geomorphological Analysis for Assessing the Performance of Bendway Weirs in Illinois Streams
  Investigators: B. Rhoads and M. Garcia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2003.
• Hydro-Meteorological Responses to Tropical System Precipitation in Illinois
  Investigators: D. Chagnon and A. Haberlie, Northern Illinois University. Completed: 2014.
• A Physically-Based Bank Erosion Model for Composite River Banks: Application to Mackinaw River, Illinois
  Investigators: D.M. Waterman and M.H. Garcia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2013.
• Evaluating Alternatives for Watershed-Scale Design of BMPs
  Investigator: J.W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 2008.
• Variation of Manning’s Coefficient With Channel Stage
  Investigators: T.W. Soong and P.M. DePur II, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1996.
• Determination of Boneyard Creek Flow Capacity by Hydraulic Performance Graph
  Investigators: B.C. Yen and J.A. Gonzalez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1994.
• Incorporation of Uncertainties in Real-Time Catchment Flood Forecasting
  Investigators: C.S. Melching, B.C. Yen, and H.G. Wenzel, Jr., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1987.
• Secondary Circulation in Natural Streams
  Investigators: T.W. Soong, N.G. Bhowmik, and W.P. Fitzpatrick, Illinois State Water Survey, and W.H.C. Maxwell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1986.
• Low Flow Hydraulics in Alluvial Channels
  Investigators: B.A. Miller and H.G. Wenzel, Jr., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1984.
• Diffusion and Advection in Two-Dimensional Rotating Flow
  Investigators: V. Alavian and S.M. Broeren, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1984.
• Modeling Streamlines and Mass Transport in Circulating Flow
  Investigators: V. Alavian, S.M. Broeren, D.W. Bintz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1983.
• Waves Generated by River Traffic and Wind on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers
  Investigators: N.G. Bhowmik, M. Demissie, and C.Y. Guo, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1982.
• Measurements in Merging Flow
  Investigators: W.H.C. Maxwell and A. Snorrason, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1981.
• Transport Processes of Particles in Non-Dilute Suspensions in Turbulent Water Flow—Phase I: Experimental Measurements
  Investigators: B.G. Jones and J.E. Gronager, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1980.
• Hydraulic Geometry and Carrying Capacity of Floodplains
  Investigators: N.G. Bhowmik and J.B. Stall, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1979.
• Jet Injections for Optimum Mixing in Pipe Flow
  Investigators: S.D. Fitzgerald and E.R. Holley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1979.
• Buoyant Surface Jets Discharged into a Strong Crossflow
  Investigators: C-Y. Lin, E.R. Holley, and W.H.C. Maxwell, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• Experimental Studies of Wing-Wall Mixing Control
  Investigators: W.H.C. Maxwell and M. Demissie, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1976.
• Development of Criteria for Shore Protection Against Wind-Generated Waves for Lakes and Ponds in Illinois
  
• Investigator: N.G. Bhowmik, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1976.
• Heat Assimilative Capacity of the Sangamon River
  Investigators: C.T. Yang and J.B. Stall, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1975.
• Study of Stratified Overflows and Underflows
  Investigators: W. Hall, C. Maxwell, E.R. Holley, C-Y Lin, and S. Tekeli, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1975.
• Unit Stream Power for Sediment Transport in Natural Rivers
  Investigators: C.T. Yang and J.B. Stall, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1974.
• Hydrologic Models of the Great Lakes
  
• Investigator: D.D. Meredith, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Annotated Bibliography on Great Lakes Hydrology
  Investigators: L.B. Buetikofer and D.D. Meredith, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Hydraulic Geometry and Low Streamflow Regimen
  Investigators: C.T. Yang and J.B. Stall, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1972.
• Great Lakes Hydrology by Months, 1946-1946
  Investigators: D.M.A. Jones, Illinois State Water Survey, and D.D. Meredith, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Spatially Varied Open-Channel Flow Equations
  
• Investigator: B.C. Yen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Methodology for Synthesis and Optimization of Diffusion Patterns in Flow Systems
  Investigators: W. Hall, C. Maxwell, and K-C. Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1971.
• Base-Flow Recession in Illinois
  
• Investigator: R.N. Farvolden, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1971.
• Transport Processes of Particles in Dilute Suspensions in Turbulent Water Flow–Phase I
  Investigators: B.G. Jones, J.A. Beoletto, C.C. Meek, R.J. Ostensen, and R. Robin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1971.
• Effect of Raindrop Impact and Surface Roughness on Sheet Flow
  
• Investigator: H.G. Wenzel, Jr., University, of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Completed: 1970.
• Hydraulic Geometry of 12 Selected Stream Systems of the United States
  Investigators: J.B. Stall and C.T. Yang, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1970.
• Microscopic Open Channel Boundary Layer Velocity Measurement Using a Virtual Image Method
  Investigators: H.G. Wenzel, Jr., and K.C. Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1970.
• Mechanics of a Drop After Striking a Stagnant Water Layer
  Investigators: H. Wenzel, Jr. and R.C.-T. Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1970.
• Hydraulic Resistance in Alluvial Channels
  Investigators: B.C. Yen and Y.-C. Liou, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1969.
• Non-Darcy Flow Characteristics of Water as influenced by Clay Concentration
  Investigators: R.J. Miller, A.R. Overman, and J.H. Peverly, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1968.
• Hydraulic Geometry of Illinois Streams
  Investigators: J.B. Stall and Y.-S. Fok, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1968.
• Microscopic Determination of Boundary Shear and Sublayer Turbulence Characteristics in an Open Channel
  Investigators: H.G. Wenzel, Jr., and M.J. Mathews, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1968.
• Basic Study of Jet Flow Patterns Related to Stream and Reservoir Behavior
  Investigators: W.H.C. Maxwell and H. Pazwash, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1967.
• Subsurface Flow in a Southern Illinois Fragipan Soil
  Investigators: W.R. Boggess and E.S. Verry, Jr., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1967.
• Ion-Exchange Reactions of Radioactive Ions with Soils and Effects of Organic Compounds
  Investigators: B.T. Kown and B.B. Ewing, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1966.

Published Materials

Reed, Patrick; Barbara Minsker; David E. Goldberg, 2000, Designing a Competent Simple Genetic Algorithm for Search and Optimization, Water Resources Research, Vol. 36:12, 3757-3761

White, Amanda; Praveen Kumar; Patricia Saco; Ben Yen, 2001, Hydrodynamic and Geomorphologic Dispersion: Scale Effects in the Illinois River Basin, Water Resources Research

Reports

• Formation of Toxaphene-Like Contaminants During Simulated Paper Pulp Bleaching
  Investigators: R.A. Larson and K. Marley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1986
• Effect of Soil on the Mutagenic Properties of Waste Water
  Investigators: M.J. Plewa and P.K. Hopke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1984
• Influence of Chlorination and the Distribution System on Mutagens in a Potable Water Supply
  Investigators: J.B. Johnston and R. Clark, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1982
• Relationship between High Sodium Levels in Municipally Softened Drinking Water and Elevated Blood Pressure
  Investigators: G.R. Brenniman, W.H. Hallenbeck, R.J. Anderson, and A.T. Baukus, University of Illinois Medical Center. Completed: 1981
• Development of Methods for the Detection of Trace Amounts of Selected Carcinogenic and Mutagenic Amines in Water
  Investigators: J.C. Means, D. Ellis, M.M. Chaudry, and E.G. Perkins, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1981
• Routine Water Monitoring Test for Mutagenic Compounds
  Investigators: J.B. Johnston and J.N. Herron, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1979
• Fluoride Removal from Potable Water Supplies
  Investigators: F.W. Sollo, Jr., T.E. Larson, and H.F. Mueller, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1978
• Asbestos in Potable Water
  Investigators: W.H. Hallenbeck, C.S. Hesse, E.H. Chen, K. Patel-Mandlik, and A.H., Wolff, University of Illinois Medical Center. Completed: 1977
• Virus Removal by Chemical Coagulation
  Investigators: R.S. Engelbrecht and M. Chaudhuri, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1969

Reports

• Workstation Environment for Wastewater Treatment Design Using AI and Mathematical Models
  Investigators: J.-J. Kao, J.T. Pfeffer, E.D. Brill, Jr., and J.J. Geselbracht, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1990.
• Incorporating a Rule-Based Model of Judgment into a Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Optimization Model
  Investigators: J.J. Geselbracht, E.D. Brill, Jr., and J.T. Pfeffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1986.
• Nonlinear Programming Model of a Wastewater Treatment System: Sensitivity Analysis and a Robustness Constraint
  Investigators: J.G. Uber, E.D. Brill, Jr., and J.T. Pfeffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1985.
• Mathematical Models and Optimization Techniques for Use in Analysis and Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
  Investigators: C.-C. Tang, E.D. Brill, Jr., and J.T. Pfeffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1984.
• Illinois Least-Cost Sewer System Design Model: ILSD-1 & 2 User’s Guide
  Investigators: B.C. Yen, S.-T. Cheng, B.-H. Jun, M.L. Voorhees, H.G. Wenzel, Jr., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and L.W. Mays, University of Texas at Austin. Completed: 1984.
• Microbial Attachment Properties in Expanded-Bed, Activated Carbon Anaerobic Filters
  Investigators: Y.T. Wang, M.T. Suidan, and B.E. Rittmann, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1983.
• Long-Term Capacity for Organic-Substrate Removal by Bacterial Films
  Investigators: B.E. Rittmann and C.W. Brunner, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1982.
• Evaluation of the Urban Design Storm Concept
  Investigators: H.G. Wenzel, Jr., and M.L. Voorhees, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1981.
• Surcharge of Sewer Systems
  Investigators: B.C. Yen and N. Pansic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1980.
• Advanced Methodology for Storm Sewer Design—Phase II
  Investigators: H.G. Wenzel, Jr., B.C. Yen, and W.H. Tang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1979.
• Mathematical Methods for Use in Planning Regional Wastewater Treatment Systems
  Investigators: M. Nakamura and E.D. Brill, Jr., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• Japanese Regional Wastewater Treatment Systems
  Investigators: E.D. Brill, Jr. and M. Nakamura, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• Use of Iron Salts for Control of Activated Sludge Bulking Caused by Sphaerotilus
  Investigators: J.T. Pfeffer and Y. Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1977.
• Feasibility/Development Study for the Removal of Ammonia from Wastewater Using Biologically Regenerated Clinoptilolite
  Investigator: M.J. Semmens, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1976.
• Advanced Methodologies for Design of Storm Sewer Systems
  Investigators: B.C. Yen, H.G. Wenzel, L.W. Mays, and W.H. Tang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1976.
• Optimal Regionalization of Wastewater Treatment for Water Quality Management
  Investigators: L.A. Rossman and J.C. Liebman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Development of a Meter for Measurement of Sewer Flow
  Investigator: H.G. Wenzel, Jr., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1973.
• Illinois Storm Sewer System Simulation Model: User’s Manual
  Investigators: A.S. Sevuk, B.C. Yen, and G. E. Peterson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1973.
• Methodologies for Flow Prediction in Urban Storm Drainage Systems
  Investigator: B.C. Yen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1973.
• Water Quality Evaluation of Regionalized Wastewater Systems
  Investigators: B.J. Adams and R.S. Gemmell, Northwestern University. Completed: 1973.
• Physico-Chemical Limnology and Periphyton in a Warm-Water Stream Receiving Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent
  Investigators: A.R. Brigham and R.W. Larimore, Illinois Natural History Survey. Completed: 1972.
• Continuous Thickening of Non-Ideal Suspensions
  Investigators: R.I. Dick and A.R. Javaheri, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Economics of Wastewater Collection Networks
  Investigators: J.S. Dajani and R.S. Gemmell, Northwestern University. Completed: 1971.
• Optimal Plans for the Capacity Expansion of a Municipal Water Treatment-Distribution System
  Investigator: H. Hinomoto, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1971.
• Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Waste Water
  Investigators: G.V. Smith, F. Patil, Y. Pavlov, and J.V. Chen, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1971.
• Boundary Effects on Jet Flow Patterns Related to Water Quality and Pollution Problems
  Investigators: W.H.C. Maxwell and H. Pazwash, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1970.
• Some Data on Diffusion and Turbulence in Relation to Reaeration
  Investigator: E.R. Holley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1969.
• Probabilistic Analysis of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems
  Investigator: V. Kothandaraman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1968.
• Influence of Turbulence on Surface Reaeration
  Investigators: E.R. Holley and K.K. Klintworth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1966.

Reports

• Making Up for Losses: A Critical Analysis of Section 404 Compensatory Stream Mitigation Banking in Illinois
  Investigators: B. Rhoads and A. Peimer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2016.
• Determining the Fate and Toxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Associated with Coal-Tar and Other Carbonaceous Material Particles in Urban Lakes
  Investigators: C.J. Werth, University of Texas at Austin, and M.J. Plewa, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2015.
• Anthropogenic Litter and Microplastics in Urban Streams: Abundance, Source, and Fate
  Investigators: T. Hoellein and A. McCormick, Loyola University Chicago. Completed: 2015.
• Statewide Surveillance of Emerging Flame Retardant Contamination in Illinois Waters via Fish Monitoring
  Investigators: D. Chen and M. Lydy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 2015.
• Linking Microbial Community Structure to Water Quality Function: Investigating Nitrogen Cycling During Early Floodplain Development
  Investigators: A.L. Peralta and A. Kent, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2011.
• Nitrate Remediation by Iron Redox Reactions in Soils
  Investigators: J. Stucki, Z.B. Day, and F.G. Fernandez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2010.
• Carbonaceous Material Fractions in Sediments and Their Effect on the Sorption and Persistence of Organic Pollutants in Small Urban Watersheds
  Investigators: C.J. Werth and Y. Yang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and P.C. Van Metre and B.J. Mahler, U.S. Geological Survey. Completed: 2009.
• Methylmercury Bioavailability and Dynamics in the Streams of Piasa Creek Watershed: New Methods of Sampling and Analysis
  Investigators: R. J. Hudson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2009.
• Development and Validation of a 3D Coupled Hydrologic-Biogeochemical Model for Evaluation of the Impact of Water-Table Management on Nitrate Loads from Tile-Drained Agricultural Fields
  Investigators: R.J. Hudson and A.J. Valocchi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 2006.
• Occurrence and Effects of Pharmaceutical Chemicals in Chicago Metropolitan Area Streams
  Investigator: E. Rosi-Marshall. Completed: 2006.
• Rapid Solar Transformation of Nutrients in Natural Waters
  Investigator: G.R. Peyton, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 2005.
• Role of Streambed Biofilms in the Removal of Biodegradable Contaminants from Shallow Streams
  Investigators: C.J. Gantzer, III, B.E. Rittmann, and E.E. Herricks, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1996.
• Selective Isolation of Dissolved Organic Matter from Aquatic Systems
  Investigators: J.R. Tuschall, Jr. and G. George, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1984.
• Post-Mining Neutralization of Acidic Surface Mine Lakes
  Investigators: R.B. Brugam, M.A. Carlson, S. Chakraverty, and M. Lusk, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Completed: 1983.
• Biological Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage
  Investigator: E.E. Herricks, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1982.
• Usefulness of Sediment Oxygen Demand as a Tool for Impoundment Management
  Investigators: M.J. Barcelona and W. Wang, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1982.
• Sediment Oxygen Demand and Its Effect on Dissolved Oxygen in a Cutoff Meander of the Kaskaskia River
  Investigators: B.J. Mathis, Bradley University, and T.A. Butts, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1981.
• Water Quality Control and Management of Animal Wastes through Culture with Selected Fishes
  Investigators: D.H. Buck and R.J. Baur, Illinois Natural History Survey. Completed: 1980.
• Determination of Cyanide Ion in Natural Waters with a Selective Ion Electrode
  Investigators: D.G. Rands and R.L. Bain, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Completed: 1979.
• Ion Exchange Membrane Methods for Continuous Removal of Ions from Water and Trace Chemical Analysis
  Investigator: J.A. Cox, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1978.
• Rapid Assessment of Water Quality, Using the Fingernail Clam, Musculium transversum
  Investigators: K.B. Anderson and R.E. Sparks, Illinois Natural History Survey, and A.A. Paparo, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1978.
• Cycling of Dissolved Organic Phosphorus Compounds in Natural Waters
  Investigators: H.E. Allen, T.D. Brisbin, and K.O. Thomsen, Illinois Institute of Technology. Completed: 1977.
• Currents and Pollutant Dispersion in Lake Michigan, Modeled with Emphasis on the Calumet Region
  Investigators: P.L. Katz and G.M. Schwab, University of Illinois Chicago. Completed: 1976.
• Regional Distribution of the Major Dissolved Solids in the Streams of Illinois
  Investigators: M.M. Nienkerk and R.C. Flemal, Northern Illinois University. Completed: 1976.
• Complexes Affecting the Solubility of Calcium Carbonate in Water—Phase II
  Investigators: T.E. Larson, F.W. Sollo, Jr., and F.F. McGurk, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1976.
• Reagents for Determinations of Trace Impurities in Water—Phase II
  Investigators: A.L Caskey, R.J. Antepenko, and J.C. Lewis Swan, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1975.
• Modeling Episodes in Pollutant Dispersion in Lake Michigan
  Investigators: P.L Katz and G.M. Schwab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1975.
• Development of Toxicity Indices for Assessing the Quality of the Illinois River
  Investigators: K.S. Lubinski and R.E. Sparks, Illinois Natural History Survey, and L.A. Jahn, Western Illinois University. Completed: 1974.
• Gas Chromatography of Volatile Metal Chelates: Application of a New Technique to Metal Analysis in Natural Waters
  Investigators: R.A. Minear and S. Schneiderman, Illinois Institute of Technology. Completed: 1974.
• Sources of Phosphorus Inputs from the Atmosphere and Their Significance to Oligotrophic Lakes
  Investigator: T.J. Murphy, De Paul University. Completed: 1974.
• Transport Processes of Particles in Dilute Suspensions in Turbulent Water Flow—Phase III
  Investigators: B.G. Jones, N.M. Howard, C.C. Meek, and J. Tomkins, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Investigation of the Chemical Identity of Soluble Organophosphorus Compounds Found in Natural Waters
  Investigators: R.A. Minear and K.A. Walanski, Illinois Institute of Technology. Completed: 1974.
• Large-Scale Mass Balance for Lead in Southern Lake Michigan
  Investigator: Allen C. Cogley, University of Illinois Chicago. Completed: 1974.
• Distribution of Selected Trace Metals in Southern Lake Michigan and Lower Green Bay
  Investigators: H.V. Leland, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and N.F. Shimp, Illinois State Geological Survey. Completed: 1974.
• Determination of the Fate of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Natural Water Systems
  Investigators: P.R. McGinnes and V.L. Snoeyink, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1974.
• Complexes Affecting the Solubility of Calcium Carbonate in Water
  Investigators: T.E. Larson, F.W. Sollo, and F.F. McGurk, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1973.
• Nutrient Transport by Sediment-Water Interaction
  Investigators: C.A. Moore and M.L. Silver, University of Illinois Chicago. Completed: 1973.
• Electrochemical Method for the Determination of Phosphate in Natural Water
  Investigators: J.A. Cox and G.L. Lundquist, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1972.
• Transport Processes of Particles in Dilute Suspensions in Turbulent Water Flow—Phase II
  Investigators: B.G. Jones, C.C. Meek, N. Howard, K.Salehi, and P.R. Meka, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Fate of Diquat in the Aquatic Environment
  Investigators: R.C. Hiltibran, D.L. Underwood, and J.S. Fickle, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1972.
• Role of Sediments in Eutrophication—A Preliminary Study
  Investigators: C.A. Moore and M.L. Silver, University of Illinois Chicago. Completed: 1972.
• Reagents for Determination of Trace Impurities in Water
  Investigators: A.L. Caskey, F.N. Abercrombie, R.J. Antepenko, G.D. Carlson, R.A. Cox, and P.C. Lindahl, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1972.
• Effects of Oxygen Demand on Surface Reaeration
  Investigators: E.R. Holley, T. Micka, and H. Pazwash, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and F.W. Sollo, Illinois State Water Survey. Completed: 1970.
• Distribution of Selected Metals in Bottom Sediments, Water, Clams, Tubificid Annelids, and Fishes of the Middle Illinois River
  Investigators: B.J. Mathis and T.F. Cummings, Bradley University. Completed: 1971.
• Device for Field Determination of Heavy Metals in Natural Waters
  Investigator: R.E. Van Atta, Ball State University. Completed: 1970.
• Use of Endocommensal Molluscan Ciliated Protozoa as Indicators of Water Quality and Pollution in Illinois Waters
  Investigators: E.B. Small and G.A. Antipa, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1969.
• Spectrophotometric Determination of Nitrate in Water Using 2-nitroso-1-naphthol-4-sulfonic Acid
  Investigators: A.L. Caskey and F.N. Abercrombie, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Completed: 1966.

Published Materials

Peralta, Ariane L.; Jeffrey W. Matthews; Angela D. Kent, 2014, Habitat Specialization Along a Wetland Moisture Gradient Differs between Ammonia-Oxidizing and Denitrifying Microorganisms, Microbial Ecology, 68:2, 339-350

Peralta, Ariane L.; Jeffrey W. Matthews; D.N. Flanagan; Angela D. Kent, 2012, Environmental Factors at Dissimilar Spatial Scales Influence Plant and Microbial Communities in Restored Wetlands, Wetlands, 32:6, 1125-1134.

Yang, Yaning; Barbara J. Mahler; Peter C. Van Metre; Bertrand Ligouis; Charles J. Werth, 2010, Potential Contributions of Asphalt and Coal Tar to Black Carbon Quantification in Urban Dust, Soils, and Sediments, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, 6830-6840.

Yang, Yaning; Peter C. Van Metre; Barbara J. Mahler; Jennifer T. Wilson; Bertrand Ligouis; Md. Muhit Razzaque; David J. Schaeffer; Charles J. Werth, 2010, The Influence of Coal-Tar Sealcoat and Other Carbonaceous Materials on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Loading in an Urban Watershed, Environmental Science &.Technology, 44:4, 1217-1223.

Reports

• Rural Water Districts in Illinois
  Investigators: D.L. Chicoine, M.R. Grossman, and J.A. Quinn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1984.
• Alternative Structures for Water Rights Markets: Overview and Hypothetical Case Study
  Investigators: J.W. Eheart and B.D.C. Wong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and R.M. Lyon, University of Texas at Austin. Completed: 1983.
• Reform of Illinois Water Resource Laws with Particular Reference to the Drainage Code and Closely Related Laws
  Investigators: D.L. Uchtmann and N. Krausz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1976.
• Comparison of Decision Making and Administrative Organization for Municipal Water Supplies in Medium-Sized and Small Illinois Municipalities
  Investigators: J.C. van Es, R.H. Orr, and R.J. Quigley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1975.
• Water Quality Criteria for Selected Recreation Uses
  Investigators: D.W. Bishop and R. Aukermann, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1970.
• Development of Drainage Assessment Procedures Based on Physical Features in Illinois
  Investigators: B. Jones, Jr. and C. Drablos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1969.
• Intergovernmental Relationships in the Administration of Water Resources
  Investigator: N.G.P. Krausz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Completed: 1968.