Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Norman A. Evans
Collection
Identifier: WNAE
Abstract
Norm Evans (1922-2018) worked at Colorado State University as a civil engineering professor starting in 1951. He earned his Ph.D. from CSU in 1963 while head of the Agricultural Engineering Department. He was appointed director of the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute in 1966. Evans also consulted on irrigation and water projects in the U.S. and abroad, served on the Fort Collins Water Board for 25 years, and was appointed to the Colorado Water Pollution Control Committee. The...
Dates:
1915-2012
Papers of Robert C. Ward
Collection
Identifier: WRCW
Abstract
A professor and administrator at Colorado State University for 35 years, Robert Ward focused his career on water quality monitoring. He conducted theoretical and applied research to develop information about water quality monitoring systems and management, teach the concepts, and influence application and policy. His collection documents his research and teaching, with limited files documenting his service activities and his administrative role. Material types include personnel files,...
Dates:
1950-2019; Majority of material found within 1970-2010
Records of the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Collection
Identifier: WRRI
Abstract
Colorado State University has long been a leader in the West in water research and engineering. The University was a logical choice to oversee the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute (CWRRI) when, in 1964, Congress passed the Water Resources Research Act to better coordinate the nation's water research programs. The mission of CWRRI on the CSU campus was to bring water concerns and problems to the attention of water experts in higher education, facilitate research into these issues...
Dates:
1949-2007; Majority of material found within 1965-1985
Water Oral Histories Collection
Collection
Identifier: WOHC
Abstract
The Water Oral Histories Collection consists of interviews and reminiscences covering the work of some of Colorado's distinguished civil engineers, irrigators, and water leaders. Subjects include Northern Colorado's irrigation history, irrigation engineering and research in Colorado, large water storage projects, groundwater issues, and the personal and professional lives of some of Colorado's water leaders. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1986-2022
Additional filters:
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- Water resources development -- Colorado 3
- Audiocassettes 2
- Water-supply -- Research -- Colorado 2
- Arkansas River Watershed 1
- Big Thompson River (Colo.) 1
- Boulder Creek (Boulder County and Weld County, Colo.) 1
- Cache la Poudre River (Colo.) 1
- Cache la Poudre River National Water Heritage Area (Colo.) 1
- Colorado 1
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) 1
- Colorado River Water Conservation District (Colo.) 1
- Denver Basin 1
- Dolores River Valley (Colo. and Utah) 1
- Groundwater -- Colorado 1
- Groundwater -- Law and legislation -- Colorado 1
- Irrigation engineering -- Colorado 1
- Maps 1
- Negatives 1
- Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Ogallala Aquifer 1
- Orchard Mesa Irrigation District 1
- Photographs 1
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) 1
- Saint Vrain Basin (Colo.) 1
- San Luis Valley Irrigation District 1
- Slides (photographs) 1
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.) 1
- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) 1
- Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Water -- Law and legislation -- Colorado 1
- Water quality -- Measurement 1
- Water quality management 1
- Water quality management -- Colorado 1 + ∧ less
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