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 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 here.
Projects
- Effects of Iron and Manganese on the Decomposition of Plant Litter in Tidal Wetlands
Matt Reid, Cornell University - FloodViz: a low-cost, camera-based distributed sensor network to improve the efficacy and equity of urban flooding mitigation and response
Elizabeth Carter, Syracuse University
- Exploring the Sources, Fate, and Processing of Microplastics in Seasonally Stratified Lakes
- Charles Driscoll, Syracuse University
- The Impacts of Vacant Lots and Engineered Green Infrastructure on Groundwater Nutrient Dynamics
Richard Marinos, University at Buffalo - Genomic Insights into Microbial Mechanisms Responsible for Increased Carbon Bioavailability and Denitrification within Woodchip Bioreactors Subject to Oxic-Anoxic Cycling
Matthew Reid, Cornell University - Comprehensive Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms via Molecular Tools and Remote Sensing
Ruth Richardson, Cornell University
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of green infrastructure for stormwater management under current and future climates in urban Buffalo
Christopher Lowry, University at Buffalo - Sources and Speciation of Elevated Manganese in a Surface Water Supply Reservoir
Matthew Reid, Cornell University - Mobile toolkit for rapid in-field screening of freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms
Ruth Richardson, Cornell University - Species interactions may enhance resilience and ecosystem services within an urban living shoreline project
Chester Zarnoch, CUNY Baruch
- Microplastic pollution in Onondaga and Skaneateles Lakes in Central New York
Charles T. Driscoll, Syracuse University - Hyperspectral Drone Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms: Ground Truthing New Approaches for Water Quality Assessment
Timothy DeSmet, Binghamton University. For more information please contact this researcher directly. - Shifts in Hudson River Valley Flood Frequency Following Eastern Hemlock Loss and Succession
M. Todd Walter, Cornell University
- The Pathogen Panel for rapid quantification of 17 waterborne viral, bacterial and protozoal pathogens and fecal indicators at New York State Beaches
Ruth Richardson, Cornell University. For more more information please contact this researcher directly. - Are invasive round goby a new contaminant vector in Northeastern U.S. inland waterbodies?
Suresh Sethi, Cornell University - Turning Vacant Lots into Green Infrastructure: Application of A Multi-objective Optimization Tool in the City of Buffalo
Zhenduo Zhu, University at Buffalo. Two papers were published from this effort:
- A new tool for automatic calibration of the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM)
- Modeling the transport of titanium dioxide nanomaterials from combined sewer overflows in an urban river
- Balancing cyanotoxin removal and N-nitrosamine formation control during ozonation of harmful algal bloom-impacted source waters
Teng Zeng, Syracuse University. For more more information please contact this researcher directly.
- Remote Sensing, Harmful Algal Blooms, Spectroscopy, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Ileana Dumitriu, Hobart & William Smith Colleges - Quantifying the ecosystem services of nitrogen removal and carbon sequestration in restored urban tidal wetlands
Chester Zarnoch, CUNY Baruch College. For more information about this work, please contact the researcher. - Otsego Lake Water Quality Constant Monitoring System
Kiyoko Yokota, SUNY Oneonta - Variability in water quality and the effect of climate change and teleconnections on lake thermal structure in the Sky Lakes of Shawangunk Ridge
David Richardson, SUNY New Paltz - To learn more, watch these short videos related to acid rain and climate change in the Sky Lakes, or click on the following link to read the written report.
- Dynamic sediment-discharge rating curve models to support climate-smart management of water quality in the New York City water supply system
Scott Steinschneider, Cornell University
- 2016 104(b) consolidated report
New York State Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2016 - Water Quality and Algal Community Dynamics in the Finger Lakes
cleckner [at] hws.edu (Lisa Cleckner), Hobart and William Smith Colleges. For more information on results of this project, please contact the researcher. - Evaluating Septic System Inputs into Sodus Bay using Oblique Imagery, Optical Brighteners, and DNA-based tracers
Paul Richards, SUNY Brockport - Student Researcher Support of Adaptive Management of the St Lawrence River using Novel Water Quality Monitoring Methodology
mtwiss [at] clarkson.edu (Michael Twiss), Clarkson University. - Innovative water treatment by chitosan modified diatomaceous earth for small public water systems in rural areas
weix [at] sunyit.edu (Steven Wei), SUNY IT
- 2015 consolidated report for 104(b)
New York State Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2015. - Emerging organic pollutants: from college campuses to Cayuga Lake
sallen [at] ithaca.edu (Susan Allen-Gil,) Ithaca College. - Denitrifying bioreactors reduction of agricultural nitrogen pollution at the watershed scale
ldg5 [at] cornell.edu (Larry Geohring), Cornell University. - Western New York watershed network
cslowry [at] buffalo.edu (Christopher Lowry), SUNY Buffalo. - Population and DPS origin of subadult Atlantic sturgeon in the Hudson River
isaac.wirgin [at] nyumc.org (Isaac Wirgin), NYU Medical Center.
- 2014 consolidated report for 104(b) - Part 1
New York State Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2014. - 2014 consolidated report for 104(b) - Part 2
New York State Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2014. - Integrating green infrastructure into the land use regulatory process through the City of Newburgh Conservation Advisory Council
Jeffrey LeJava, Pace University. - Development of Regional Unit Hydrograph parameters for application to ungaged NYS watersheds
James Kilduff, RPI. - The effect of climate change on the unconfined aquifers of Long Island, New York
Yuri Gorokhovich, Lehman College, CUNY. To learn more, watch this short video, or click on the following link to read the written report. - Water quality assessment using advanced technology to improve adaptive management of the St. Lawrence River
Michale Twiss, Clarkson University. - Pairing LIDAR, terrestrial laser scanning, and aerial photographs to make estimates of channel erosion due to large storm events
Stephen Shaw, SUNY-ESF.
- 2013 consolidated report for 104(b)
New York State Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2013. - Assessment of watershed-scale funding for wastewater infrastructure
Brian Rahm, Cornell University.
- 2012 consolidated report for 104(b)
New York State Water Resources Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2012. - Pollution trade-offs associated with the use of riparian zones as best management practices
pgvidon [at] esf.edu (Philippe Vidon), SUNY-ESF. - Relative abundance of Blueback Herring (Alosa aestivalis) in relation to permanent and removable dams on the Mohawk River
klimburg [at] esf.edu (Karin Limburg) & neilringler [at] esf.edu (Neil Ringler), SUNY-ESF.