Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

The annual meeting held in Purdue University, IN in September 2018 focused on addressing S1063 objectives, accomplishments, and identifying potential tasks or research products to be initiated or continued by the members of the Multistate Exchange Group. Presentations of the different accomplishments and future goals to be pursued by members of S1063 were held during the annual meeting. Life and phone members’ presentations were grouped in three main tracks: monitoring, modeling and uncertainty, involving the three main objectives of the multistate group.

A discussion followed the set of presentations to include relevant topics such as analysis of monitoring procedures for watershed protection plans; nutrients sensor developments; use of monitoring data to accurately quantify implications of BMPs; preparation of peer reviewed publications; opportunities to modify functions within models to represent BMPs; scholarship of data and sensors monitoring; and the preparation of an urban stormwater monitoring proposal and the Regional Coordination Network NSF proposal, among others. The group also discussed how to go about the preparation of submission of the next 5 years proposal to USDA NIFA and the preparation of the 2019 annual meeting. The 2019 annual meeting will be held in Rhode Island.

During the annual meeting, a field trip to the Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center (TPAC) and the location of a stream restoration project on the Purdue University’s campus was completed.

The principle focus of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of best management practices (BMPs) at the watershed scale. This includes the water quality and environmental benefits of mitigation practices as well as their cost effectiveness. This will be achieved through monitoring at sub-watershed scales, modeling at larger spatial scales, and analysis of uncertainty in both monitoring and modeling efforts.  This report summarizes the activity on this project from October 2017 to September 2018, and the following sections highlight accomplishments from project teams:

Texas A&M (Fouad Jaber)

Streambank erosion studies are oriented to assess change in cross section, potential temporal changes in stream classification due to in-stream processes and estimation of the BEHI for studied reaches. Cross section surveys, pin erosion lines and pebble counting are part of the procedures followed by the research team.

Auburn University (Jasmeet Lamba)

A sediment fingerprinting study is in progress to identify and quantify dominant sources of sediments in an urbanized watershed in Alabama. The study compares tracer properties of in-stream sediment and sediment sources. To fulfill monitoring needs for the study, an in-situ time integrated suspended sediment sampler was designed.  

University of Florida (A J Reisiger; Eban Bean)

A study focused on ecosystem ecology in urban and urbanizing landscapes is in progress at UF. As part of the study strategies, the study advances the monitoring of water quality and ecosystem function of urban streams, and the implementation and assessment of storm water pond for nutrient reduction efficiencies.

A second study at UF focuses on the assessment and quantification of urban water consumption and availability issues. The study relates the implementation of soil and water monitoring techniques to evaluate soil compaction during construction and how that impacts water quality at new model homes; water movement through soil with leachate lysimeters and other instrumentations; and the use of steel slag for P remediation along stormwater systems.

Oklahoma State University (Kevin Wagner)

The main goal of the study in OSU is to determine impacts and implication of background bacterial sources on water quality management efforts. Two DNA fingerprinting methods are implemented as part of the project performance, which also expects to link watershed modeling and bacterial source tracking to better assess e-coli.

Mississippi State University (J Czarnecki, J. Ramirez-Avila)

The assessment of in-stream process within the Catalpa Creek is advanced through monitoring, laboratory analysis and modeling procedures. Morphological cross section changes are monitored by using different techniques including conventional survey, GPS and UAVs. The use of channel evolution models (BSTEM and CONCEPTS) achieved comparing input and output processes for each source of survey dataset. Temporal and spatial variability of sediments and the potential impact of land use variation and riparian vegetation in stream water quality is also advanced along tributaries and main stream of Catalpa Creek. Studies are related to the implementation of the Water management Plan approved by EPA and the MWRRI.

University of Rhode Island (S Pradhanang)

Supported by USDA-AFRI, the Pradhanang Lab is advancing research to evaluate riparian zone functions in glaciated settings for decision-support purposes with respect to N and P fluxes. The main goal of the current monitoring phase is to develop a set of Riparian Model parameters for the US Midwest, US Northeast and Southern Canada to facilitate the use of this model in these regions and improve its functionality with respect to N, P, and N₂O.

Supported by the RI DOT, a study is in progress oriented to evaluate the effectiveness of improved roadside best management practices in maintaining storm water quality. The project considers the development of a stormwater runoff model for sub-urban areas in Southern Rhode Island, as well as assessing model uncertainty and calibration through the application of Bayesian statistics. In addition to these studies, Pradhanang Lab is also currently developing a reservoir mitigation model (SWAT and OASIS) for a drinking water reservoir in RI and a model (SWAT-MODFLOW) to assess impacts of salt water intrusion on coastal aquifer due to storm surges. 

Texas A & M University (Z. Sheng)

An integrated surface and groundwater modeling study is in progress along for a region near E Paso and Fort Quitman in Texas. The model-coupling package SWAT-MODFLOW is used for the analysis. An initial assessment of the water balance and interactions between surface and groundwater for the area have been achieved.

University of Illinois (R. Bhattarai)

Modeling efforts oriented to evaluate effects of implementing cover crops on water quality and crop yields are advanced in east central Illinois. SWAT model is used to evaluate water yield, nitrate uptake and losses, and crop yield from different crop management scenarios; economic benefits and regional differences.

Outputs:

Publications, conferences, reports and thesis:

Journals: 46; Conference Presentations: 45; Proceedings: 5; Reports/Other: 7; Thesis/Dissertations: 11; Model Development: 6.

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers

Addy, K., A.J. Gold, J.A. Loffredo, A.W. Scroth, S.P. Inamdar, W.B. Bowden, D.Q. Kellogg, and F. Birgand. 2018.  Stream response to an extreme drought induced defoliation event.  Biogeochemistry 140:199-215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-018-0485-3

Abbaspour, K.C., S.A. Vaghefi and R. Srinivasan . 2018. A guideline for successful calibration and uncertainty analysis for Soil and Water Assessment: A review of papers from the 2016 International SWAT Conference. Water. Volume:10(1). DOI:10.3390/w10010006

Alamdari, N., Sample, D. J., Liu, J., and Ross, A., 2018. Water supply and runoff capture reliability curves for hypothetical rainwater harvesting systems for locations across the U.S. for historical and projected climate conditions.. Data in brief, 18, 441-447. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.03.024

Alamdari, N., Sample, D. J., Liu, J., and Ross, A., 2018. Assessing climate change impacts on the reliability of rainwater harvesting systems. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 132, 178-189. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.12.013

Alamdari, N., Sample, D. J., Steinberg, P., Ross, A. C., and Easton, Z. M., 2017. Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Water Quantity and Quality in an Urban Watershed Using a Calibrated Stormwater Model. Water, 9(7), 24 pages. doi:10.3390/w9070464

Austin, B.J. S. Entrekin, M.A. Evans-White, J. Kelso, and B.E. Haggard. 2018. Can high volume hydraulic fracturing effects be detected in large watersheds? A case study of the South Fork Little Red River. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health 3:40-46

Campbell A., Pradhanang, S. M. Kouhi Anbaran, S, Sargent, J., Palmer, Z, and Audette, M. 2017. Assessing the impact of Urbanization on Flood Risk and Severity for the Pawtuxet Watershed, Rhode Island.Lake and Reservoir Management:1-14

Cavus, I., L. Kalin, F. Kara. 2018. "Impacts of upstream urban activities on downstream sediment production in the presence of best management practices", International Journal of Sediment Research. 32:555-563

Cibin, R., Chaubey, I., Sudheer, K. P., White, M., Arnold, J. G., & Helmers, M. J. (2018). Improved filter strip representation in SWAT model to simulate energy crop filter strips. Transactions of the ASABE, 61(3), 1017-1024. DOI:10.13031/trans.12661

Dahal, V., Gautam, S., & Bhattarai, R. (2018). Analysis of Long-Term Temperature Trend in Illinois and its Implication on the Cropping System. Environmental Processes, 5(3): 451–464.

Dahal, V., Gautam, S., & Bhattarai, R. (2018). Analysis of the Long-term Precipitation Trend in Illinois and Its Implications for Agricultural Production. Water, 10(4), 433.

Entrekin, S., M.A. Evans-White, B.J. Austin, and B.E. Haggard. 2018. Ecological responses to surface water alterations from high-volume hydraulic fracturing: Fayetteville Shale as a case study. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health 3:27-32

Frazar, S., A.J. Gold, K. Addy, F. Moatar, F. Birgand, A.W. Schroth, S.P. Inamdar, W.B. Bowden, and D.Q. Kellogg.  In prep.  Nutrient flux from extreme climatic events in agricultural and urban watersheds. Journal of Environmental Quality.

Grantz, E., B.E. Haggard, and J.T. Scott. 2018. Censored data can inflate or obscure trends in analyses used for water quality target development. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 190:394

Guo, T., M. Gitau, V. Merwade, J. Arnold, R. Srinivasan, M. Hirschi and B. Engel. 2018.  Comparison of performance of tile drainage routines in SWAT 2009 and 2012 in an extensively tile-drained watershed in the Midwest. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Vol: 22, Pages: 89-110. DOI:10.5194/hess-22-89-2018

Guo, T., R. Cibin, I. Chaubey, M. Gitau, J.G. Arnold, R. Srinivasan, J.R. Kiniry and B.A. Engel. 2018.  Evaluation of bioenergy crop growth and the impacts of bioenergy crops on streamflow, tile drain flow and nutrient losses in an extensively tile-drained watershed using SWAT. Science of the Total Environment. Volume:   613-614, Pages:          724-735. DOI:           10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.148

Han, X., J. Liu, S. Mitra, X. Li, P. Srivastava, S. Guzman, and X. Chen. 2018. Selection of Optimal Scales for Soil Depth Prediction on Headwater Hillslopes: A Modeling Approach. CATENA, 163: 257-275.

Hanson, L., S. Habicht, P. Daggupati, R. Srinivasan and P. Faeth. 2017. Modeling changes to streamflow, sediment, and nutrient loading from land use changes due to potential natural gas development.  Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Volume: 53(6), Pages: 1293-1312. DOI:10.1111/1752-1688.12588

Harmel, R., K. King, D. Busch, D. Smith, F. Brigand, and B.E. Haggard. 2018. Measuring edge-of-field water quality: Where we have been and the path forward. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73:86-96

Hasan, M.A., Pradhanang, S.M., 2017. Estimation of Flow Regime for a Spatially Varied Himalayan Watershed using Improved Multi-Site Calibration of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model. Environmental Earth Sciences: 76(23): 787.

Hassanzadeh, Y.T., P.G. Vidon, A.J. Gold, S.M. Prafhanang, and K. Addy.  In review.  RZ-TRADEOFF: A new model to estimate riparian water and air quality functions.  Journal of Environmental Quality.

Hassanzadeh, Y.T., P.G. Vidon, A.J. Gold, S.M. Prafhanang, and K. Addy.  In review.  A new approach to generalizing riparian water and air quality function across regions.  Env. Monitoring and Assessment.

Jeldes, Isaac A., Yoder, Daniel and Drumm, Eric (2018) “Sustainable Slopes: Satisfying Rainfall-Erosion Equilibrium and Mechanical Stability” Transactions of the ASABE, Vol. 61(4): 1323-1333 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.12713

Jeong, H., & Bhattarai, R. (2018). Exploring the effects of nitrogen fertilization management alternatives on nitrate loss and crop yields in tile-drained fields in Illinois. Journal of environmental management, 213, 341-352

Johnson, R. D., Sample, D. J., and McCoy, K. J., 2018. GIS-based method for estimating surficial groundwater levels in coastal Virginia using limited information. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 144(7). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001313

Kaushal, S.S., A.G. Gold, S. Bernal, T.A. Newcomer Johnson, K. Addy, et al. 2018. Watershed “chemical cocktails”: forming novel elemental combinations in Anthropocene fresh waters.  Biogeochemistry https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-018-0502-6.

Ketabchy, M., Sample, D.J., Wynn-Thompson, T., and Nayeb Yazdi, M., 2018. Thermal evaluation of urbanization using a hybrid approach, Journal of Environmental Management, 226 (August), pp. 457–475, doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.016

Lamba J., P Srivastava, S. Mitra and T. Way. 2018. Using Soil Phosphorus Measurements to Assess the Effectiveness of Subsurface-Band Application of Broiler Litter in Reducing Phosphorus Leaching. Transactions of ASABE. 61(1): 133-138.

Li, S., Cooke, R. A., Huang, X., Christianson, L., & Bhattarai, R. (2018). Evaluation of fly ash pellets for phosphorus removal in a laboratory scale denitrifying bioreactor. Journal of environmental management, 207, 269-275

Maeda, P. K.,  V. Chanse , A. Rockler, H. Montas, A. Shirmohammadi , S. Wilson, P.l T. Leisnham. 2018. Linking stormwater Best Management Practices to social factors in two suburban watersheds. PLOS One: pp. 1-23.

Malhotra, K., J. Lamba, P. Srivastava, and S. Shepherd. 2018. Fingerprinting Suspended Sediment Sources in an Urbanized Watershed. Water, 10, 1573; doi:10.3390/w10111573McCarty, J.A., M.D. Matlock, J.T. Scott, and B.E. Haggard. 2018. Risk indicators for identifying critical source areas in five Arkansas watersheds. Transactions ASABE 61:1-8

McGehee, R. and P. Srivastava. 2018. Benchmarking reliable erosion indices from quarter-hour station data for climate studies in the southeastern United States. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73(4): 363-376.

Medina, H., D. Tian, P. Srivastava, A. Pelosi, and G. Chirico. 2018. Medium-range reference evapotranspiration forecasts for the contiguous United States based on multi-model numerical weather predictions. Journal of Hydrology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.05.029.

Merriman K.R., A.M. Russell, C.M. Rachol, P. Daggupati, R. Srinivasan, B.A. Hayhurst, and T.D. Stuntebeck. 2018.  Calibration of a field-scale Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model with field placement of best management practices in Alger Creek, Michigan. Sustainability. Vol: 10(3), Pages: 851. DOI:10.3390/su10030851

Mitra, S., P. Srivastava, and J. Lamba. 2018. Probabilistic Assessment of Projected Climatological Drought Characteristics over the Southeast USA. Climatic Change, 147(3-4): 601-615.

Reavis, M.A., and B.E. Haggard. 2018. Mitigating soil phosphorus release using liquid water treatment residuals.  Journal American Water Works Association 110:12

Renkenberger, J., H. Montas, P T. Leisnham, V. Chanse, A. Shirmohammadi, A. Sadeghi, K. Brubaker, A. Rockler, T. Hutson, D. Lansing. 2017. Effectiveness of best management practices with changing climate in a Maryland watershed. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 60(3): 769-789. (doi: 10.13031/trans.11691).

Renkenberger, J., H. Montas, P.T. Leisnham, V. Chanse, A. Shirmohammadi, A. Sadeghi, K. Brubaker, A. Rockler, T. Hutson, D. Lansing. 2016. Climate change impact on critical source area identification in a Maryland watershed. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 59(6): 1803-1819. (doi: 10.13031/trans.59.11677) @2018.

Rezaeianzadeh, M., L. Kalin, M. Hantush. 2018. An Integrated Approach for Modeling Wetland Water Level: Application to a Headwater Wetland in Coastal Alabama, USA, Water 10(7): 879; https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070879.

Schalla, D., D. Lansingb, P.  Leisnhamc, A. Shirmohammadi, H. Montas, T. Hutson. 2018. Understanding stakeholder perspectives on agricultural best management practices and environmental change in the Chesapeake Bay: A Q methodology study. Journal of Rural Studies, 60: 21-31.

Simpson, Z.P., and B.E. Haggard. 2018. Optimizing the flow-adjustment of constituent concentrations via LOESS for trend analysis. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 190:103

Singh, S., A. Abebe, and P. Srivastava. 2018. Evaluation of Nonparametric and Parametric Statistical Procedures for Modeling and Prediction of Cluster-Correlated Hydroclimatic Data. Water Resources Research, 54(9): 6948-6964.

Winchell, M.F., N. Peranginangin, R. Srinivasan and W. Chen. 2018. Soil and Water Assessment Tool model prediction of annual maximum pesticide concentrations in high vulnerability watersheds.  Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. Volume: 14(3), Pages: 358-368. DOI:10.1002/ieam.2014

Xiong, M., Z. Lin, and G. Padmanabhan (2018). Impact of bioenergy policy induced land use change on water quality under changing climate in the Northern Great Plains of the United States. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 17(4): 364-390.

Wang, Y., H. Montas P.T. Leisnham, K. Brubaker, A. Shirmohammadi, V. Chanse, A. Rockler. 2017. A diagnostic decision support system for BMP selection in a small urban watershed. Water Resources Management 31(5): 1649-1664.

Wang, Y.*, H. Montas, K. Brubaker, P.T. Leisnham, A. Shirmohammadi, V. Chanse, A.K. Rockler (2016). Impact of spatial discretization of hydrologic models on spatial distribution of nonpoint source pollution hotspots. ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001455 , 04016047.

Conference Proceedings

Ly, P. and J. J. Ramirez-Avila. Hydrologic and Nutrient Removal Performance of Rain Gardens. Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MN. 348-354 pp.

Saha, G., Cibin, R., Elliott, H. A., Gall, H. E., Shortle, J. S., & Abler, D. G. 2018. Geospatial Landscape Analysis for Livestock Manure Management in Western Pennsylvania. (pp. 1:12). St. Joseph, MI: ASABE. DOI:10.13031/aim.201801218.

Steele, J., J. Grafe, J.J. Ramirez-Avila. 2018. Analyzing Suspended Sediment Transport in Catalpa Creek. Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MN. 336-347 pp.

Wilkinson, H.M., B. Spiller, N. Forbes, S.L. Ortega-Achury and J.J. Ramirez-Avila. 2018. The Effects of Forested Riparian Zones on Stream Conditions.  Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 318-326 pp.

Wilson, L. E., & Ramirez-Avila, J. J. The Effects of Tillage Practices on the Nutrient Enrichment of Eroded Materials. Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MN. 223-230 pp.

Conference presentations

Addy, K., A.J. Gold, J.A. Loffredo, A.W. Scroth, S.P. Inamdar and W.B. Bowden. 2017. Stream response to an extreme drought induced defoliation event. American Geophysical Union Annual Conference.  Dec 11-15, New Orleans, LA.

Alamdari, N., Sample, D., Lee, J. G., and Yazdi, M. ,2018. Comparing Tools for Integrating Cost Optimization with Simulation Modeling in Urban Watersheds. In Chesapeake Research and Modeling Symposium 2018. Annapolis, MD.

Alamdari, N., and Sample, D.J., 2018. Evaluating the impact of climate change on the effectiveness of Rainwater Harvesting Systems across the U.S.. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018. Minneapolis, MN.

Cibin, R., Saha, G., Abler, D. G., Elliott, H. A., Shortle, J. S., & Gall, H. E. (October 2018). "Environmentally and Economically Sustainable Agricultural Development: Exploring Regional Animal Agriculture Potential," ASABE Global Water Security Conference, Hyderabad. India. International.

Czarnecki, J. Linhoss, A., Hathcock, L., Ramirez-Avila, J., & Schauwecker, T. 2018. Assessing Soil Erosion with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Precision Conservation. 73rd Soil and Water Conservation Society International Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM.

Guzman, S., R. Karki, and P. Srivastava. 2018. Nutrient and Water Transport and Uptake in Corn Production Systems: A Field Scale Assessment in Southern Georgia, US. Paper No. 18-01532. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, July 28-August 1, 2018.

Guzman, S., R. Karki, and P. Srivastava. 2018. Effect of Climate Variability on Crop Yield in the Lower Flint River Basin in Southeastern United State. Paper No. 18-01534. ASABE Annual international meeting, Detroit, Michigan, July 28-August 1, 2018.

Grafe, J., Ramirez-Avila, J. J., Schauwecker, T., Ortega-Achury, S. L., Prince Czarnecki, J. M., & Langendoen, E. 2018. Understanding Relations between Streamflow, Turbidity, and Suspended-Sediment Concentration in an Impaired Mississippian Stream. Proceedings Mississippi Water Resources Research institute. Jackson, MS.

Haas, H. and L. Kalin. 2018. Modelling the impacts of conservation practices on water quality at a reservoir catchment in southern Brazil. 2018 SWAT Conference, Sep 17-21, 2018, Brussels, Belgium.

Hassanzadeh, Y., Vidon, P., Gold, A., Pradhanang, S., and Addy, K., 2017 Modeling the effects of hydrogeomorphology and climatic factors on nitrogen, phosphorus and greenhours gase dynamics in riparian zones. American Geophysical Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA

Jahan, K., and Pradhanang, S.M., 2017. Short-term forecast of total phosphorus concentration in New York City water supply system using artificial neural network, Geological Society of America, Annual meeting, Oct 22-25, 2017, Seattle, Washington

Johnson, Z., Julius, S., Fischbach, J., Bennett, M., Benham, B., Sample, D., and Stephenson, K., 2018. Monitoring and Assessing Impacts of Changes in Weather Patterns and Extreme Events on BMP Siting and Design. Annapolis, MD: Science and Technical Advisory Committee, Chesapeake Bay Program, 48 p.

Kanber, R. and L. Kalin. 2018. Assessing Input Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Process-based Wetland Water Quality Model WetQual, Alabama Water Resources Conference & Symposium, September 5-7, Orange Beach, AL.

Karki, R., S. Guzman, and P. Srivastava. 2018. Recharge Potential during Wet and Dry Years of the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the Lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, USA. Paper No. 18-01491. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, July 28-August 1.

Leisnham, P.T., H. Montas, A. Shirmohammadi. 2016. Watershed Diagnostics for Improved Adoption of Management Practices: Integrating Biophysical and Social Factors Across Urban and Agricultural Landscapes. 4th International One Health Congress & 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology and Health. Melbourne, Australia.

Lin, Z., and M. Anar (2018). Parameter Estimation, Transferability Evaluation and Predictive Uncertainty Analysis of a Sugarbeet Model Using PEST. ASABE Paper No. 1800231. St. Joseph, MI.: ASABE

Ly, P. and J. J. Ramirez-Avila. Hydrologic and Nutrient Removal Performance of Rain Gardens. Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MN. 348-354 pp.

Ly, P., & Ramirez-Avila, J. J. 2018. Hydrologic and Nutrient Removal Performance of Rain Gardens: A Review. Proceedings Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Jackson, MS.

Malhotra, K., J. Lamba, and S. Shepherd. 2018. Sediment Fingerprinting to Identify Sources of Stream bed Sediment in an Urbanized Watershed. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Detroit Michigan, July 29-August 1, 2018.

Malhotra, K., J. Lamba, P. Srivastava, and S. Shepherd. 2018. Sediment Fingerprinting to Identify Sources of In-Stream Sediment in an Urbanized Watershed, Alabama Water Resources Conference and Symposium, Orange Beach, Alabama, September 5-7, 2018.

Nayeb Yazdi, M., Sample, D.J., Scott, D., and Owen, J.S., 2018. Water Quality Characterization of Irrigation and Storm Runoff for a Nursery,” in New Trends in Urban Drainage Modelling, International Conference on Urban Drainage Modeling, UDM 2018, Springer, pp. 788–793.

Nayeb Yazdi, M.Sample, D.J., and Owen, J. S., 2018. Water Quality Characterization for Nursery Irrigation and Storm Runoff. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018. Minneapolis, MN.

Nayeb Yazdi, M., Sample, D.J., and Scott, D., 2018. Comparing HSPF and SWMM Watershed Model Applications at Various Scales to Improve Selection of Stormwater Control Measures. In Virginia Water Conference. Richmond, VA.

Paul, S., Pradhanang, S. M., and Boving, T., 2018. Sensitivity Analysis of Multi-site Calibration and Validation for Scituate Reservoir-drinking Water Supply Watershed, RI AWRA 2018 Spring Specialty Conference, GIS and Water Resources: Spatial Analysis of Watersheds: Ecological, Hydrological and Societal Responses Orlando, FLApril 22 – 25, 2018

Paul, S., Pradhanang, S.M., and Boving, T., 2018. Effects of weather on defoliation of forest and impacts on hydrologic cycle. UCOWR/NIWR 2018, Annual Water Resource Confernce, June 26-28, 2018. Pittsburg, PA.

Prasad, R., B. Ortiz, A.L. Kipling and J. Lamba. 2018. Evaluation of Nitrogen Losses from a Corn System Receiving Two Nitrogen Sources, Rates and Application Time.  ASA and CSSA Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, November 4-7, 2018.

Ramesh, R. L. Kalin, M. Hantush, M. Rezaienzadeh, C. Anderson. 2018. Modeling Strategies for a Groundwater Dominated Headwater System, 2018 SWAT Conference, Sep 17-21, 2018, Brussels, Belgium.

Ramesh, R., C. Anderson, and L. Kalin. 2018. Characterizing the Hydrology and Water Quality Function of Headwater Slope Wetlands, Alabama Water Resources Conference & Symposium, September 5-7, Orange Beach, AL.

Ramirez-Avila, J.J.; T. Schauwecker; J. Czarnecky; E. Langendoen; S. Ortega-Achury; J. Martin. 2018. Quantifying and Modeling in-Stream Processes: A first step to restore the Catalpa Creek. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018.

Ramirez-Avila, J. J., Schauwecker, T., Martin, James L., Ortega-Achury, S. L., & Prince Czarnecki, J. M. 2018. A Project Based Learning Study Oriented to Develop a Natural Stream Restoration Design. Proceedings Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Jackson, MS.

Ramirez-Avila, J. J., Grafe, J., Schauwecker, T., Ortega-Achury, S. L., Martin, James L., Noble, T., & Prince Czarnecki, J. M. 2018. Impacts of Riparian Buffer Zones on Stream Water Quality: A Quantitative Assessment in the Catalpa Creek Watershed. Proceedings Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Jackson, MS.

Ramirez-Avila, J; Schauwecker, T; Czarnecki, J; Ortega-Achury, S. L.; Langendoen, L. and Martin, J. 2018. Identification and assessment of stream processes within the Catalpa Creek in Mississippi. Ecostream Conference. Asheville, NC.

Saha, A., Chen, Y., Cibin, R., & Ambrose, K. (July 2018). "Estimation of slow release fertilizer impacts through development of computational algorithm for a watershed model," The Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC), Morgantown, West Virginia. USA. Regional.

Saha, G., Cibin, R., Gall, H. E., Elliott, H. A., & Shortle, J. S. (August 2018). "Geospatial Landscape Analysis for Manure Management in Western Pennsylvania.," ASABE 2108 Annual International Meeting, Detroit, Michigan. USA. International.

Saha, A., & Cibin, R. (July 2018). "Identifying Nutrient Loading Hotspots in Susquehanna River Basin Using SWAT," Chesapeake Community Research & Modeling Symposium, Annapolis, MD. USA. Regional.

Saha, G., Cibin, R., Gall, H. E., Elliott, H. A., & Shortle, J. S. (July 2018). "Quantifying Potential Environmental Impacts of Animal Agricultural Developments in Western Pennsylvania," The Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC), Morgantown, West Virginia. USA. Regional.

Sample, D.J., 2018. Urban Stormwater Research Optimization for Watershed Restoration. In Universities Council on Water Resources, Annual Conference 2018. Pittsburgh, PA

Sample, D., Alamdari, N., and Lee, J. G., 2018. Optimizing Watershed Improvement Strategies-Comparing RSWMM-Cost and SUSTAIN. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018. Minneapolis, MN.

Schauwecker, T.; J.J. Ramirez-Avila; J. Czarnecki, J; B. Baker. 2018. Hydraulic and vegetative modeling for the restoration design of the upper reach of catalpa creek, an impaired stream in northeast Mississippi. 2018 National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. New Orleans, LA. Poster Presentation

Seybold, E.C., A. Gold, S. Inamdar, S. Pradhanang, W.B. Bowden, M. Vaughan, K. Addy, J. Shanley, A. Vermilyea, R. Sleeper, D. Levia, C. Adair, B. Wemple, and A. Scroth.  2017. Effects of land use on the timing and magnitude of dissolved organic carbon and nitrate fluxes: A regional analysis of high-frequency sensor measurements from forested, agricultural and urban watersheds.  American Geophysical Union Annual Conference.  Dec 11-15, New Orleans, LA.

Steele, J., J. Grafe, J.J. Ramirez-Avila. 2018. Analyzing Suspended Sediment Transport in Catalpa Creek. Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MN. 336-347 pp.

Thompson, T. M., Ketabchy, M., Sample, D., and Yazdi, M., 2018. Modeling Thermal Pollution in Urbanized Watersheds using a Hybrid Approach. In EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MD.

Wilkinson, H.M., B. Spiller, N. Forbes, S.L. Ortega-Achury and J.J. Ramirez-Avila. 2018. The Effects of Forested Riparian Zones on Stream Conditions.  Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. 318-326 pp.

Wilson, L. E., & Ramirez-Avila, J. J. The Effects of Tillage Practices on the Nutrient Enrichment of Eroded Materials. Proceedings of the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MN. 223-230 pp.

Wilson, L. E., Ramirez-Avila, J. J., & Almansa-Manrique, E. F. (2018). Predicting the Effects of Conservation Practices in Tropical Soils. Proceedings MWRRI. Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute. Jackson, MS.

Thesis/Dissertation

Alamdari, N., 2018. Modeling Climate Change Impacts on the Effectiveness of Stormwater Control Measures in Urban Watersheds, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 165 p.

Arora, P. 2018. Modeling Effectiveness of Broiler Litter Application Method and Timing for Reducing Phosphorus and Nitrogen losses in Big Creek Watershed,

Coleman, B., 2018. Impact of Biochar Amendment, Hydraulic Retention Time, and Influent Concentration on N and P Removal in Horizontal Flow-Through Bioreactors, MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 189 p.

Frazar, S. 2018. Nutrient flux from extreme climatic events: agricultural vs. urban watersheds.  Major paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Science and Management.  University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.

Keys, T.A., 2018. Monitoring and Managing River Corridors in the Midst of Growing Water Demand, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 105 p.

Ketabchy, M., 2017. Thermal Evaluation of an Urbanized Watershed using SWMM and MINUHET: a Case Study of the Stroubles Creek Watershed, Blacksburg, VA, MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 114 p.

Malhotra, K. 2018.  Sediment Fingerprinting to Identify Sources of In-Stream Sediment in an Urbanized Watershed.

Robinson, D.J., 2018. Assessing Green Infrastructure Needs in Hampton Roads, Virginia and Identifying the Role of Virginia Cooperative Extension, MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 144 p.

Understanding Wetland Hydrology and Water Quality though Data/Process-based Modeling, Rasika Ramesh

Wade, T., 2018. Modeling Effects of Rainwater Harvesting Systems on Water Yield Increase and Non-Beneficial Evaporation Reduction to Sustain Agriculture in a Water-Scarce Region of China, MS, Old Dominion University, 51 p.

Wagena, M., 2018 Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Water Availability and Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 208 p.

Reports

Fox, L.J., Robinson, D.J., Sample, D. J. and Wolford, C.E, 2018. Stormwater Management for Homeowners Fact Sheet 1 Rooftop Redirection (disconnection), https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/SPES/SPES-9/SPES-9.html

Fox, L. J., Sample, D. J., and Robinson, D. J., 2018. Stormwater Management for Homeowners Fact Sheet 5 Rain Gardens, SPES-13P, https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/SPES/SPES-13/SPES-13.html

Fox, L. J., Sample, D. J., and Robinson, D. J., 2018. Stormwater Management for Homeowners Fact Sheet 6 Buffers, SPES-14P , https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/SPES/SPES-14/SPES-14.html

Fox, L. J., Sample, D. J., Robinson, D. J., and Nelson, G. E., 2018. Stormwater Management for Homeowners Fact Sheet 4 Grass Swale, SPES-12P, https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/SPES/SPES-12/SPES-12.html

Fox, L. J., Sample, D. J., Robinson, D. J., and Wolford, C. E., 2018. Stormwater Management for Homeowners Fact Sheet 3 Permeable Pavement, SPES-11P, https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/SPES/SPES-11/SPES-11.html

Fox, L. J., Sample, D. J., Robinson, D. J., and Nelson, G. E., 2018. Stormwater Management for Homeowners Fact Sheet 2 Rain Barrels, SPES-10P, https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/SPES/SPES-10/SPES-10.html

Pradhanang, S. M., Boving, T., Meadows, M., and Hadjeres, H. 2018. Occurrence and Formation of N-DBPs in Source Waters of Rhode Island, Water Resource Center, Annual Technical Report, USGS

Model development

RSWMM-Cost was developed to provide support for optimizing the selection and placement of best management practices (BMPs) in an urban watershed using EPA-SWMM models.  Model available at: https://github.com/nasrinalam/RSWMM-CostAutomation. Case study application p aper is in review: Alamdari, N., Sample, D.J., In Review. A Multiobjective Simulation-Optimization Tool for Assisting in Urban Watershed Restoration Planning, Journal of Cleaner Production.

SWMM: A novel application of EPA-SWMM to characterize runoff from a commercial nursery operation was developed.  Case study application is described in Nayeb Yazdi, M., Sample, D.J., Scott, D., and Owen, J.S., 2018. Water Quality Characterization of Irrigation and Storm Runoff for a Nursery,” in New Trends in Urban Drainage Modelling, International Conference on Urban Drainage Modeling, UDM 2018, Springer, pp. 788–793.

HSPF: Disaggregated HSPF models were developed for comparison with SWMM in various watersheds of the City of Virginia Beach.  Research is ongoing (Nayeb Yazdi).

HSPF/SWMM: An HSPF and a SWMM model were developed for the Stroubles Creek watershed, Blacksburg, VA., and calibrated for a comparison study in Nayeb Yazdi, M., Ketabchy, M., Sample, D.J., Scott, D., 2018. Evaluating HSPF and SWMM Model Applications to Simulate Baseflow and Peak flow in a Large Urban Watershed. Environmental Modelling & Software (In Review).:

SWMM/MINUHET: a novel hybrid of SWMM and MINUHET was developed for thermal modeling of urban runoff, model case study application in Ketabchy, M., Sample, D.J., Wynn-Thompson, T., and Nayeb Yazdi, M., 2018. Thermal evaluation of urbanization using a hybrid approach, Journal of Environmental Management, 226 (August), pp. 457–475, doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.016

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH): A model of RWH was improved and extended to incorporate climate change assessments, as described in Alamdari, N., Sample, D. J., Liu, J., and Ross, A., 2018. Assessing climate change impacts on the reliability of rainwater harvesting systems. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 132, 178-189. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.12.013