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The historical library of CIWR and the former University of California Water Resources Center.

This page brings together older CIWR publications, historical annual reports, Technical Completion Reports, Water Resources Center Contributions, and archival resources in one place. Recent publications from 2023 to the present are maintained separately in the current Publications & Reports collection.

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Annual Reports

Historical CIWR/WRC and Salinity/Drainage annual reports.

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Technical Completion Reports

Final reports from supported water research projects

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WRC Contributions

Technical publications of the former Water Resources Center.

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WRC Archives

Historical publications and research records of the former Water Resources Center.

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Legacy CIWR Publications

Selected older publications and institutional materials that predate the current 2023–present collection.

Technical Completion Reports

Final reports from supported research projects. The historical collection dates back to the former Water Resources Center. Reports shown below are organized by completion year.

Historical repositories

Reports completed from 1998–2010 were also deposited in eScholarship. Earlier records are preserved through the Water Resources Center Archives.

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Application of acoustic pressure waves in aquifer remediation and mobilization of entrapped organic liquids Constantinos V. Chrysikopoulos and Eric T. Vogler, W-938

Freshwater mussels in a California North Coast Range river: occurrence, distribution, and controls Kurt M. Cuffey, W-933 

A stochastic sediment supply model for a semi-arid landscape Thomas Dunne and Emmanuel J. Gabet, W-917 

The influence of introduced trout on native aquatic invertebrate communities in a paired watershed study of High Sierran streams David B. Herbst, Erik L. Silldorff, and Scott D. Cooper, W930

Biodegradation of estrogenic compounds and its enhancement in a membrane bioreactor Slawomir W. Hermanowicz and Eleanor Wozei, W-945

Landscape level controls on nitrate-nitrogen in forested and chaparral catchments of southern California Thomas Meixner, W-931 

Soil water monitoring using geophysical techniques : development and applications in agriculture and water resources management Yoram Rubin, W-929 

Hydrodynamic design in coastal wetland restoration Brett F. Sanders and Feleke Arega, W-942

Modeling and optimization of water quality in a large-scale regional water supply system Ming-Yen Tu, Frank T-C. Tsai, and William W-G. Yeh, W-934

Enhancing the utility of in vitro digestive fluid extraction as a management tool for contaminated aquatic sediments Donald P. Weston, W-927

Development of a rapid, sensitive, and quantitative method to detect infective hepatitis, a virus in water Marylynn V. Yates and Wilfred Chen, W-932

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Corbicula fluminea as an Environmental Assay for Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in Surface Waters Edward R. Atwill, Allen W. Knight, George Tchobanoglous, James Harp, and Tamara L. Rose, W-864 

Stochastic Conjunctive Management of Water Resources in Yolo County Hakan Basagaoglu, Miguel A. Marino, and Robert H. Shumway, W-874 

The Redox Transformation and Mobilization of Arsenate and Arsenite at Water - Sediment Interfaces Harvey E. Doner and Xiaohua Sun, W-868 

Potential of Long-lead Streamflow and Drought Forecasting in California John A. Dracup, W-856 

Will Releasing Treated Wastewater Stimulate Algal Blooms in Southern California Estuaries? Peggy Fong, Karleen Boyle, and Krista Kamer, W-871

Adaptive Grid Refinement for Groundwater Contaminant Transport Simulation David L. Freyberg and Robert L. Street, W-737

Selenium Removal by Constructed Wetlands: Role of Biological Volatilization Drew Hansen, Peter J. Duda, Adel Zayed, and Norman Terry, W-848

Effects of Herbaceous Riparian Vegetation on Streambank Stability James W. Kirchner, Lisa Micheli, and John D. Farrington, W-872 

Mobilization, Fate, and Transport of Iron in the Anoxic Zone of a Sewage Contaminated Aquifer Keith Loague, Douglas B. Kent, James A. Davis, W-863 

Microbial utilization of particulate organic carbon in northern San Francisco Bay and links to higher trophic levels Michael C. Murrell, James T. Hollibaugh, Mary W. Silver, and Pat S. Wong, W-875 

Effects of Perennial Grass Buffer Strips on Movement of NPS Pollutants from Cropland to Wetland Felicia A. Rein, Marc Los Huertos, Robert C. Curry, and Margaret Fitzsimmons, W-866 

Developing a New Micrometeorological Method to Estimate the Surface Energy Budget and Evapotranspiration Kyaw Tha Paw U and Richard L. Snyder, W-797

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Multidimenstional Models for Macroscopic Virus Transport in Porous Media Constantinos V. Chrysikopoulos and Youn Sim, W-854

Bioavailability and Toxicity of Heavy Metals in Urban Runoff in Simulated Natural Conditions James F. Hauri Jr. and Alex Horne, W-858 

Arsenic Geochemistry in Source Waters of the Los Angeles Aqueduct Janet G. Hering, Jennifer A. Wilkie, and Van Q. Chiu, W-829 

Developments in vadose zone soil solution extraction Jan W. Hopmans, Graham E. Fogg, and R.F. Denison, W-850 

Application of Artificially Immobilized Microorganisms to Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water Sean X. Liu and Slawomir W. Hermanowicz, W-857 

Political structure and management decisions in California's agricultural water districts Richard J. McCann and David Zilberman, W-845 

Anaerobic Degradation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Groundwater Aquifers or "Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Degradation" R. Brent Nielsen and Jay D. Keasling, W-849 

Effect of Stream Flow Regulation and Absence of Scouring Floods on Trophic Transfer of Biomass to Fish in Northern California Rivers Michael S. Parker and Mary E. Power, W-825

Carbon Dynamics in Natural vs. Constructed Wetland Systems: Implications for Wastewater Treatment Eliska Rejmankova and Rebecca Post, W-855 

Contaminant Transport in Groundwater for Environmental Performance Assessment Yoram Rubin, W-836 

The Role of Photochemistry the Transport and Transformation of Arsenic David L. Sedlak and Abra Bentley, W-853

Long Term Variability of Fresh Water Flow into the San Francisco Estuary using Paleoclimatic Methods Lisa E. Wells, Michelle Goman, and Roger Byrne, W-834 

A Two-Step Nonlinear Programming Approach to the Optimization of Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Ground Water Hugh S. Wong, Ne-Zheng Sun and William W-G. Yeh, W-860

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Chromium in the San Francisco Bay Estuary: a Study of Cycling, Speciation, and Anthropogenic Inputs Khalil E. Abu-Saba and Russ Flegal, W-833

Optimization of groundwater remediation strategies in aquifers affected by slow desorption processes Thomas C. Harmon, William W-G. Yeh, Dung Kong, José A. Saez and Yung-Hsin Sun, W-815

Modeling and Stochastic Analysis of Contaminant Transport in Soils and Aquifers Mohamed M. Hantush, Miguel A. Marino, and Robert H. Shumway, W-832 

Partitioning and Bioavailability of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in an Intertidal Marsh Keith Alan Maruya and Alex J. Horne, W-822

Extending Traditional Technology of Aquifer Characterization Through Numerical Models T.N. Narasimhan and Jean Moran, W-830 

Microbial Denitrification of Groundwater using Microporous Membranes Andrew R. Reising, Phillip R. McCleaf, Bruce O. Mansell, Asher Brenner, and Edward D. Schroeder, W-837 

Mass transfer and kinetics study of the ozonation of refractory organics in waste waters Edward B. Rinker, Sami S. Ashour, Robert G. Rinker, and Orville C. Sandall, W-838

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Extending the Model of Residential Water Conservation Nature and Scope Leonardo Corral, Anthony Fisher and Nile W. Hatch, W-775 

Modelling runoff and erosion effects of wildland fires William E. Dietrich and Frederick A. Booker, W-823

Evaluation of Rangeland Stream Condition and Recovery using Physical and Biological Assessments of Nonpoint Source Pollution David B. Herbst and Roland A. Knapp, W-818

Hydrogeologic response of small watersheds to wildfire Edward A. Keller, David W. Valentine, and Dennis R. Gibbs, W-781 

Integrated Planning and Management for Urban Water Supplies Considering Multiple Uncertainties Jay R. Lund, Mimi Jenkins, Orit Wilchfort, W-813

Optimal Well Network Design for Subsurface Remediation and Pollutant Containment Miguel A. Mariño, W-789 

Selection of Native Wetland Plants for Water Treatment of Urban Runoff Eliska Rejmankova and David E. Bayer, W-769

Gold Mining Impacts on Food Chain Mercury in Northwestern Sierra Nevada Streams Darell G. Slotton, Shaun M. Ayers, John E. Reuter, and Charles R. Goldman, W-816 

Optimal Management of Groundwater Basins of Degraded Water Quality for Conjuctive Use Kimberly A. Stapp-Alexander and Gary L. Guymon, W-809 

Qsar analysis of the chemical hydrolysis of organophosphorus pesticides in natural waters Kenneth K. Tanji and Jonathan J. Sullivan, W-843 

Geometric Modeling of Rainfall Fields Carlos E. Puente, W-804 

Expression of in situ biomarkers in striped bass H.J. Segall, David E. Hinton, and M. Torten, W-796

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Water Resources Center Contributions, 1977–2010

Published technical reports of research projects sponsored by the former University of California Water Resources Center.

Digitized / Online Contributions

From High Rise to Coast: Revitalizing Ribeira da Barcarena
Matt Kondolf, Kristen Podolak, and Andrea Gaffney (editors). 2010.

A Living Mediterranean River: Restoration and Management of the Rio Real in Portugal To Achieve Good Ecological Condition
Jennifer Natali, Matt Kondolf, Clara Landeiro, Juliet Christian-Smith, and Ted Grantham. February 2009.

A Fresh Perspective for Managing Water in California: Insights from Applying the European Water Framework Directive to the Russian River
Ted Grantham, Juliet Christian-Smith, G. Matt Kondolf, and Stefan Scheuer. March 2008. 99 pp.

Numerical Simulation of Land Subsidence in the Los Banos-Kettleman City Area, California
Keith J. Larson, Hakan Basagaoglu, and Miguel Mariño. January 2001. 83 pp.

Distribution, Ecology and Potential Impacts of the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) in San Francisco Bay
Deborah A. Rudnick, Kathleen M. Halat, and Vincent H. Resh. June 2000. 74 pp.

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Evolution and Implementation of Water Policy: An Historical Perspective
W. Turrentine Jackson and Alan Paterson. June 1977. 192 pp.

 

Contributions Listed Through the National Technical Information Service

An Approach to Solving Basin-Wide Water Resources Management Planning Problem with Multiple Objectives — Peter W.F. Louie, William W-G. Yeh, and Nien-Sheng Hsu. September 1982.

Nitrogen Fertilizer Management of Vigorous Lemons and Nitrate-Pollution Potential of Groundwater — T.W. Embleton, C.O. Pallares, W.W. Jones, L.L. Summers, and M. Matsumura. April 1980.

Controlling Land Use for Water Management and Urban Growth Management: A Policy Analysis — Seymour I. Schwartz, Robert A. Johnston, James R. Blackmarr, and David E. Hansen. October 1979.

Public Attitudes Toward Community Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse Options — William H. Bruvold. August 1979.

Emergencies in Water Delivery — Roland Schinzinger and Henry Fagin. June 1979.

Factors Influencing Usefulness of Antitranspirants Applied on Phreatophytes to Increase Water Supplies — David C. Davenport and Robert M. Hagen.

Feasibility of Rainwater Collection Systems in California — David Jenkins and Frank Pearson. August 1978.

Brushland Watershed Fire Management Policy in Southern California: Biosocial Considerations — Robert G. Lee and Thomas M. Bonnicksen. August 1978.

A Dynamic Simulation of Regional Economic Performance with Alternative Water Policies — Lloyd Mercer and W. Douglas Morgan. August 1978.

Viral Control of Nuisance Blue-Green Algae — P.R. Desjardins, M.B. Barkley, S.A. Swiecki, and S.N. West. May 1978.

Economic Impact of Water Quality on River Basin Management — Otto J. Helweg and Desi Alvarez. March 1978.

Engineering and Pedological Properties of Soils as They Affect Soil Erodibility — Michael J. Singer, John Blackard, Ernest Gillogley, and Kandiah Arulanandan. January 1978.

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Out-of-Print Contributions

Integrated Planning and Management for Urban Water Supplies Considering Multiple Uncertainties — Jay R. Lund, Mimi Jenkins, and Orit Kalman. May 1998.

Modeling of Precipitation-Based Drought Characteristics Over California — H.W. Shen and G.Q. Tabios III. February 1996.

Regional Scale Groundwater Monitoring: Methods and Case Studies — Paul F. Hudak, Hugo A. Loaiciga, and Miguel A. Mariño. April 1993.

Evaporation Rates from Temperature-Stratified Saline Lakes Using a One Dimensional Integrated Evaporation Methodology – Mono Lake as a Case Study — Ben J. Tsuang and John A. Dracup. May 1991.

A Technique for the Assessment of Uncertainty in Water Quality Models Used for Public Health Risk Analysis — Mark A. Tumeo and Gerald T. Orlob. December 1990.

Biogeography of Caddisfly (Trichoptera) Assemblages in Cold Springs of the Sierra Nevada — Nancy A. Erman and Don C. Erman. October 1990.

An Economic Analysis of Flood Control Policy in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — Samuel H. Logan. June 1989.

Evaluation of the Impact of Small Hydroelectric Facilities on the Visual Resources of Free-Flowing Streams in the Sierra Nevada — M.L. Shelton and Raymond J. Lacey. April 1989.

Municipal Water Conservation — William H. Bruvold. September 1988.

Chemical Effects of Saline Drainage Waters on Irrigated San Joaquin Valley Soils — Garrison Sposito, Catherine Thellier, Kenneth Holtzclaw, and James Rhoades. June 1987.

Quantitative Methods for Evaluating the Effects of Geothermal Energy Development on Stream Benthic Communities at the Geysers, California — Vincent H. Resh et al. October 1987.

Risk Analysis and Stochastic Management of Reservoir Systems — Miguel Mariño and Hugo A. Loaiciga. October 1986.

Small Community Responses to Water Quality Requirements in a Non-metropolitan California — Alvin D. Socolow and Priscilla L. Hanford. June 1986.

Optimal Operation of a Multiple Reservoir System — Miguel Mariño and Hugo A. Loaiciga. February 1985.

Use of Estimation Techniques for Flood Forecasting — N.S. Hsu, B.J. Williams, W. W-G. Yeh, and M.K. Stenstrom. February 1985.

Shrublands in California: Literature Review and Research Needed for Management — Johannes J. DeVries, editor. November 1984.

Methodologies to Predict the Mobility and Availability of Hazardous Metals in Sludge-Amended Soils — Garrison Sposito et al. August 1984.

Developing the Resource Potential of a Shallow Water Table — Donald W. Grimes, Roshan L. Sharma, and Delbert W. Henderson. August 1984.

Environmental Effects of Land Use and Intensive Range Management: A Northern California Example — Teresa K. Albin-Smith and Charles A. Raguse. July 1984.

Recovery After Logging in Streams With and Without Bufferstrips in Northern California — Don C. Erman and Donald Mahoney. June 1983.

Viral Control of Nuisance Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae). II — P.R. Desjardins and G.B. Olson. March 1983.

Mathematical Modeling and Parameter Identification in a Two-Dimensional Estuary: Case Study of the Hydraulic Model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta — Wen-Sen Chu, William W-G. Yeh, and Richard C. Kristof. March 1981.

Benefits of Long-Range Streamflow Prediction — William W-G. Yeh, Leonard Becker, Marvin J. Cohn, and Robert Zettlemoyer. February 1980.

The Stanislaus River Drainage Basin and the New Melones Dam: Historical Evolution of Water Use Priorities — W. Turrentine Jackson and Stephen Mikesell. June 1979.

Remote Sensing Detection of Perched Water Tables: A Pilot Study — John E. Estes and David S. Simonett. October 1978.

Decision Theory Application and Irrigation Optimization — Marshall J. English and Gerald T. Orlob. September 1978.

Economic Impact of Fossil Energy Alternatives on California Irrigated Agriculture — Warren E. Johnston, Richard M. Adams, and Gordon A. King. June 1978.

The Effects of Irrigation Return Water on Aquatic Plants (Periphyton) in the Sacramento River at Knights Landing, California — Stephen P. Hayes et al. March 1978.

Evaluation of Streamside Bufferstrips for Protecting Aquatic Organisms — Don C. Erman, J. Dennis Newbold, and Kenneth B. Roby. September 1977.

Influence of Domestic Wastes on the Structure and Energetics of Intertidal Communities near Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island — Mark M. Littler and Steven N. Murray. June 1977.

 

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