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Waters of the West
water@uidaho.edu
phone: (208)885-9694
Morrill Hall 214
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Moscow, ID 83844-3002
 

 WHY WOW?

THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN DECIDING HOW BEST TO MANAGE OUR WATER resources are resolving problems that are an entanglement of legal, social, science, engineering and policy issues -- not to mention philosophical stances.  It's a conflict-ridden, complex environment made even more challenging when the decision-makers view the problem only through the lens of their particular field. It's against that backdrop that the UI Waters of the West program has emerged.

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GRADUATE PROGRAM
Multi-Million Dollar Grant Puts UI Scientists in Idaho-WA Schools to Enhance Water Resources Education

The University of Idaho has received a $2.94 million grant from the National Science Foundation for a water resources project that connects the research community with middle and high school classrooms in rural northern Idaho and eastern Washington.

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RESEARCH
WoW Grad Student Awarded $31,000 EPA Grant for Study on Jurisdictionally Complex Water Basins

Mark Solomon’s passion comes to the surface when the topic is jurisdictionally complex water basins.  He’s been working on water issues in Idaho and across the nation for more than 30 years and now is part of a University of Idaho team focusing on the Lapwai Creek watershed on the Nez Perce Reservation.

Solomon, a University of Idaho graduate student, has taken his academic research into water issues to the next level through the unique Waters of the West program, known as WoW.

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FACULTY
Meet: Jan Boll

The director of the WoW program is professor Jan Boll, PhD, whose expertise is in hydrology, environmental water quality watershed hydrology, and integrated water resources analysis. Working with other faculty members, he spearheaded the establishment of the interdisciplinary program, which started in the spring of 2006 when it was awarded $1.5 million in funding from the University of Idaho.

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