Annual Reports

FY2014-2015

Project Name	Project Investigators
Groundwater Recharge Estimation under Climate Change Impact for the Southern Hills Aquifer System of Southeastern Louisiana and Southwestern Mississippi	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Identification of Critical Nitrogen Source Areas in Lower Boeuf River Watershed	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU
Effect of Herbicide Atrazine on Phytoplankton, Water Quality, and Ecosystem Functions in Louisiana Coastal Wetlands	Dr. Sibel Bargu & Dr. Ronald D. DeLaune, LSU
Adaptive management of Catahoula Lake for Sediment Mobility and Control of Woody Encroachment	Dr. Richard Keim & Dr. Brandon Edwards, LSU

FY2013-2014

Project Name	Project Investigators
Hierarchical Multimodel Saltwater Intrusion Remediation and Sampling Designs: A BMA Tree Approach	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. Jeff Hanor, LSU
Hydrostratigraphy Modeling of the Southern Hills Aquifer System	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Development of Total Maximum Daily Load for Dissolved Oxygen in Nutrient-Enriched Lowland Rivers	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU
Sustainable Iron Removal from Groundwater Supporting Aquaculture	Dr. Ron Malone & Dr. Donald Dean Adrian, LSU

FY2012-2013

Project Name	Project Investigators
Hierarchical Multimodel Saltwater Intrusion Remediation and Sampling Designs: A BMA Tree Approach	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. Jeff Hanor, LSU
Nutrient and harmful algal bloom (HAB) dynamics in Lake Pontchartrain during a non-spillway opening year	Dr. John R White, Dr. Sibel Bargu & Dr. Chunyan Li, LSU
Identification of contaminant source locations in Amite River watershed	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU
Hydrostratigraphy Modeling of the Southern Hills Aquifer System and Faults	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Irregular Wave Dissipation by Coastal Vegetation	Dr. Heather Smith, LSU

FY2011-2012

Project Name	Project Investigators
Hierarchical Multimodel Saltwater Intrusion Remediation and Sampling Designs: A BMA Tree Approach	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. Jeff Hanor, LSU
Development of a 2D Hydrodynamic Model of the Mississippi River and Application To Long-Term Management Scenarios, Contaminant Transport and Sediment Transport	Dr. Clinton S. Willson, LSU
Feasibility Study of Scavenging Approach to Stop Saltwater Toward Water Wells	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Turbulent Interactions of Coastal Vegetation and Waves	Dr. Heather Smith, LSU

FY2010-2011

Project Name	Project Investigators
Modeling Turbulent Enhancement of Sediment Transport	Dr. Heather Smith, LSU
Bayesian Model Averaging for Saltwater Intrusion Management under Model Uncertainty	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Development of an active cap for the sequestration of mercury in contaminated lake sediments in Louisiana	Dr. K.T. Valsaraj & Dr. Ronald D. DeLaune, LSU
Wave-induced transport through coastal vegetation	Dr. Heather Smith, LSU
Multimodel uncertainty analysis for chance-constrained saltwater intrusion management	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Scale-dependent behavior and modeling of dissolved oxygen in coastal Louisiana rivers	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU
Hierarchical Multimodel Saltwater Intrusion Remediation and Sampling Designs: A BMA Tree Approach	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. Jeff Hanor, LSU

FY2009-2010

Project Name	Project Investigators
Saltwater Intrusion Management with Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Ground Water	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. Vijay P. Singh, LSU
Field Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants of Toxic Metals in Lake Pontchartrain and Ground Water	Dr. Ju Chou, LSU
Modeling Turbulent Enhancement of Sediment Transport	Dr. Heather Smith, LSU
Bayesian Model Averaging for Saltwater Intrusion Management under Model Uncertainty	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Fecal Coliform TMDL Development for Holly Beach	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU

FY2008-2009

Project Name	Project Investigators
Saltwater Intrusion Management with Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Ground Water	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. Vijay P. Singh, LSU
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) Laboratory Experiments on Saltwater Encroachment Tracking and Modeling in Saturated Heterogeneous Sediment	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Uncertainty-Based TMDL Calculations for Dissolved Oxygen in Amite River	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU
Field Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants of Toxic Metals in Lake Pontchartrain and Ground Water	Dr. Ju Chou, LSU

FY2007-2008

Project Name	Project Investigators
Saltwater Intrusion Management with Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Ground Water	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. Vijay P. Singh, LSU
Scale-Dependent Behavior and Modeling of Nitrogen Retention in Streams	Dr. Zhi−Qiang Deng and Dr. Donald Dean Adrian, LSU
Discerning nutrient limitations to phytoplankton growth in rivers and bayous on the North shore of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana	Dr. Sarah Fearnley, LSU
Information Transfer Symposia: Mitigation of Storm Surge using Vegetation (Spring, 2007) and Resilient Environmental Infrastructure for Coastal Communities (Fall, 2007)	John Pardue, Nedra Davis Korevec, LSU

FY2006-2007

Project Name	Project Investigators
Saltwater Intrusion Management with Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Ground Water	Dr. Frank Tsai & Dr. V.P. Singh, LSU
A Pilot Study on Modeling and Management of Hurricane- Accelerated Saltwater Encroachment in Coastal Aquifers	Dr. Frank Tsai, LSU
Assessment of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina’s and Rita’s storm surges on the Southern Hills Aquifer System in Southern St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes	Dr. Van Biersel & Dr. Carlson, LGS
GIS-Aided Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment System for Lake Pontchartrain	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU

FY2005-2006

Project Name	Project Investigators
Modeling Sediment-Controlled TMDLs for the Branched and Braided Networks of Waterways in Louisiana: Model Development and Application to the Amite River Basin	Dr. Zhi-Qiang Deng, LSU
Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Louisiana Fresh, Brackish and Salt Marsh	Dr. Istvan Devai, Dr. Ronald D. DeLaune, LSU
Probabilistic Assessment of the Effectiveness of BMPs in Coastal Louisiana	Dr. V.P. Singh, LSU

FY2004-2005

Project Name	Project Investigators
Use of Synchrotron Microtomography an X-Ray Fluorescence to Better Understand Contaminant Diffusion in Reactive Barrier Systems Phase II	Dr. Clinton Willson, LSU
Metal Speciation in Particulates in the Mississippi River in Louisiana Phase II	Dr. Amativa Roy, CAMD LSU
Quantifying Hydrologic Impacts on Spatio-Temporal Variabilityof Stream Water Quality in Coastal Louisiana	Dr. V.P. Singh, LSU
Economic Assessments of Best Management Practices and Environmental Policy Options for Attaining the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Goal in Louisiana’s Major Milkshed	Dr. Krishna Paudel & Dr. Wayne Gauthier, LSU Agricultural Center

FY2003-2004

Project Name	Project Investigators
Use of Synchrotron Microtomography an X-Ray Fluorescence to Better Understand Contaminant Diffusion in Reactive Barrier Systems	Dr. Clinton Willson, LSU
Metal Speciation in Particulates in the Mississippi River in Louisiana	Dr. Amativa Roy, CAMD LSU
Economic Assessments of Best Management Practices and Environmental Policy Options for Attaining the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Goal in Louisiana’s Major Milkshed	Dr. Krishna Paudel & Dr. Wayne Gauthier, LSU Agricultural Center

FY2002-2003

Project Name	Project Investigators
Flood Risk Mapping of the New Orleans Area	Dr. V.P. Singh & Dr. D. Adrian, LSU
Ground Water Contaminant Transport Following Flooding Events: Impacts of Model Size, Resolution and Complexity	Dr. Clinton Willson, LSU
Response to Hurricane Induced Flooding in New Orleans	Dr. Craig Colten, LSU
Flooding in a New Orleans Watershed Caused by Hurricanes that Do Not Overtop the Levee System	Dr. Donald Barbe, J. Alex McCorquodale, & Gianna Cothren, UNO

FY2001-2002

Project Name	Project Investigators
Development of a Two-Dimensional High Spatial Resolution Storm Surge Simulation Model for Single Processors and Distributed Computing Cluster	Dr. Vibhas Aravamuthan, LSU
Storm Water Transport of Particulate Matter From Elevated Urban Transportation Corridors into Waterways of Louisiana – The Role of Partitioning and Implications For Treatment	Dr. John Sansalone, LSU
Determining Uncertainty in Capture Zones and Interference from High Volume Wells	Dr. Clinton Willson, LSU
Fecal Coliform Concentration in Runoff from Fields Applied with Dairy Manure	Dr. Caye Drapcho, LSU Ag Center

FY2000-2001

Project Name	Project Investigators
Quantifying Urban Non-point Sources of Lead for use in TMDL Computations	Dr. Laura Steinberg, Tulane
Investigation into the Effect of the Direction, Spatial Coverage and Temporal Distribution of Rainfall on Watershed Flooding	Dr. V.P. Singh, LSU
Denitrification in Wetlands Receiving Mississippi River Freshwater Diversion: Water Quality Aspects	Dr. R. D. DeLaune, and Dr. C. W. Lindau, LSU

FY2000

Project Name	Project Investigators
Annual Technical Report FY 2000	Suhayda, Joseph

FY1997

Project Name	Project Investigators
Five-Year Evaluation Report for Fiscal Years 1993-1997	Constant, W. David

FY1993

Project Name	Project Investigators
Researchers’ Manual	Constant, W. David
Nonopoint Controls on the Quality of Shallow Groundwaters in Louisiana, “Project Completion Report”	Hanor, Jeffery S.

FY1991

Project Name	Project Investigators
Fiscal Year 1990 Program Report for Grant Number 14-08-0001-G-1565-03 for the USGS	Constant, W. David
Identification of High-Risk Atmospheric and Surface Conditions for Urban Flash Flooding in Louisiana. Projection Completion Report	Hirschboeck, Katherine K. and Mattie Fincher Coxe
Treatment of high organic, low toxicity wastewaters using a soil biofilter system. Project Completion Report	Pardue, John H., R.D. DeLaune, and W.H. Patrick, Jr.

FY1990

Project Name	Project Investigators
Aquaculture/Marine Fisheries Process Wastewater. Project Completion Report	Branch, Bill
Program Report for Grant Number 14-08-0001-G-1565-02 for the USGS	Constant, W. David
Nature and Rates of Bacterial Metabolism in Aquifers of Southeastern Louisiana. Project Completion Report	Graber, Ellen R., and Paul Aharon
A Bench Scale Rock-Plant Filter Investigation	Skipper,Donna, Marty Tittlebaum and Walt Zachritz
The Importance of Denitrification to the Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment in Forested Wetlands. Project Completion Report	Twilley, Robert R. and Ronald G. Boustany

FY1989

Project Name	Project Investigators
Pathways, Mechanisms, and Rates of Solute Transport Across the Base of the Fresh Water Zone, South Louisiana, “Project Completion Report”	Hanor, Jeffery S.
A Water Quality Training Program for the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service	Kelly, Brenda G. and Bill Branch

FY1988

Project Name	Project Investigators
Use of Stable Nitrogen Isotopes Determining Nitrogen Sources Entering Louisiana Surface Waters. Project Completion Report	Delaune, R.D., C.W. Lindau, and W.H. Patrick, Jr.
Response to On-Site Evaluation by U.S. Geological Survey. Probation Report 14-08-0001-G1425-01	Tittlebaum, Marty E. and Brenda G. Kelly
Program Report for Grant Number 14-08-0001-G-1565-01 for the USGS	Tittlebaum, Marty E.
Performance Evaluations of an Artificial Wetlands Filter Treating a Facultative Lagoon Effluent. Project Completion Report	Zachritz, Walter H. III and Ronald F. Malone

FY1987

Project Name	Project Investigators
Comparative Evaluation of Estimators of Some Flood Frequency Models using Monte Carlo Simulation. Completion Report 06-LA	Singh, Vijay P. and Kishore Arora
Evaluation of Paramenter Estimation Methos for Flood Frequency Analysis: Computer Programs. Completion Report 06-LA	Singh, Vijay P. and Kishore Arora
An Evaluation of Some Empirical Methods for Flood Frequency Analysis 2. Data and Computer Programs. Completion Report 06-LA	Singh, Vijay P. and Deepak Jain
Program Report for Grant Number 14-08-0001-G-1425 for the USGS	Tittlebaum, Marty E.

FY1986

Project Name	Project Investigators
Prediction of Hydrothermal Regimes in the Proposed Darlington Reservoir. Completion Report volume supplement	Field, Stephen D.
Prediction of Hydrothermal Regimes in the Proposed Darlington Reservoir. Completion Report Volume supplement- Appendix II – Model Calibration	Field, Stephen D.
Design of Rainfall Networks Using Entropy. Completion Report 06-LA	Singh, Vijay P. and P.K. Krstanovic
A Multivariate Stochastic Flood Analysis Using Entropy. Completion Report 06-LA	Singh, Vijay P. and P.K. Krstanovic
Program Report for Grant Number 14-08-0001-G-1228 for the USGS	Tittlebaum, Marty E.

FY1985

Project Name	Project Investigators
Ground Water Protection in Louisiana: Problems and Options, “Report by they Secretary’s Ground Water Advisory Group” Baton Rouge, LA	Department of Environmental Quality
Program Report for Grant Number 14-08-0001-G-909 for the USGS	Singh, Vijay P.

FY1984

Project Name	Project Investigators
Mathematical Models for Ungaged Watersheds with Potential for Quantifying the Effect of Land Use Changes on Streamflow. Completion Report 0845-03	Singh, Vijay P.
Development of A Simplified Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Screening Technique for Water and Sediment. Completion Report G845-04	Templet, Paul H.
Information Dissemination for a Better Understanding of Louisiana’s Water Resources. Completion Report G845-22.	Worm, Brenda

FY1982

Project Name	Project Investigators
Co-Treatment of Water Softening and Wastewater Sludges. Completion Report A-048-LA	Bowie, James E. and Craig A. Gautreaux

FY1981

Project Name	Project Investigators
Plan of Study for Evaluating the Effects of Lignite Mining in Louisiana on Water Resources, “Report to the Office of Public Works: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development”	Dantin, E.J., J.M. Hill, C.A. Harlow, R.F. Malone, M.E. Tittlebaum
Floodwater Nutrient Processing in a Louisiana Swamp Forest Receiving Agriculture Runoff. Completion Report Dec. 1981	Kemp, Paul G. and John W. Day Jr.
An Investigation into the Removal of Algae by Fine Sand/Silt Filtration. Completion Report A-052-LA	Naghavi, Sabak and Ronald F. Malone

FY1980

Project Name	Project Investigators
Alternate Water Sources for the Baton Rouge – New Orleans Industrial Corridor. Bulletin 12A	Harris, John R.
A Change in the Course of the Lower Mississippi River: Description and Analysis of Some Economic Consequences. Bulletin 12B	Johnson, David B.
If the Old River Control Structure Fails?	Kazmann, Raphael G. and David B. Johnson

FY1977

Project Name	Project Investigators
Ground Water Hydrology, Water Well Construction and Maintenance: A Seminar. 1977

FY1975

Project Name	Project Investigators
Cyclic Storage of Fresh Water in Saline Aquifers. Bulletin 10	Kimbler, Oscar K., Raphael G. Kazmann, and Water R. Whitehead

FY1974

Project Name	Project Investigators
Program Report. Grant Number 14-08-0001-G-1020. For U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey	Adrian, Donald D.
Effect of Diverting Mississippi River Water to Texas on Sedimentation in the River. Completion Report A-029-LA	Alawady, Mohamed

FY1973

Project Name	Project Investigators
Chemical quality of surface and sediment pore water in Louisiana and Mississippi estuaries	Snowden, Jesse O.

FY1970

Project Name	Project Investigators
Economic Aspects of Groundwater Basin Control. Bulletin GT-3	Falk, Laurence H.

FY1967

Project Name	Project Investigators
The Flood Control Capabilitites of the Atchafalya Basin Floodway. Bulletin GT-I	Hebert, Kermit L.
The Recent Alluvium of Thomas and Duncan Points: A Geological Evaluation of the Mississippi River Alluvium as a Potential Source of Ground Water for the Baton Rouge Area, Louisiana, Technical Report No. I	Martinez, Joseph D.

FY1966

Project Name	Project Investigators
The Measurement and Comparison of Costs for Alternative Water Replacement Projects. Bulletin 2	Falk, L.H. and W.J. Stober
Handbook of Basic Water LA: with special reference to Louisiana. Bulletin 1.	Hardy, George W. III