Available Publications
Included is a list of all available publications from NWRI. They may be ordered from our bookstore or downloaded from links on the e-publications page.
NWRI Briefings Newsletters
NWRI e-Newsletters
NWRI News Releases
NWRI Clarke Prize Lectures
- How Safe is Safe in the Treatment of Drinking Water for the Public? (2013)
- Convergence of Nanotechnology and Microbiology: Emerging Opportunities for Water Disinfection, Microbial Control, and Integrated Urban Water Management (2012)
- Nanomaterials, Water, and the Directed Self-Assembly of Environmentally Responsible Industries (2011)
- Water Sustainability in a Changing World (2010)
- Energy Sustainability of the Water Infrastructure (2009)
- Ecosystem Science Informs Sound Policy ... or Does It? (2008)
- Elimination of Eutrophication through Resource Recovery (2007)
- Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water: Additional Science and Policy Considerations in the Pursuit of Public Health Protection (2006)
- The Global Challenge for Adequate and Safe Water (2005)
- Public Water Supply: Quantity, Quality, and Distribution Challenges (2004)
- The Importance of Decentralized Wastewater Management in the Twenty-First Century (2003)
- Membrane Research: The Quest for Pure Water in a New Millennium (2002)
- The Unseen Challenge to Safe Water: Microbiology of Water (2001)
- a long the riverrun (2000)
- Health of the Waters and Water for Health (1999)
- What Is a Hydrologist? (1998)
- Learning and Listening About Water (1997)
- Fit Water for the Future: The Requisite Exercise of Social Discipline, Competent Technology, Responsible Engineering, and the MEAD AORTA Agenda (1996)
- Clean Water Hardly Anywhere and That Not Safe to Drink (1995)
- When Water Science Meets Water Technology (1994)
- Give Water a Second Chance ... Recycle It! An Activity Booklet for Upper Elementary School Students (2006)
- The Value of Water: Recognizing and Using the Full Potential of Your Water Supply (1999)
Outreach Publications (Printed Texts)
- Determining the Economic Value of Water: Concepts and Methods (2004)
- Common Waters, Diverging Streams: Linking Institutions and Water Management in Arizona, California, and Colorado (2004)
- Dividing the Waters: Governing Groundwater in Southern California (1992)
- Building the Wastewater Utility Brand: Practical Advice for Increasing Trust, Support, and Investment (2008)
- Building the Water Utility Brand: Practical Advice for Increasing Trust, Support, and Investment (2006)
NWRI Independent Advisory Panel Reports
- Review of California’s Water Recycling Criteria for Agricultural Irrigation (2012)
- BDOC as a Performance Measure for Organics Removal in Groundwater Recharge of Recycled Water (2012)
- Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidelines for Drinking Water and Water Reuse, 3rd Edition (2012)
Joint Reports (e-Publications)
- Direct Potable Reuse Workshop: Workshop Report (2010)
- Managing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in California: Developing Processes for Prioritizing, Monitoring, and Determining Thresholds of Concern (2009)
NWRI White Papers (e-Publications)
- Direct Potable Reuse: Benefits for Public Water Supplies, Agriculture, the Environment, and Energy Conservation (2012)
- Regulatory Aspects of Direct Potable Reuse in California (2010)
- Views on the Status of "Water Recycling 2030: Recommendations of California's Recycled Water Task Force" (2009)
- Water 2010: A "Near-Sighted" Program of Water Resource Management Improvements for the Western United States (2007)
- Report of the Scientific Advisory Panel: Orange County Water District's Santa Ana River Water Quality and Health Study (2004)
- Assessing Risk Information Concerning Coastal Runoff (2003)
Water Science and Technology Library
- Riverbank Filtration: Improving Source-Water Quality (2002)
- Development and Testing of “Smart” Nanofiltration Membranes (2010)
- Source, Fate, and Transport of Endocrine Disruptors, Pharmaceuticals, and Personal Care Products in Drinking Water Sources in California (2010)
- Urban Runoff Impact Study Phase III: Size Distribution, Sources, and Transport of Suspended Particles along an Inland-to-Ocean Transect (2008)
- Urban Runoff Impact Study Phase III: Land-Use and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Generation (2008)
- A Global Perspective of Low Pressure Membranes (2008)
- Cross Flow Sampler Fouling Index (2008)
- Financial and Technological Analysis of Water Treatment Technology Implementation Using Distributed Optimal Technology (DOT Net) Concepts (2008)
- Coupled Effects of Scaling and Colloid Deposition on the Performance of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Filters (2007)
- The Rate of Bromate Decomposition in the Simulated Human Stomach and Associated Studies (2005)
Conference Presentations and Papers (Individual File Downloads)
- Fourth IWA Specialty Conference on Natural Organic Matter (2011) - Click here
- Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium (2011) - Click here
NWRI Conference Abstracts or Proceedings (e-Publications)
- Second Annual Research Fellowship Conference Proceedings (2008)
- First Annual Research Fellowship Conference Proceedings (2007)
- Microfiltration IV Conference Abstracts (2006)
- Microfiltration IV Conference: Membrane Bioreactors Short Course Abstracts (2006)
- Pacific Rim "Quantum Leap" Membrane Research Symposium Proceedings (2004)
- Second International Riverbank Filtration Conference Abstracts (2003)
- UV 2000: A Technical Symposium Abstracts (2000)
- International Riverbank Filtration Conference Abstracts (1999)
- Second International Riverbank Filtration Conference Abstracts (2003)
- Microfiltration III Conference Abstracts (2002)
- Microbiolgical Source Tracking Workshop Abstracts (2002)
- Chino Basin Organics Management Conference Abstracts (2001)
- National Urban Watershed Conference Abstracts (2001)
- UV 2000: A Technical Symposium Abstracts (2000)
- International Riverbank Filtration Conference Abstracts (1999)
- Microfiltration II Conference (1998)
- Source Water Assessment and Protection 98: A Technical Conference (1998)
- Groundwater Disinfection Regulations Benefits Conference (1997)
- Microfiltration I: Microfiltration for Water Treatment Symposium (1994)
California MTBE Research Partnership Reports (e-Publications)
- Removal of MTBE from Drinking Water Using Air Stripping: Case Studies (2006)
- Evaluation of MTBE Remediation Options (2004)
- Treatment of MTBE-Impacted Drinking Water Using Granular Activated Carbon (2001)
- Modeling the Impact of Ethanol on the Persistence of BTEX Compounds in Gasoline-Contaminated Groundwater (1999)
- Trace Analysis of Ethanol and MTBE in Water Using Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrophotometry (1999)
- Treatment Technologies for the Removal of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) from Drinking Water: Air Stripping, Advanced Oxidation Processes, Granular Activated Carbon, Synthetic Resin Sorbents, Second Edition (1999)
- Evaluation of the Applicability of Synthetic Resin Sorbents for MTBE Removal from Water (1999)
- Survey of Current UST Management and Operation Practices (1999)
NWRI Nominal Group Technique Workshop Reports (e-publications)
- Hurricane Forecasting and Warning System (2005)
- Subsurface Monitoring Workshop (2004)
- Water Reuse Economic Framework (2004)
- Value of Water Roundtable (2003)
- CALFED Bay-Delta Drinking Water Quality (2003)
- Water Reuse Planning for the State of Washington (2003)
- Seawater Desalination: Opportunities and Challenges (2003)
- Decision Support System (2003)
- Water Quality and Resource Management Issues (2003)
- Life Cycle Environmental Impacts Associated with Different Fuel Options (2002)
- Issues in Methanol Research (2001)
- Chino Basin Organics Management (2001)
- Knowledge Management (2001)
- Desalinization Research & Development (2001)
- Oxygenate Contamination (2000)
- Non-Potable Water Recycling (1999)
- Utility Leadership (1999)
- Conjunctive Use Water Management Program (1998)
- Barriers to Providing Safe Drinking Water Through Small Systems (1998)
- Groundwater Disinfection Regulations Benefits Conference (1997)
- Barriers to Harvesting Stormwater (1997)
- Membrane Biofouling (1996)
- The New River (1995)
- The Santa Ana River Watershed (1995)
- Risk Reduction in Drinking Water Distribution Systems (1994)
- Fouling and Module Design (1993)
- Groundwater Disinfection Rule (1992)
Southern California Salinity Coalition (SCSC) Publications (e-publications)
- Automatic Water Softener Rebate Program-Phase II: Public Outreach Program (2010)
- Desalination Recovery Enhancement and Concentrate Management Study – Phase II (2010)
- Proposed Guidelines for Salinity/Nutrient Management Planning in the San Diego Region (2010)
- Southern California Regional Brine-Concentrate Management Study - Phase I (2009)
- SCSC Fact Sheet: Salinity and Water Softeners (2009)
- Summary: 2009 Salinity Management Plan Implementation Workshop, San Diego Region
- Summary: 2008 Salinity Seminar - San Diego Region
National Research Council Reference Books
- Hydrologic Sciences: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead (1998)
- Issues in Potable Reuse: The Viability of Augmenting Drinking Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water (1998)
- A New Era for Irrigation (1996)
- Wetlands (1995)
- Managing Wastewater in Coastal Urban Areas (1993)