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Organization profile
Organization profile
The Water Resources Center (WRC) provides leadership in freshwater management through cutting-edge research, educational opportunities for students and professionals, and community outreach. For students, WRC provides a critical link to water-resources professionals and access to all the University’s water-related programs. For citizens and professionals, WRC provides oversight of community-based programs and training and assistance with issues related to impaired waters, stormwater management, agricultural practices and global water issues.
Authorized by Congress as one of the nation’s 54 water resources research institutes, we also connect the research expertise at the University to research problems at the national level.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Sara F Heger
- Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering - Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Water Resources Center - Research Professional 6
Person: Researchers, Adjunct Faculty
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Bonnie L Keeler
- Forest Resources - Associate Professor
- Water Resources Center - Director
- Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment, and the Life Sciences
Person: Faculty, Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Staff
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Evaluating Site and Conditions at Safety Rest Area for Risk Management
Heger, S. F. (PI) & Wheeler, D. B. (Co-Principal Investigator)
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
8/28/25 → 7/31/28
Project: Research project
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Soil health management for water storage
Lewandowski, A. M. (PI), Cates, A. M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Magner, J. A. (Co-Principal Investigator), LaBine, K. (Other Role) & Tangen, B. L. (Other Role)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Understanding barriers to soil health practice adoption in the Sauk River Watershed
Roth, S. M. (PI)
6/1/25 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Emerging investigator series: are we undervaluing septage? Rethinking septage management for nutrient recovery and environmental protection
Orner, K. D., Rowles, L. S., Heger, S. & Howard, B., May 23 2025, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 11, 7, p. 1621-1628 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Evaluation of Biochar and Iron as Alternative Materials to Improve Performance of Septic Systems—Part 1. Material Selection and Batch Tests
Chen, C. Y., Heger, S., Arrington, D. . & Hu, B., Dec 2025, In: Water Environment Research. 97, 12, e70207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Examining Chloride in an Agricultural Watershed Using a Chloride Balance Model
Overbo, A., Heger, S. & Gulliver, J. S., May 2025, In: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience. 31, 2, p. 101-117 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Recreationist willingness to pay for aquatic invasive species management at four Minnesota lakes
Levers, L., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2019
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/218357
Dataset
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Simulation Data From Aistrup et al. Sustaining the Ogallala Aquifer Manuscript
Aistrup, J. A., Bulatewicz, T., Kulcsar, L. J., Peterson, J. M., Steward, D. R. & Welch, S. M., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2017
DOI: 10.13020/D6S96X, https://doi.org/10.13020/D6S96X
Dataset
Press/Media
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Minnesota professor looking to build climate change hub
Roop, H. A., Larson, J. P. & Rosen, C. J.
9/28/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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New University professor plans to bridge climate research and community outreach
Roop, H. A., Larson, J. P. & Rosen, C. J.
9/18/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Even in a pandemic, don’t forget the importance of clean drinking water
Calow, P., Lewandowski, A. M. & Levers, L.
8/4/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview