Nebraska Water Center


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The Nebraska Water Center, established by Congressional mandate as one of 54 Water Resources Research Institutes in 1964, focuses on helping the University of Nebraska become an international leader in water research, teaching, extension and outreach.

 

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By Troy Gilmore, Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources Have you ever wondered why groundwater nitrate maps show so much variation across Nebraska? Or why wells near to your own tested well have such different nitrate levels? The answer has three parts. Nitrate in groundwater varies from...

By Crystal Powers, Water Extension Educator; Dan Snow, Director of Water Sciences Laboratory; Troy Gilmore, Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources Factors influencing groundwater nitrate concentrations Recent nitrate-N levels in groundwater are the result of several factors. Key factors...

October 9 and 10, 2024 Nebraska Innovation Campus, Lincoln, NE  Registration is now open for the 2024 Nebraska Water Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, on October 9 and 10. This year’s conference theme is Collaboration and Innovation in Nebraska Water. The conference will highlight...

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The Water Sciences Laboratory

The Water Sciences Laboratory has been providing professional services to businesses, academic researchers, and government entities since the early 1990s. Our client-base is diverse - just as the projects we are involved with.

The Water Sciences Laboratory (WSL) was established as a core research facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as part of the Nebraska Water Center in 1990. The facility was created to enhance and support NU water research as a state-of-the-art laboratory that could provide technical services and expertise in analytical and isotopic methods.

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Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

The Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska was founded in 2010 to address the global challenge of achieving food security with less stress on water resources through improved water management in agricultural and food systems.

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