SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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College of Engineering
Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center records
 

Administrative Information | Search Terms | Background Note | Scope and Contents Note | Arrangement | PDF of Finding Aid
 

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     College of Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center records

Dates:     1989

Creator:     Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, South Dakota State University; formerly Northern Great Plains Water Resources Research Center

Physical description:     0.21 linear feet—1 container

Collection number:     UA 8.7

Language:     Collection material in English.

Repository:     South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Abstract:     Collection is composed of brochures and a white paper describing the concept of a water resource center in the Northern Great Plains region.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 

Provenance:     This collection was found in the Archives in 1997. There is no indication of where they came from or how they came to be here.

This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.

Access Restrictions:     This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright Status:     Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid.

It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)

Preferred citation:     [Identification of item]. College of Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center records, UA 8.7, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing information:    This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on March 3, 1999 with revisions on August 20, 2008 (cjg).

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Subjects

  • South Dakota State University—Northern Great Plains Water Resources Research Center.

  • South Dakota State University—Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center.

BACKGROUND NOTE 

The Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center is located in the College of Engineering. Formerly names the Northern Great Plains Water Resources Research Center, this center conducts research, education and outreach activities through principal investigators who are faculty members in the Engineering College.  Projects are funded by governmental agencies, cities and industries, and are focused on engineering solutions to water resources and environmental problems. These solutions often require collaboration with other university departments or off-campus units.  The research center also maintains an environmental chemistry laboratory in Crothers Engineering Hall in conjunction with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. The laboratory supports research projects, environmental engineering courses and outreach activities.

The mission of the Center is to enhance the habitability and economic development of the Northern Great Plains through multidisciplinary research of the region's vast water and related land resources.  The center supports this mission through the conduct of engineering and related research on significant issues affecting water resources by focusing on various disciplines in higher education such as agriculture, health and social sciences, law, chemistry, and biology in partnership with engineering, to assure a critical mass of researchers working to foster multi- and interdisciplinary work on the conservation, development, management and use of water and related land resources.

Related Material:

South Dakota State University, Budget request: management summary, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University, 1948-1996. S537.S6 S771

South Dakota State University, Water Resources Institute, Annual report, Brookings, S.D., The Institute, 1967-1982. TC424-S8 S6

South Dakota State University, Water Resources Institute, South Dakota rural water survey, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University, 1976. TD224.S8 S704 1976

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This collection is composed of brochures and a white paper describing the concept of a water resource center in the Northern Great Plains region.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS 

This collection is composed of a brochure from a lecture series titled Futuresigns, and a white paper describing the concept of a regional research center concentrating on the concerns of water use, protection, and availability in the Northern Great Plains region.

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Box 1.

  1. Futuresigns - the 2nd century (brochure), March 2, 1989

  2. A white paper describing the center, July 1989

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Updated 20 August 2008 by cjg

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