nia, Los Angeles, California. This research 

 attempts to determine a compatible chain of 

 organisms that can be cultured in a waste 

 water nutrient base and that can link the se- 

 quential cultures into an integrated, economi- 

 cally viable system. Success of this research 

 would make possible the stripping of nutrients 

 from municipal waste waters and irrigation 

 return flows while simultaneously producing 

 animal species useful for human consump- 

 tion. 



• Quantification of nonpoint water pollutants 

 from logging, cattle grazing, mining, and sub- 

 division activities, by the Montana State 

 University, Bozeman, Montana. The impacts 

 of land use practices such as logging, cattle 

 grazing, mining, and subdividing for develop- 

 ment, with regard to the slow but persistent 

 degradation of water quality that exists in 

 almost every water body in the country, are 

 being investigated in this research project. 

 Results will be used to arrive at practical rec- 

 ommendations for minimizing adverse water 

 quality impacts from nonpoint sources of pol- 

 lution. 



• Composite membranes for saline water con- 

 version, UOP, Inc., San Diego, California. 

 Investigators in the Fluid System Division, 

 UOP, Inc., are working to perfect a new 

 composite membrane for desalination of sea 

 and brackish waters by reverse osmosis. This 

 membrane, designated as PA-300, originated 

 through basic polymer studies performed by 

 several organizations for the Office of Saline 

 Water of the Interior Department. 



Research priorities for the next three years to 

 support the Department's mission and current 

 objectives include; 



• Promoting water use efficiencies 



• Protecting the water-based environment 



• Improving water resources planning and man- 

 agement 



• Solving energy-related problems involving 

 water considerations 



• Aiding in Indian self-determination through 

 improved water development and manage- 

 ment on reservations 



• Research in support of saline water conver- 

 sion. 



Research to solve or mitigate other critical wa- 

 ter-related problems of the States and regions of 

 the Nation are determined largely through the 

 "problem and research needs identification pro- 

 gram" initiated in 1975 by OWRT in cooperation 

 with State research institutes and leading water 

 officials within the several States. 



Research priorities for the next 10 years are: 



• Water quantity problems, including control of 

 excess water and water supply augmentation 

 and conservation 



• Water quality problems, including control of 

 entering pollutants, efi'ects of pollution, water 

 treatment processes, and disposal of wastes 



• Environmental impacts, including economic 

 effects, ecosystem effects, and public welfare 

 effects 



• Water planning and management, including 

 institutions, methods and procedures, and 

 basic data. 



Promising or vital areas of research not now 

 supported but involving basic research that war- 

 rant increased emphasis and support by OWRT 

 include new processes for water renovation or 

 desalination and reuse of water from agricultural, 

 municipal, and industrial wastes. 



Organization and Management of 

 Research Activities 



Allotment of Funds to State Institutes 



Title 1, Section 100, of the Water Resources 

 Research Act of 1964, as amended, provides for 

 annual allotments of funds to a designated State 

 university institute in each of the 50 States, Puerto 

 Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of 

 Columbia. These grants are for assistance in estab- 

 lishing and carrying on the work of competent and 

 qualified water resources research institutes. The 

 functions of these institutes are to conduct basic 

 and/or practical water resource research investiga- 

 tions and experiments; to provide for the training 

 of scientists through such activities; and to inter- 

 pret and disseminate information about research 

 results to persons who can use such information. 



State institutes submit proposed programs to 

 OWRT for review and approval pursuant to guide- 

 lines provided the institutes. In many cases, a 

 State institute program will include projects to be 

 carried out at two or more universities or colleges 

 within the State. In this way, additional expertise 

 and capabilities are made available to the State 

 institute. It is OWRT's policy to encourage such 

 multiuniversity cooperative programs. 



Matching Grants to State Institutes 



Title I, Section 101, of the Water Resources 

 Research Act of 1964, as amended, provides for 

 grants to the State institutes to match, on a dollar- 

 for-dollar basis, funds made available to the insti- 

 tutes by State or other non-Federal sources. These 

 funds are provided to help meet the expenses of 

 specific water resources research projects that 

 otherwise could not be undertaken. The State insti- 



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