Water Resource Contacts
Below is a listing of contacts in the field of water resources. Click on the agency names to access their websites. The contacts are organized according to the following categories:Government
Academia
Non-Profit and Other Organizations
US Water Resource Centers
Government
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)
Delaware Nutrient Management Commission (DNMC)
Delaware River Basin Commission
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (DE)
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
National Extension Service Water Quality Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
New Castle County Cooperative Extension
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Homepage
- EPA Chesapeake Bay Program; water quality, habitat, wildlife, programs
- EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
- learn about the drinking water in Delaware
- what watershed do I live in and where does my drinking water come from?
Academia
University of Delaware, Newark, DE- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
- Department of Bioresources Engineering
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
- Delaware Water Resources Center at the U of D
- Water Resources Agency at the U of D
Delaware State University Natural Resources Program
Universities Council on Water Resources
Water on the Web HS/College Curriculum Project
Non-Profit and Other Organizations
Stroud Water Research Center (Avondale, PA)Center for the Inland Bays (Rehoboth, DE)
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Izaak Walton League of America
American Water Works Association
American Water Resources Association
American Heritage Rivers Initiative (includes associated links)
The Northeastern Branch of the American Society of Agronomy & Soil Science Society of America
US Water Resource Centers
(the Delaware Water Resources Center is one of 54 nationwide)National Institutes for Water Resources
For each of the 54 state, PR, VI, DC and Guam centers:
Annual Reports Names and addresses One-page program summaries
General Undergraduate and Graduate Internships, Fellowships, and Career Planning Information
Click here to access a national database of internship opportunities
For information on internships, field work and summer job opportunities nationwide click here
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Student Educational Employment Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Internship, Fellowship & Student Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's NNEMS Fellowship Program
U.S. Geological Survey, Student Employment Program
The University of Delaware’s Career Services Center
The University of Delaware’s Career Services Center internship programs, internship data base and other career services
Delaware State University Career Planning Services
Other Agency Employment Links:
DE Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlWater Environment Federation
Department of Education
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
