The University of Idaho Water Resources Research Institute was established under provisions of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 (Public Law 379, 88th Congress). Its purpose is to conduct research investigations and experiments of either a basic or practical nature in relation to water resources. Included areas are hydrology, soil-water-plant relations, water quality, irrigation and drainage, ground water, recreation, hydroelectric development, fishery management, aquatic biology, and watershed management. Calvin C. Warnick was the original director of the institute; he was replaced in the late 1970s by John Gladwell who resigned in the spring of 1980.
From the guide to the Records, 1942-1981, (University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives)
The University of Idaho Water Resources Research Institute was established under provisions of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 (Public Law 379, 88th Congress). Its purpose is to conduct research investigations and experiments of either a basic or practical nature in relation to water resources. Included areas are hydrology, soil-water-plant relations, water quality, irrigation and drainage, ground water, recreation, hydroelectric development, fishery management, aquatic biology, and watershed management.
Prior to the establishment of the institute there existed at the university from June 1961 to January 1962, a Policy and Coordinating Committee on Water Resources. From January 1962 to July 1964 this group was known as the Water Resources Committee. Calvin C. Warnick was the original director of the institute; he was replaced in the late 1970s by John Gladwell who resigned in the spring of 1980.
From the guide to the Records, 1961-1981, (University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives)
