Databases and Online Subscription Resources
[London, England] : IWA Publishing, 2002-
Books, research reports, research papers and conference proceedings covering water, wastewater and related environmental topics from Water Environment Research Federation, International Water Association, STOWA Foundation and KIWA. 2002 to present.
[S.l.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, [199-]-
Technical and scientific literature covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. Use the check box to narrow to peer reviews sources only. 1967-current.
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
Over 250 titles covering Drinking Water, Ground Water, Hydrology and Hydrogeology, Wetlands and more.
Internet Resources for Water Research
United States Information
Features an interactive map that allows viewing of water quality data taken from more than 450 sites throughout Colorado, also has GIS downloadable date.
Describes the location, extent, and geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the important aquifers of the U.S.
Access to monographs and reports about water, focusing on publications of the governments of the Hawaiian kingdom (though 1893), republic (1894-1898), as well as the state and counties of Hawaii.
Streamflow Data Set for the study of climate fluctuations, covering 1874-1988. 1,659 sites throughout United States and its Territories are included.
Devoted to developing measures to reduce vulnerability to drought. Based at the University of Nebraska.
Searchable clearinghouse of environmental monitoring methods. Contains summaries of lab and field protocols for regulatory and non-regulatory water quality analysis. Helps compare and contrast the performance and relative cost of analytical and field methods for environmental monitoring.
A Water Resources Research Institute is located in each state and territory of the U.S. The Guam Institute also serves the Federated States of Micronesia.
Water supply forecasts by state and river basin, precipitation reports, reservoir reports, information from the Western Regional Climate Data Center, reports on snowpack, etc.
Information needed to understand U.S. water resources. Provides access to water data, publications, and maps, as well as to recent water projects and events from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Resources from the Environmental Protection Agency related to pollution and water in the United States.
This branch of the National Academies produces reports such as: Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the Nation's Water Supply through Reuse of Municipal Wastewater and Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta. Most have free pdf or read online versions.
Documents (including legal transcripts, water project records, videos, personal papers, etc.) about the Columbia, Colorado, Platte, and Rio Grande river basins. You can perform advanced searches, or browse through the available materials. The signature collections are a real find. Visitors can look over: "Native American Water Rights in Arizona" and "Las Vegas: Water in the West", among others.
International Information
Digital repository covering the natural marine, estuarine/brackish, and fresh water environments. Includes all aspects of the science, technology, management and conservation of these environments, their organisms and resources, and the economic, sociological and legal aspects.
A division of the World Meteorological Organization concerned with the assessment of the quantity and quality of water resources, both surface and groundwater.
This member oriented site does offer some free case studies, briefings and reports.
Oregon State University Libraries present multi- and interdisciplinary documents, books, data, journal and newspaper articles that are devoted solely to water in the Middle East.
A central portal of all UNESCO water initiatives, includes news and publications.
Source for the United Nations World Water Development Report, released every three years in conjunction with the World Water Forum. The UN’s flagship report on water.
Health topics relating to water in the global arena.
