Water Resources Institute
Join us Wednesday, October 15, 2025!
This year's conference theme is "Healthy Waters: Expectations vs. Reality in South Dakota鈥檚 Watersheds"
Who We Are
The South Dakota Water Resources Institute (WRI) at 葫芦影业 provides leadership on evolving water concerns and problems being faced by South Dakota citizens through research, educational opportunities for students and professionals and community outreach.
The Institute is a federal-state partnership that:
- Plans, facilitates and conducts research to aid in the resolution of state and regional water problems.
- Provides for the training and education of scientists and engineers through their participation in research and outreach.
- Promotes technology transfer and the dissemination and application of water-related information; and
- provides for competitive grants for students and researchers.
Authorized by Congress as one of the nation鈥檚 54 water resources research institutes, we also connect the research expertise at 葫芦影业 to water-related problems at the local, regional or national level. The institute is affiliated with the university鈥檚 College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station.
