PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2005 SUMMER SPECIALTY CONFERENCE: Institutions for Sustainable Watershed Managment: Reconciling Physical and Management Ecology in the Asia-Pacific

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SESSION 1: Sustainable Development Strategies

Fresh Water Resource Distribution of Lower Mekong Region: Distributed Hydrological Modeling Approach ( Abstract )
NMNS Bandara Nawarathna, Kaoru Takara, Yasuto Tachikawa

An Integrated Perspective on Water Allocation Policies in the Dong Nai Basin of Vietnam ( Paper )
Claudia Ringler, Nguyen Vu Huy, Siwa Msangi

Water Supply Strategies to Reduce Wastewater Discharges of Chloride to the Santa Clara River ( Abstract )
Rajagopalan Ganesh, Lawrence Y.C. Leong, Lynn Takaichi

Storm Water Master Planning in Coastal Regions: An Example From Immokalee, Florida, USA ( Paper )
Ronald S. Kaufmann, Fernando R. Miralles-Wilhelm, Robert J. Ross, Max Guerra

SESSION 2: Sustainable Development of Groundwater: Part I

Simple Analytical Groundwater Modeling for Sustainable Yield Estimates ( Paper )
Clark C. K. Liu, John F. Mink, John Jun Dai

Sustainability of Water Resources Under Climate Change ( Abstract )
Juan B. Valdes, Javier Gonzalez, Luis Mata

Estimating Hydraulic Properties from Aquifer Tests and Tidal Responses for Central Maui, Hawaii ( Abstract )
Kolja Rotzoll, Stephen B. Gingerich, Aly I. El-Kadi

Determining Island Fresh Water Availability with Deep Monitor Wells Penetrating into Salt Water ( Paper )
Chester Lao

SESSION 3: Flood and Storm Drainage

Flood Hydrograph Analysis for Manoa Watershed, Oahu, Hawaii ( Paper )
Krispin Fernandes, Clark C. K. Liu

Fitting Flood Peak and Volume with Two-dimensional Copulas ( Paper )
Hsin-Yi Wang, Jenq-Tzong Shiau, Chang-Tai Tsai

Modeling Tsunami Waves and Ocean Storm Surges with FLO-2D ( Paper )
J.S. O’Brien

SESSION 4: Quantifying Effects of Land Use Changes on Watershed Hydrology: Part I

Evaluation of the Effect of Alien Plant Species, Groundwater Extraction and Long-Term Weather Patterns on the Makaha Stream Flow ( Abstract )
Ali Fares, Alan Mair, Aly I. El-Kadi

Groundwater Levels Response to Pumping, Land Cover Changes and Historical Weather Patterns in the Makaha Valley ( Abstract )
Alan Mair, Ali Fares Aly I. El-Kadi

Integrated Modeling of Vadose Zone Flow and Transport Processes ( Abstract )
Martinus van Genuchten, Jirka Simunek

Multi-Component Geochemical Transport Modeling Using the HYDRUS-1D Computer Software Package ( Paper )
Jirka Simunek, D. Jacques, M. Th. van Genuchten, D. Mallants

SESSION 5: Sustainable Development of Groundwater: Part II

Sustaining Groundwater Investment, Economic Organization, and Public Participation ( Paper )
Edna Loehman, Nir Becker

Assessing the Impact of Changing Irrigation Methods on a High Desert River Valley ( Abstract )
Robert Whittier, Aly El-Kadi

SESSION 6: Ecological Engineering/Development: Part I

Ecological Engineering Development in Taiwan (Paper)
Walter Chen, Jen-Yang Lin

Growing Terrestrial Plants in Seawater on Floating Platforms for In Situ Phytoremediation ( Abstract )
Wenhao Sun, Matthew J. Vierra, Chung-Shih Tang

Biofiltration of Stormwater Runoff ( Abstract )
Marisa Toma, Charles Kinoshita, Traci Sylva

Decision Support Framework for Stormwater Management in Urban Watersheds ( Paper )
Fu-hsiung (Dennis) Lai, Leslie Shoemaker, John Riverson

SESSION 7: Quantifying Effects of Land Use Changes on Watershed Hydrology: Part II

Real-time Soil Water Monitoring for Optimum Water Management ( Paper )
Hamdhani Hamdhani, Ali Fares, Victor Polyakov, Hector Valenzuela

Challenges in Using AnnAGNPS for an Island Watershed ( Paper )
Dudley Kubo, Katina Henderson

Measured and Simulated Runoff and Sediment Yield From a Tropical Watershed ( Abstract )
Viktor Polyakov, Ali Fares, Dudly Kubo

Oahu Inactive Landfills - A Relative Risk Evaluation ( Abstract )
Michael Welch, Mark Murphy

SESSION 8: Anthropogenic Activities and Watershed Hydrology

Effects of Reduction and Cessation of Sugarcane Irrigation on Groundwater Recharge in the Lihue Basin, Kauai, Hawaii ( Abstract )
Scot K. Izuka, Delwyn S. Oki, Chien-Hwa Chen

Pohnpei -The Wettest Island on the Earth? Tools for Managing Watersheds ( Paper )
Shahram Khosrowpanah, Mark Lander, Leroy Heitz

Aquifer Test Analysis Under Unsaturated Flow Condition ( Abstract )
Aly El-Kadi

Rainwater Catchment Systems: Its Momentum ( Paper )
Yu-Si Fok

SESSION 9: Ecological Engineering/Development: Part II

The Impact of Soil Disturbance During Construction on Bulk Density and Infiltration in Ocean County, NJ ( Abstract )
David Friedman

A Multiple-Objective, Step-Wise, Automated Calibration Approach Applied to a Hydrologic Model ( Abstract )
Lauren Hay, George H. Leavesley, Martyn P. Clark, Steve L. Markstrom, Roland J. Viger, Makiko Umemoto

Surface Geophysical Applications to Geotechnical Studies, Water Supply Development and Ecosystem Enhancements in BWI ( Abstract )
Sandy Nettles

SESSION 10: Water Rights

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: How Water Policies Are Interpreted and Enforced by the Court System ( Abstract )
Mary Flynn

Mother Nature at the Water Resource Bar: Sustainability Re-Defined ( Paper )
Roger W. Sims

Guidance from Down Under: The Murray-Darling Basin Agreement as a Prototype Federal-Interstate Water Compact ( Abstract )
George Sherk

SESSION 11: Changing Land Use

Downstream Impacts of Urbanization in Small Watersheds ( Paper )
Stephen J. Klaine, J.A. Smink, J.W. Pike, M.A. Goddard, W.R. English, C.J. Post, M.A. Schlautman, T. Karanfil, J. Hur, B.A. Powell, J.C. Morse, J.C. Hayes

Analysis of Changes in Vegetation on a Sand Bar with Flooding ( Paper )
Satoru Sugio, Kunitoshi Watanabe

Impact of Landscape Activities Within Watersheds on Water Pollution and Hypoxia ( Paper )
Rameshwar Kanwar

Effects of Land Management Practices in Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sediment Loads in Bogue Phalia River Basin in Mississippi: A Simulation Using BASIN-SWAT Model ( Abstract )
Upton Hatch, Gandhi Bhattarai Diane Hite, Luke Marzen

SESSION 12: Economics of Water: Part I

Valuing Ecosystem Services in Portland, Oregon: A Case Study ( Abstract )
Ed Whitelaw, Daniel D. Heagerty, Ed MacMullan, Kevin R. O'Hara, Gillian C. Ockner

Simulating Economic Impacts of Water Reallocation in the Waiahole Irrigation System ( Paper )
Manoj Potapohn, Carol A. Ferguson, Richard L. Bowen, James E. T. Moncur

The WROS Management Tool ( Abstract )
Glenn Haas, Vernon Lovejoy

Sequencing Watershed Conservation and Groundwater Management Reforms ( Paper )
Basharat Pitafi, James A. Roumasset

SESSION 13: Watershed Management: Part I

Environmental Sustainability through Watershed Management: The Kentucky Experience ( Abstract )
Lindell Ormsbee

Evaluating the Impact of Upstream Watershed Activities on Downstream Streamflow ( Abstract )
Yusuf Mohamoud

Cooperation Between Israelis and Palestinians in Water Resource Management ( Paper )
Michael Davidson

Barind: Changes of Hydrological Conditions with Improved Water Resource Management ( Paper )
Asad uz Zaman

SESSION 14: Stream Ecology: Part I – Habitat Change

Riparian Buffer and Stream Bank Restoration: Designs that Work ( Abstract )
Michael Marcus

Seasonal Relationships Between Dissolved Nitrogen, Landuse/Landcover and Poorly Drained Soils at Multiple Spatial Scales in the Calapooia River Watershed, Oregon, USA ( Abstract )
William Floyd, Stephen H. Schoenholtz, Stephen M. Griffith, Parker J. Wigington, Jr., Jeffrey J. Steiner

Hydraulic and Geomorphic Analyses of Restoration Alternatives – Big Quilcene River ( Paper )
Jay Smith, Susan Perkins, Jean E. Caldwell

SESSION 15: Economics of Water: Part II

Valuing Watershed Conservation for Groundwater and Nearshore Ecology ( Paper )
Brooks A. Kaiser, James A. Roumasset

Instituting Politically Feasible Pricing for Efficient Groundwater Management Over Space and Time ( Abstract )
Basharat Pitafi, James A. Roumasset

SESSION 16: Watershed Management: Part II

Influence of Forest Decline by Forest Fire and Pine Wilt Disease on Discharge and Discharge Duration Curve- In Case of Tatsunokuchi-yama Experimental Forest, Japan ( Abstract )
Koji Tamai

Kentucky PRIDE: A Model for Environmental Sustainability in Appalachia ( Abstract )
Lindell Ormsbee

Nutrient Balance of Wetland and Riverine Environments in Sustainable Watershed Management ( Paper )
Ronald S. Kaufmann, Fernando R. Miralles-Wilhelm, Robert J. Ross

Environmental Restoration and Flood Control Alternatives in the Ala Wai Watershed ( Abstract )
Robert Bourke

SESSION 17: Stream Ecology – Part II: Pollution

Effect of pH on the Removal of Hexavalent Chromium by Iron Sulfide (FeS) ( Paper )
Jae-Woo Park, Sei Jo

Monitoring Riparian Ecosystems of Waipâ Watershed on the Hawaiian Island of Kaua`i to Decrease Microbial Contamination to the Stream and Coastal Zone ( Abstract )
Guy Ragosta, Carl Evensen, Ali Fares, Tamara Ticktin, Roger Fujioka, Adam Asquith

Optimizing Irrigation Scheduling to Minimize Leaching Losses by Using Capacitance Probes ( Abstract )
Ashok Alva

SESSION 18: GIS for Water Resources Management

The Contribution of New Information Technologies to Water Management in France ( Paper )
Nedjai Rachid

The GIS Weasel - An Interface for the Development of Spatial Parameters for Physical Process Modeling ( Abstract )
Roland Viger, S. M. Markstrom, G.H. Leavesley

Enterprise Web-Based GIS at the Honolulu Board of Water Supply ( Paper )
Lyann L. M. Okada

SESSION 19: Institutional Entropy and Innovation - Insights from the American West

Economics, Law, and the Evolution of Water Management Institutions in the American West: A Survey and Synthesis ( Abstract )
Chennat Gopalakrishnan

Evaluations of Water Policies and Institutions: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? ( Abstract )
Jeffrey Peterson

The Importance of Institutional Structure in Controlling Agricultural Runoff ( Abstract )
Eric Schuck, W. Marshall Frasier, Gareth P. Green, Lindsey Ellingson, Janet Clements

Evolving Water Management Institutions in the Red River Basin ( Paper )
Robert R. Hearne

SESSION 20: Watershed Preservation and Waste Load Reduction

Determining the Optimal Waste Loads Allocation in Total Maximum Daily Loads ( Paper )
Chi-Feng Chen, Hwong-Wen Ma

Bioeconomic Water Quality Modeling to Evaluate the Implementation of Best Management Practices in Bogue Phalia Sub-Basin in Southern Mississippi ( Abstract )
Gandhi Bhattarai, Diane Hite, Upton Hatch, Luke Marzen

Development of a Distributed Watershed Water Quality Model ( Paper )
Billy E. Johnson, Terry K. Gerald

Wastewater Chemicals Found in Colorado’s Streams and Ground Water ( Abstract )
William Battaglin, Lori A. Sprague

SESSION 21: Decision Making Models – Part I: Cultural Practices, Ahupua’a Model, Technical Information and Stakeholder Decision Support

Protecting Coastal Resources through Hawaiian Ahupua`a Management ( Paper )
Mark Mazzola

Considering Coral Reefs in the NRCS Watershed Program ( Paper )
Katina D. Henderson, Christopher W. Smith

Planning for Increasing Irrigation Efficiency in Mexico ( Paper )
Ignacio Sanchez Cohen, Hilario Macias Rodriguez, Philip Heilman, Roy Mann

Maximizing Return on Investment in Environmental Restoration Projects – Integrated Environmental and Economic Decision Support ( Paper )
Ridge Robinson, Merri Martz

SESSION 22: Water Resources Management Under Uncertainty

Computer Support for Water Resources Reallocation in Hawaii ( Paper )
Jason Levy, Keith W. Hipel, Kevin W. Li, Ali Asgary

Instream Flow Water Rights in National Wildlife Refuges of Alaska: Unrealized Legal Protection of Northern Pacific Watersheds ( Abstract )
Warren Keogh

Water Resource Management of Taiwan Hot Springs,The Case of Water Rights ( Paper )
Ling-hwei Kuo, Jeng-Yang Lin, Yi-Hsuan Chiu

Living with a Climate in Transition: Pacific Island Experience ( Abstract )
Eileen L. Shea

SESSION 23: Collaborative Watershed Planning Process

Watershed Analysis: A Holistic Approach ( Abstract )
Bruce Tsuchida, Sherri Hiraoka

Coastal Erosion and Community Relocation for Alaska Native Villages ( Paper )
David Broadfoot, Ike Pace, Ridge Robinson

Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Education Programs ( Abstract )
Calvin Sawyer

Lessons of the Past and Present to Sustain the Future ( Abstract )
Peter E. Black

SESSION 24: Decision Making Models – Part II: Decision Support and Science in Lay Decision Making

Development of a Simplified Urban Detention System (SUDS) ( Paper )
Billy J. Barfield, John C. Hayes, Sam L. Harp

Decision Support Tools for Nutrient Pollution Risk Assessment in Hawaii ( Paper )
Hudson Minshew, Katina Henderson, Hu Li , James Lum, Michael Robotham, Larry Shinshiro, Chris Smith

Field Scale Water Quality Management in the US: State of the Art 2005 ( Abstract )
Philip Heilman, Liwang Ma, Rob Malone