WELCOME to the UC Irvine Urban Water Research Center

The Urban Water Research Center's (UWRC) mission is to advance the understanding of the distinct characteristics of the urban water environment in order to assist people and institutions in their effort to promote health, enhance the efficient use of water resources, and protect environmental values.

The Center is a partnership with over 70 faculty members and a variety of departments at UC Irvine including

• Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Earth System Sciences
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Planning, Policy, and Design
• Program in Public Health

and many others. This partnership provides research, graduate education, and conducts public information programs. The Center pursues research that addresses topics such as water supply, demand and distribution, water quality issues for drinking and recreational use, how wetlands can reduce pollutants entering our streams and rivers from urban runoff, and how the acquisition and distribution of water and wastewater affect urban ecosystems, urban water reuse and public policy.

Working together, we are able to effectively address the multitude of interdisciplinary water problems that people are facing in the modern urban environment.