AWRI Director

Alan D. Steinman
AWRI Director

Current Projects:

Muskegon Lake Long-Term Monitoring
Partners: Community Foundation for Muskegon County and
Muskegon Community

Environmental Effects of Stormwater Runoff from Roads to Little Black Creek
Funding agency: U.S. Department of Transportation

Habitat Restoration in Muskegon Lake: Macrophyte Assessment & Socioeconomic Monitoring
Funding agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Partners: West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission, Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership, Muskegon River Watershed Assembly, and Great Lakes Commission

Effects of Water Level Change on Nutrient Flux in Wetlands
Funding agency: US Army Corps of Engineers through the International Joint Commission
Partners: Central Michigan University and University of Notre Dame

Studies to Support Ruddiman Creek Implementation-Ready TMDL
Funding agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Partners: Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment,
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr, & Huber, and
West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission

Developing a Datom-Based Bioassessment Tool in Ruddiman Creek
Funding sources: the Paul C. Johnson Foundation and the Hines Corporation

Bear Creek / Bear Lake (Muskegon County) Watershed Implementation (2) Project:
Internal Phosphorus Loading
Funding agency: Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
Partner: Muskegon River Watershed Assembly

Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Feasibility Assessment Project
Funding agencies: U.S. Department of Energy, Michigan Public Service Commission,
University of Michigan, and WE Energies
Partners: GVSU's Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center and
University of Michigan's Phoenix Energy Institute

Spring Lake Phosphorus Project: 5 Years Post-Alum Treatment
Funding agency: Spring Lake-Lake Board
Partner: Progressive AE

Past Projects:

Flooded Muck Fields as a Source of Phosphorus to Mona Lake
Rein in the Runoff: Stormwater Integrated Assessment in Spring Lake
Upper Black Creek Constructed Wetland: Pre-construction Monitoring
Comprehensive Phosphorus Dynamics Program for the Kissimmee River Restoration Project
INtegrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services Tool (INVEST)
Muskegon River Primary Productivity
Non-point Source Pollution in the Muskegon River Watershed
Little Black Lake Environmental Assessment
Biodiesel Conversion Project
Mecosta County Groundwater Project
Mona Lake CMI Project
Mona Lake Watershed Project
Methodology for Assessing BMP Effectiveness