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Conservationist of the Year Award, Delaware Nature Society.

Samuel L. Baxter Memorial Award, Water Resources Association

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

American Water Resources Association (AWRA)

National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR)

Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) 

Benefit-cost analysis of water quality policy and criteria in the Delaware River

Economic benefits of improved water quality in the Delaware River (USA)

Economic Value of the Maryland Coastal Bays Watershed

The cost of clean water in the Delaware River Basin (USA)

Economic value of nature and ecosystems in the Delaware River Basin

Gerald Kauffman is an associate professor of public policy and administration, director of the Delaware Water Resources Center, and director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Water Science & Policy. His work focuses on drinking water science & Policy: water supply, water quality, policy, handling droughts and floods. Kauffman is skilled in watershed planning and management.

Public Policy

Water Policy

Water Supply

Water Quality

Watershed Planning

Management

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Bigger water bills loom in Delaware as utilities seek to cope with costs of fighting ‘forever chemicals’

University of Delaware study reveals 2,000 century-old lead pipes in Wilmington. What happens next?

Wilmington City Council approves controversial removal of Brandywine River dam

Researchers identify reasons for Wilmington's worst flood in 200 years

Ida flooding wreaked havoc 2 years ago. This preparedness event aims to prevent its repeat

New study to determine causes of flooding along Brandywine Creek

Preparing for the next Ida in the Brandywine Valley

Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last decades

State and federal PFAS measures promise stronger protection from ‘forever chemicals’

How Delaware could use its $50 million PFAS settlement

The Delaware Way could be the national key to tackling climate change | Opinion

As volunteers pick up trash, Christina River continues to suffer from agricultural runoff

Brandywine Shad 2020

Brandywine Christina State of the Watershed

Brandywine and the Piedmont: Restoration and Revival of America’s Most Historic Small Watershed.

Water Quality Trends in the Brandywine Christina Cluster along the Arc Boundary of Delaware

Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)

Director - University of Delaware Water Resources Center. Associate Professor - Biden School of Public Policy & Administration. Interim Director - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Water Science & Policy

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