National Water Research Institute
The National Water Research Institute (NWRI), a 501c3 nonprofit, was founded in 1991 by a group of Southern California water agencies in collaboration with the Joan Irvine Smith and Athalie Richard Clarke Foundation. NWRI's mission is to create new sources of water through research and technology and to protect the freshwater and marine environments. NWRI conducts research in following areas: treatment and monitoring, water-quality assessment, knowledge management, and exploratory research.
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