Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS)

A five-year, $20M NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 partnership between the University of Montana, Montana State University, Montana Technological University, Salish Kootenai College, Little Bighorn College, and business and government partners to study Montana’s environmental water systems and specific water quality issues.

CREWS operated from 2018-2023. For the current MT NSF EPSCoR project, visit SMART FIRES.

Project Components

Upper Clark Fork River (UCFR)

Examines river productivity, contaminants, and social influences on water quality in the upper Clark Fork.

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Judith River Watershed (JRW)

Research water chemistry to track nitrates and contaminants and develop technologies to remove them.

Powder River Basin (PRB)

Study coal mining impacts on ground and surface water by examining sulfate formation and mobilization in coal-spoils aquifers.

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