Welcome!

The Water Resources Institute of Cal State San Bernardino, which we refer to as WRI, is more than a center for research, public policy and education.

We are a unique partnership between university scholars and the communities we serve. The WRI is a place to convene, to study, to meet challenges and to solve problems related to that most critical of water issues, water resources.

More than ever before, in the San Bernardino Valley, the Santa Ana Watershed and indeed in all of Southern California and the Southwest, water resource management, conservation and wise use will determine our capacity for quality growth and economic development. The WRI offers the ideal environment for ongoing progress in meeting water resources challenges.

The WRI is active in water resources arenas of science, public policy and history. The institute was founded, in part, to be a repository for water resources-related and we have an extensive collection of books, historical, research, legal papers; technical database and other water resources related materials. A highlight of our entire collection is a series of papers of political leaders and others who have had a major impact on water resources policy.

Ultimately, the WRI is a place for scholars, and scientists; a place for political leaders, policymakers, water professionals, and others interested in this vital, and limited resource.

 

The image above, an historic view of Arrowhead Avenue on a postcard, is one of the thousands of historic images, documents, books and other material housed in the WRI archives. For information about this image, or any other, please contact WRI Archivist/Historian Suzie Earp at 909.537.7683 or visit us in Pfau Library, Room 401.