Publications and Presentations

Apple, Brian, Brad Finney, Kimberly Peterson, and Robert Van Kirk. 2011. Predicting Groundwater Effects Due to Changing Land Practices in the Intermountain Region. Presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers’ Environmental & Water Resources Institute, Palm Springs, CA, May 22-26.

Beck, M. B. and B. A. Finney. 1986. Operational Water Quality Management: What is it and do we need it?, presented to the East Anglian Branch, Institute of Water Pollution Control, United Kingdom, October 1986.

Beck, M. B., B. A. Finney, P. Lessard, and A. J. Adeloye. 1988. Stormwater Overflows: Modelling Impacts on the Receiving Waters and the Treatment Plant, Water Science and Technology, Vol. 21.

Brook, M. J., and B. A. Finney. 1987. Generation of Bivariate Solar Radiation and Temperature Time Series. Solar Energy, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 533-540.

Cashman, E. M., B. A. Finney, and D. R. Narum. 2002. A Review of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program; An Assessment of States’ Implementation of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA. 99 pages.

Cashman, E. M., B. A. Finney, and D. R. Narum. 2002. TMDLs and the Electric Power Industry: The Challenge of Atmospheric Deposition. Proceedings, American Society of Agricultural Engineers Watershed Management to Meet Emerging TMDL Environmental Regulations Conference, March 11-13, Fort Worth, Texas, 442-447.

Cashman, Eileen M., Brad A. Finney, and David R. Narum. 2003. The Challenge Of Atmospheric Deposition TMDLs. Proceedings of the WEFTEC 2003 76th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Los Angeles, California, October 11.

Cashman, Eileen M., Brad A. Finney, and David R. Narum. 2004. The Challenge Of Atmospheric Deposition TMDLs. Water Environment Federation Watershed and Wet Weather Technical Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 11-14.

Finney, B. 1977. A Linked Simulation-Optimization Model for Regional Water Water Control. Thesis, Division of Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

Finney, B. A., W. J. Grenney, A. B. Bishop, and T. C. Hughes. 1977. Mixed Integer Programming Models for Water Resources Management. Utah Water Research Laboratory Report PRWG-198-1. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

Finney, B. A. and W. J. Grenney. 1978. Application of an Integer Programming Model for Water Resources Management. Presented at the Fourteenth American Water Resources Conference. November 6-10. Orlando, Florida.

Finney, B. A. 1979. Random Differential Equations in Water Quality Modeling. Dissertation. Division of Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

Finney, B. A. and E. J. Middlebrooks. 1979. Evaluation of Facultative Waste Stabilization Ponds Design. In: Performance and Upgrading Wastewater Stabilization Ponds. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio. Report Number EPA-600/9-79-011. pp. 18-36.

Finney, B. A., D. S. Bowles, and M. P. Windham. 1979. Random Differential Equations in Water Quality Modeling. Utah Water Research Laboratory Report UWRL/Q-79/06. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

Finney, B. A. and M. P. Windham. 1979. A Water Quality Modeling Technique Using Random Differential Equations. Presented at the Fifteenth American Water Resources Conference. September 24-28. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finney, B. A. and E. J. Middlebrooks. 1980. Facultative Waste Stabilization Pond Design. Journal Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 134-147.

Finney, B. A., D. S. Bowles, and M. P. Windham. 1981. River Water Quality Modeling Using Random Differential Equations. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference, December 7-11. San Francisco, California.

Finney, B. A., D. S. Bowles, and M. P. Windham. 1982. Random Differential Equations In River Water Quality Modeling. Water Resources Research, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 122-234.

Finney, B. A. 1984. Review: Uncertainty and Forecasting of Water Quality. Civil Engineering Systems, Vol. 1, No. 3, pg. 173.

Finney, B. A., T. H. Hardy, and D. S. Bowles. 1986. Case for Real Time Water Quality Management in the United States. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference, December 8-12. San Francisco, California.

Finney, B. A. and M. B. Beck. 1986. Operational Water Quality Management: A Case Study of the Bedford Ouse River, paper presented at the National Meeting, British Hydrological Society, Loughborough, England, May 1986.

Finney, B. A. and R. Willis. 1991. Optimization Model for the Control of Saltwater Intrusion. In, Proceedings, Water Forum 91, the ASCE Water Resources Planning and Management Conference, New Orleans, May 1991.

Finney, B. A., Samsuhadi, and Robert Willis. 1992. Quasi-Three-Dimensional Optimization Model of Jakarta Basin. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 1, pp. 18-31.

Finney, B. A. Finney and R. A. Gearheart. 1996. WAWTTAR, A Tool for Feasibility Planning of Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Presented at Appropriate Technologies and Issues for Water Resources Management on Tropical Islands in the Asia/Pacific Region, Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 1996.

Finney, B. A. Finney and R. A. Gearheart. 1996. Overcoming Obstacles in Facilitating Water Reuse, Wastewater Treatment Options and Technologies. Presented at The Untapped Aquifer: Hawai’i Water Reuse Workshop 1996, City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawai’i, September 1996.

Finney, B. A. Finney and R. A. Gearheart. 1997. Planning Wastewater Reuse in Small Communities. Presented at Water Reuse Association 1997 Annual Symposium, San Diego, CA, October 15-17.

Finney, B. A. Finney and R. A. Gearheart. 1998. WAWTTAR, a Tool for Prefeasibility Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Systems. In: Proceedings of International Association of Water Quality Biannual Conference, Vancouver, BC, June.

Finney, B. A. 2000. EPA Web Accessible Constructed Wetlands Descriptive and Performance Data Base. Proceedings, Conference on Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, Humboldt State University, June, Arcata, CA.

Finney, B. A. 2000. Internet Accessible Constructed Treatment Wetlands Descriptive and Performance Database. US EPA Assistance Agreement CX826884-01-0 Final Technical Report.

Finney, B. A., R. Willis, and T. Nicolini. 2002. Final Report, Web-based instructional modules in hydrologic sciences for NWS hydrologists: Stage-Discharge relationships. UCAR COMET Research Program No. S01-32799, University Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.

Finney, B. A. 2002. Hydrology and Hydraulics of Wetlands. In, Creating and Using Wetlands for Wastewater and Stormwater Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison, June.

Finney, B. A. 2003. Constructed Wetlands Performance. Presented at the 6th Annual Constructed Wetlands Workshop, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, June.

Finney, B. A. 2005. WAWTTAR: A Tool for Selecting Appropriate Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies. Final Report, US EPA Water Quality Cooperative Assistance Agreement #CCP831170-01-0.

Finney, B. A. and R. A. Gearheart. 2005. Wastewater treatment alternative analysis for Garberville Sanitation District. Garberville Sanitation District, Garberville, CA. March.

Finney, B. A. and S. T. Finney. 2005. Klamath Digital Library, A comprehensive collection of data and digital media related to the Klamath River Basin. Humboldt State University, http://kwi.humboldt.edu/DL.

Finney, B. A. 2006. SCARP, A Tool for Collection System Asset Management. Proceedings, Water Environment Federation Collection System 2006, Infrastructure Stewardship: Partnering for a Sustainable Future, Detroit, MI. Water Environment Federation, Washington, DC.

Finney, B. A. 2007. Evaluating Water and Wastewater Treatment Options for Small Communities. Presented at U.S. EPA Seminar Series, January 9, Washington DC.

Finney, B. A. 2007. WAWTTAR, A Tool for Sustainable Wastewater Management. Presented at Sustainable Solutions for Water Resources Facing Development Pressure, California Water Board, August 10, Arcata, CA.

Finney, B. A. 2007. Introduction to WAWTTAR, A Tool for Selecting Appropriate Wastewater Technologies. Presented at California Water Environment Association North Region Training Conference, September 13-14, Redding, CA.

Finney, B. A. 2008. SCARP, An optimization methodology for collecton system asset management. Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle, WA.

Finney, Brad A., Robert Gearheart, Andrew Salverson, George Zhou, Mary Burke, and Jong Chan Ly. 2009. WAWTTAR, A planning tool for selecting wastewater treatment technologies. Water, Environment, and Technology, Water Environment Federation, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 51-54.

Finney, Brad A., Mary C. Burke, and Jong Chan Ly. 2010. Basis of Design, Mad River Brewery Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment System. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 35 pages.

Finney, Brad, Zack H. Chandler, Jessica Bruce, and Brian Apple. 2013 Properties of Tire Derived Aggregate for Civil Engineering Applications. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Sacramento, CA. 163 pages.

Finney, Brad A. and Charles Sharpsteen. 2013. Elk River WWRP Discharge Transport Model. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 38 pages.

Finney, Brad A. 2014. Hydropower Feasibility Study for Beaver and Bull Creek, Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. Final Report for Land Management – Tribal Environmental Protection Agency, Hoopa Valley Tribal Council, Hoopa, CA. 41 pages.

Finney, Brad, and Richela Maeda. 2016. Evaluation of Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA) as a media for Stormwater Treatment. Publication number DRRR-01625, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Sacramento, CA. 192 pages.

Finney, Brad, Joseph Caminiti, and Alyssa Virgil. 2016. Physical Characteristics of PET Carpet. Prepared for Carpet America Recovery Effort, Dalton, GA. 31 pages.

Finney, Brad. 2018. Addendum to Evaluation of Tire Derived Aggregate as a media for Stormwater Treatment. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Sacramento, CA. 26 pages.

Finney, Brad, and Joaquin Wright. 2018. Exothermic Behavior of Tire Derived Aggregate Fills Subject to Periodic Wetting with Fresh and Saline Water. California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Sacramento, CA. 39 pages.

Firor, S., B. A. Finney, and R. Willis. 1996. Disaggregation Modeling Process for Climatic Time Series. Division of Water Resources Planning and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 122, No. 3, pp. 205-212.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1981. Vascular Plants in Wetland Wastewater Treatment Systems - A Pilot Project. In: Proceedings, Water Reuse Symposium II. American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Denver, Colorado. pp. 1648-1668.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1982. Utilization of Wetlands for Reliable Low-Cost Wastewater Treatment. Presented at the International Water Resources Association IV World Congress on Water Resources, September 3-11, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Gearheart, R. A., S. Wilbur, D. Hull, J. Williams, N. Hoelper, and B. Finney. 1982. City of Arcata Marsh Pilot Project - Second Annual Report. California Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, California.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, S. Wilbur, J. Williams, and D. Hull. 1984. The Use of Wetland Treatment Processes in Water Reuse. In: Future of Water Reuse. American Water Research Foundation, Denver, Colorado. pp 617-638.

Gearheart, R. A., S. Wilbur, D. Hull, and B. Finney. 1984. Reduction Of Public Health Significant Organisms Through Wetland Treatment Processes. In: Proceedings 1984 National Conference on Environmental Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers, June 25-27, Los Angeles, California.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1986. Managed Wetlands: Reliable Low-Cost Wastewater Treatment. Presented at the International Conference on Aquatic Plants for Water Treatment and Resource Recovery, July 20-24, Orlando, Florida.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1992. The Fate of Metals in a Wetland Wastewater Treatment System. Woodward Clyde Consultants, Oakland, CA, 122pg.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, L. Jennings, M. McKee, and P. Roark. 1993. Workshop on Wastewater Treatment for Small Communities in the Middle East. WASH Field Report 435, Water and Sanitation for Health Project, USAID, Washington, DC. 49 pg.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, and M. McKee. 1994. WAWTTAR Users Manual, A Model for Prefeasibility Analysis of Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Appropriate for Reuse. Water and Sanitation for Health Project, USAID, Washington, DC. 83 pg.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1995. Final Environmental Impact Statement, Supplemental Waialua-Hale’iwa Wastewater Facility Plan. Department of Wastewater Management, City and County of Honolulu. 170 pg.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1995. Supplemental Waialua-Hale’iwa Wastewater Facility Plan. Department of Wastewater Management, City and County of Honolulu. 254 pg.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, J. K. Anderson, and W. A. Smith. 1997. Lower Williamson River Site Concept Restoration Plan. The Nature Conservancy, Portland Oregon. 115 pg.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1997. Lā’ie Wetlands Disposal Area Mitigation and Rehabilitation. United States District Court, District of Hawaii Report. July. 202 pg.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 1997. Process Selection for Treatment and Reuse in Developing Counties. Presented at World Bank Water Week 1997, December 17-21, Washington, DC.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, M. M. Lang, and J. Anderson. 1999. Evaluation of Free-Surface Wetland Technology. US EPA 5th National Wastewater Treatment Technology Transfer Workshop, May 18-20, Kansas City, Kansas.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, M. M. Lang, and J. Anderson. 1999. Free Water Surface Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, A Technology Assessment. EPA publication number 832-S-99-002, 134 pg.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, and J. Anderson. 2000. Long Term Wastewater Treatment and Effluent Management Plan for the City of Willits. Hydro Resources International, July, 93 pg.

Gearheart, R. A., B. A. Finney, and J. Anderson. 2000. Free Water Surface Wetlands. In: EPA Manual on Constructed Wetlands Treatment of Municipal Wastewater Wastewater. EPA Publication number 625/R-99/010, 154 pg. 0.1in

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 2000. 15 Years of Performance and Utilization of a Free Surface Constructed Wetland, Arcata, California. IAWQ International 2000 Conference on Wetlands, October, Orland, Florida.

Gearheart, R. A. and B. A. Finney. 2001. Competing, Complimentary, and Replacement Strategies for Watershed Restoration in the Klamath Basin. Klamath Basin Fish and Water Management Symposium, Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission, May 22-25, Arcata, CA.

Grenney, W. J. and B. A. Finney. 1978. Water Resources Management Using Integer Programming Models. In: Modeling the Water Quality of the Hydrologic Cycle. International Association of Hydrologic Sciences, Washington, D.C. Publication Number 125. pp. 299-311.

Jones, L., R. Willis, and B. A. Finney. 1986. Water Resources Systems Planning: Differential Dynamic Programming Models. In: Proceedings Water Forum ’86, Water Resources Planning and Management Division (ASCE) 14th Annual Conference, March 16-18, Kansas City, Missouri, pp. 1033-1040.

Matsukawa, Joy, B. Finney, and R. Willis. 1992. Conjunctive-Use Planning in Mad River Basin, California. Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 2, pp. 115-132.

Maeda, Richela and Brad Finney. 2018. Water Quality Assessment of Submerged Tire-Derived Aggregate Fills. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol 144, No. 2, 11 pages.

Middlebrooks, E. J., J. H. Reynolds, B. A. Finney, B. A. Johnson, J. S. Russell, and C. H. Middlebrooks. 1979. Lagoon Design, Performance, and Upgrading. Department of the Army, St. Louis District, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, MO. 149 pg.

Peterson, Kimberly, Robert Van Kirk, Brian Apple, and Brad Finney. 2011. An Analytical Model of Surface Water/Groundwater Interactions in a Western Watershed Experiencing Changes in Water and Land Use. Presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers’ Environmental & Water Resources Institute, Palm Springs, CA, May 22-26.

Wieneke, S., D. B. George, D. S. Filip, B. A. Finney, W. J. Grenney, and J. H. Reynolds. 1978. A Mathematical Model to Predict Impacts of Livestock Waste Runoff on Receiving Streams. Presented at the winter meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. December 18-21. Chicago, Illinois.

Wieneke, S. T., D. B. George, D. S. Filip, and B. A. Finney. 1980. Evaluation of Livestock Runoff as a Source of Water Pollution in Northern Utah. Utah Water Research Laboratory Report UWRL/Q-80/02, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

Willis, R., B. A. Finney, and W.-S. Chu, 1984. Monte Carlo Optimization for Reservoir Operation. Water Resources Research, Vol. 20, No. 9, pp. 1177-1182.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney, 1985. Optimal Control of Non-linear Groundwater Hydraulics: theoretical Development and Numerical Experiments. Water Resources Research, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 1476-1482.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney. 1987. Optimal Groundwater Management in the Polpaico Basin, Chile. ASCE, Water Resources Planning and Management Division, 14th Annual Conference, Kansas City.

Willis, R., B. A. Finney, and P. L.-F. Liu. 1987. Optimal Control of Saltwater Intrusion: The Yun Lin Basin, Taiwan. In, System Analysis in Water Quality Management, M. B. Beck, ed. Pergamon Press, New York, pp. 241-250.

Willis, R., B. A. Finney, and C. M. Liu. 1987. Optimal Groundwater Management in the North China Plain. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, December 7-11, San Francisco, CA.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney. 1988. A Management Model for the Control of Saltwater Intrusion. Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE., Vol. 114, No. 2, pp. 163-178.

Willis, R. B. A. Finney, and D. Zhang. 1989. Water Resources Management in the North China Plain. Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE., Vol. 115, No. 5, pp. 598-615.

Willis, R. B. A. Finney, M. McKee, and A. Militelo. 1989. Stochastic Analysis of Estuarine Hydraulics: Steady, 1-Dimensional Flow , Stochastic Hydraulics, Vol. 3, pp. 71-84.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney, 1990. Groundwater Management in the Jakarta Basin. In, Proceedings of the Second International Groundwater Conference, Kota Bharu, Malaysia, June 1990.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney. 1991. Groundwater Resources Management in the Yun Lin Basin, Taiwan. In, Proceedings, International Conference on Computer Applications in Water Resources, S. L. Shaw and K-K. Shih, eds. Taipei, Taiwan, July, 1991, pp. 829-835.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney. 1991. Pacific Rim Regional Saltwater Intrusion Control. In, Ground Water in the Pacific Rim Countries, H. J. Peters, ed. Symposium sponsored by Irrigation and Drainage Division, ASCE, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1991, pp. 57-63.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney. 1998. Environmental Systems Engineering. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 332 pg.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney. 2001. Environmental Systems Engineering, Second Edition. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 340 pg.

Willis, R. and B. A. Finney. 2004. Environmental Systems Engineering and Economics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, 468 pg.

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