Brad Finney
- Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering Department
- Humboldt State University
- 707-826-3918
- brad.finney@humb oldt.edu
About me
Brad Finney research interests include water and wastewater treatment, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, wetland restoration, river basin planning, water resources planning and management. He is a professor at Humboldt State University and teaches computational methods for engineers, probability analysis, hydrology, water quality, and water and wastewater treatment.
Recent publications (3 of 26 publications)
Finney, B., R.A. Gearheart, A. Salverson, G. Zhou, M. Burke and J.C. Ly. 2009. WAWTTAR, A planning tool for selecting wastewater treatment technologies. Water, Environment, and Technology 21: 51-54.
Finney, Brad. 2008. SCARP, An optimization methodology for collecton system asset management. Technical Report No. 12124. Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle.
Finney, Brad. 2007. Introduction to WAWTTAR, A Tool for Selecting Appropriate Wastewater Technologies. Presented at California Water Environment Association North Region Training Conference, 13-14 September, in Redding.
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Publications
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Finney, B., R.A. Gearheart, A. Salverson, G. Zhou, M. Burke and J.C. Ly. 2009. WAWTTAR, A planning tool for selecting wastewater treatment technologies. Water, Environment, and Technology 21: 51-54.
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Finney, Brad. 2008. SCARP, An optimization methodology for collecton system asset management. Technical Report No. 12124. Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle.
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Finney, Brad. 2007. Introduction to WAWTTAR, A Tool for Selecting Appropriate Wastewater Technologies. Presented at California Water Environment Association North Region Training Conference, 13-14 September, in Redding.
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Finney, B. 2006. SCARP, A Tool for Collection System Asset Management. In Proceedings, Water Environment Federation Collection System 2006, Infrastructure Stewardship: Partnering for a Sustainable Future, 1-8. Detroit: Water Environment Federation.
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Finney, Brad and S.T. Finney. 2005. Klamath Digital Library, A comprehensive collection of data and digital media related to the Klamath River Basin. Technical Report No. 1. Humboldt State University, . http://kwi.humboldt.edu/DL
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Finney, Brad. 2005. WAWTTAR: A Tool for Selecting Appropriate Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies. Technical Report No. CCP831170-01-0. US EPA, Arcata. 20 pp.
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Cashman, E.M., B. Finney and D.R. Narum. 2004. The Challenge Of Atmospheric Deposition TMDLs. Water Environment Federation Watershed and Wet Weather Technical Bulletin 9: 11-14.
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Willis, Robert and Brad Finney. 2004. Environmental Systems Engineering and Economics. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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Cashman, Eileen M, B. 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. Technical Report No. 112. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto. 99 pp.
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Gearheart, Robert A, B. Finney, M.M. Lang and J. Anderson. 1999. Evaluation of Free-Surface Wetland Technology. Technical Report No. 832-S-99-002. US EPA, Washington, DC. 134 pp.
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Firor, S., B. Finney, R. Willis and J. Dracup. 1996. Disaggregation Modeling Process for Climatic Time Series. Journal of Water Resources Planning & Management 122: 205-212.
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Finney, B., Samsuhadi and R. Willis. 1992. Quasi-three-dimensional optimization model of Jakarta basin. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 118: 18.
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Dracup, John, Robert Willis, Brad Finney and California Water Resources Center. 1992. Improved methods of assessing effects of climate change on hydrologic systems using global circulation models. [Riverside, Calif.]
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Matsukawa, J., B. Finney and R. Willis. 1992. Conjuctive-use planning in Mad River basin, California. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 118: 115.
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Willis, R., B. Finney, M. McKee and A. Militelo. 1989. Stochastic Analysis of Estuarine Hydraulics: Steady, 1-Dimensional Flow. Stochastic Hydraulics 3: 71-84.
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Willis, R. and B. Finney. 1989. Water Resources Management in the North China Plain. Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE 115: 598-615.
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Willis, R. and B. Finney. 1988. Management Model for the Control of Saltwater Intrusion. Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE 114: 163-178.
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Beck, M.B., B. Finney and P. Lessard. 1987. Operational Water Quality Management: A Sense of Prospective. In System Analysis in Water Quality Managemen, edited by M.B. Beck. New York: Pergamon Press.
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Finney, B. and M.J. Brook. 1987. Generation of Bivariate Solar Radiation and Temperature Time Series. Solar Energy 39: 533-540.
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Beck, B.M. and B. Finney. 1987. Operational Water Quality Management: Problem Background and Evaluation of a Model for River Water Quality. Water Resources Research 23: 2030-2042.
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Finney, B. and R. Willis. 1985. Optimal Control of Non-linear Groundwater Hydraulics: theoretical Development and Numerical Experiments. Water Resources Research 21: 1476-1482.
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Finney, B., R. Willis and W.S. Chu. 1984. Monte Carlo Optimization for Reservoir Operation. Water Resources Research 20: 1177-1182.
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Finney, B., D.S. Bowles and M.P. Windham. 1982. Random Differential Equations In River Water Quality Modeling. Water Resources Research 18: 122-134.
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Finney, B. and E.J. Middlebrooks. 1980. Facultative Waste Stabilization Pond Design. Journal Water Pollution Control Federation 52: 134-147.
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Finney, B. 1979. Random Differential Equations In River Water Quality Modeling. PhD diss., Utah State University.
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Finney, Brad and William Grenney. 1977. Mixed integer programming models for water resources management. Logan, Utah
Positions & Honors
35 – Member, Water Environment Federation
30 – Member, American Geophysical Union