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Research Matters: WERI’s role in safeguarding Guam’s water supply
Research Matters: WERI’s role in safeguarding Guam’s water supply
Research Matters: WERI’s role in safeguarding Guam’s water supply
7/9/2025
When we fill up our 5-gallon water bottles at one of Guam’s many water stores, we rarely stop to think about what makes that water safe.
Behind that assurance is the University of Guam’s Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, better known as WERI, a research center whose work has a profound impact on our everyday lives.
Founded in 1972, WERI began expanding its reach in the 1990s to include research support for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Today, it remains a cornerstone of water research in the Western Pacific.
WERI is recognized as one of the top water research institutes in the nation. The institute focuses on freshwater resource development and management while providing scientific guidance to decision-makers and community stakeholders throughout the region.
Read the full article at the Guam PDN
Research Matters is a new editorial series from the University of Guam Office of Research and Sponsored Programs that brings readers into the world of UOG’s research centers. The column runs every other Monday in the Guam Pacific Daily News (PDN).