五十年代以前,水资源研究专家由于没有专门的学术组织而依附于美国土木工程师学会、美国水利工程学会、美国化学学会等机构。而且在上述学会中,水资源研究也处于从属地位。另外,美国地球物理协会(AGU)设有与水资源专业适宜的机构——水文局。水文局发展很快,不久成为协会中最大的分支机构。但是,该协会的刊物出版者对水资源研究并不感兴趣,他们甚至认为水文学属于应用科学,不是真正的研究科学,不值得作为 Before the 1950s, experts in water resources were attached to institutions such as American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Hydraulic Engineering and American Chemical Society for lack of specialized academic organizations. And in the above society, water resources research is also in a subordinate position. In addition, the American Geophysical Association (AGU) has a water resources agency suitable agency - Hydrology Bureau. Rapid development of the Bureau of Hydrology, soon became the largest branch of the association. However, publishers of the association are not interested in water resources research. They even consider hydrology to be applied science, not real research science and not worth the effort.