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AUGUST 2016
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2016-17 AWRA Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship winners (l to r) Molly Tedesche, Elizabeth Jachens and Morgan DiCarlo.
AWRA is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2016-17 Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship Fund awards. Considered by AWRA and our members to be one of the organization's greatest accomplishments, the scholarship fund, established in 1980, has helped more than 50 students...>>
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Operational Land Imager (OLI) satellite image of western Lake Erie algal bloom. July 31, 2015. Credit: NASA
Speaker: Eric Booth, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Agronomy, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Sustaining and improving water resources is difficult because they are part of a complex system, where the needs of humans and ecosystems compete and long-term challenges, such as climate change and land-use planning, have many possible consequences and solutions.
 
This presentation will cover a scenarios project called Yahara 2070, which developed and simulated possible futures for Wisconsin's Yahara Watershed, research funded by the National Science Foundations' Water Sustainability and Climate Program.  
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Volume II of the AWRA Policy Committee's report, adds six case studies and two overview essays to the previous volume's eight case studies. Selected to illustrate a wide range of circumstances, geographic conditions and strategies; these case studies and analyses are intended to provide a better understanding of current flood and drought management strategies.
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This interview is the third of a six part series, written/conducted by AWRA President Martha Narvaez, celebrating the role of AWRA Women in Water Resources. Length of Time in the Water Resources Field Since 1982, 34 years (wow, this ages me) Current Position Senior Principal Scientist with Normandeau Associates, Inc. Positions Held Director of ...»   

 

Shill alert: I was involved in the GVI workshop from the beginning and am a co-author of the final report. I am a member of NGWA and AWRA, and Technical Director of AWRA. I promoted the workshop in an April 2016 blog post. Here is what I said in an earlier post: So what's the deal with the title, 'Groundwater Visibility Initiative'? There ...»

 

About a month ago I asked you for assistance in helping the US Department of Labor ensure that the occupational term 'Water Resource Specialist' was properly defined. You responded and the folks (Tammy Belcher) at RTI (Research Triangle Institute), a Department of Labor contractor, were very appreciative. Tammy is back again this month, but this time it's for the ...» 

 

Disclosure Notice I met author Seth M. Siegel at a meeting in Washington, DC, on 21 March 2016. There, he spoke about his book and the Israeli water miracle. The Singer Foundation and Start-Up Nation Central provided free copies for all present, including yours truly. The latter is an organization that promotes Israel, its people, technology, businesses, etc. Siegel and I had a brief ...» 

 

HIGHLIGHTS - OPEN WATER DATA INITIATIVE (OWDI) The goal of the OWDI is to integrate water information into a connected United States national water data framework. This issue is comprised of a featured collection of papers that provide a diverse perspective on the development ...» 
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Water is a women's issue. Here's why.
Every year, 500,000 children die from drinking contaminated water. Until everyone has access to safe and reliable drinking water, the death toll will continue to rise. But is the global water crisis bigger than public health? Join Eleanor Allen in uncovering the reasons why access to water is a women's issue.


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