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WRRC Weekly Wave
November 1, 2013
Volume 1, Issue 7
In This Issue:
- Nov. 6 Brown Bag: Downspout Politics, Upstream Conflict
- Nov. 8 Brown Bag: Gila River Water Storage & Arizona Water Planning
- WRRC Director Meets HRH Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan
... And much more!
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WRRC Releases Preliminary Conference Agenda
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) recently released the preliminary agenda for its upcoming April 8, 2014 Annual Conference, "Closing the Gap Between Water Supply and Demand."
The preliminary agenda features outstanding speakers, including opening keynote speaker Sandy Fabritz-Whitney, Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR). Kay Brothers, Co-Chair of the Colorado River Basin Study Next Steps Working Groups Coordination Team, will also be speaking during the morning session. See the full preliminary agenda here.
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Downspout Politics, Upstream Conflict: Contested Legal Geographies of Rainwater Harvesting in the United States
Special Time: 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Location: WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
Speaker: Dr. Katie Meehan (Univ. of Oregon)
Who owns the rain? As 'green infrastructure' like rainwater harvesting (RWH) gains popularity in the United States, surprisingly little is understood about how formal institutions render small scale practices 'official', and why formalization succeeds in some areas and fails in others. Dr. Meehan examines the legal geographies of rainwater harvesting, its chief institutional mechanisms, and the implications of new RWH policies for broader developments in water governance.
Note: This presentation will also be available for remote attendance via Blackboard Collaborate.
SRP & GRIC: Gila River Water Storage and Water Planning for the Community and Arizona
Speakers: Dave Roberts & Christa McJunkin (SRP); Linus Everling & Jason Hauter (GRIC)
Time: 12 - 1:30 p.m. (WRRC Sol Resnick Conf. Room, 350 N. Campbell)
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Friday, Nov. 8 Brown Bag: Salt River Project & Gila River Indian Community
Speakers from the Salt River Project (SRP) and the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) will give a Brown Bag presentation Friday, Nov. 8 at the WRRC (12 - 1:30 p.m.). Christa McJunkin (SRP Sr. Water Resource Analyst), Dave Roberts (SRP Sr. Dir. of Water Resource Management), Linus Everling (GRIC General Counsel) and Jason Hauter (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld) will present, "SRP & GRIC: Gila River Water Storage and Water Planning for the Community and Arizona."
This presentation will also be webcast live via Blackboard Collaborate. Learn more here.
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WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal Meets with HRH Prince El-Hassan of Jordan
Sharon B. Megdal, Director of the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), met with His Royal Highness Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan earlier this week as a representative of the UA International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC) and the University of Arizona. "It was an honor to meet with Prince El-Hassan," Dr. Megdal said. "Our meeting was broad in range and focused on a number of big-picture water issues, particularly the importance of considering the human and physical environments in water planning and management." Read the complete story here.
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Nov. 13: WSP Distinguished Speaker Series to Feature Dr. Alon Tal
Dr. Alon Tal (Ben-Gurion University, Israel) will give the presentation, "Triumph or Tragedy? A Brief History of Water Management in Israel," on Nov. 13 as part of the Water Sustainability Program's (WSP) Distinguished Speaker Series, in conjunction with the Sally & Ralph Duchin Campus Lectureship Series of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies.
Dr. Tal's presentation will be held from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography. Read more about Dr. Tal's presentation here. Map and parking information are available here.
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Arizona Project WET Continues "Flow of H2O" Academy in Chandler
Last week, APW staff members Mary Ann Stoll and Pam Justice delivered the fourth session (out of six) of the Flow of H2O Water Academy. Third through eighth grade teachers from the Chandler Unified School District completed the design of project-based learning units on water. They will engage their students over the next several months in the implementation of a student-driven project, facilitating learning as students respond to driving questions. Read more about APW here.
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New EPA Drinking Water Map Highlights River Water Dependence
The U.S. Environmental Projection Agency (EPA) recently published a Drinking Water Map that highlights the nation's reliance on rain-dependent water sources like rivers to supply some or all of its drinking water.
According to the EPA, roughly one-third of the U.S. population (around 117 million people) relies on these sources to provide drinking water.
See the complete U.S. EPA Drinking Water Map here.
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Sen. Jon Kyl to Speak at ASU's "Let's Talk Water" Luncheon Nov. 19
On Nov. 19, join former United States Senator Jon Kyl at the ASU Morrison Institute's "Let's Talk Water" luncheon at the Phoenix Airport Marriott Hotel, presented by the Arizona Community Foundation.
Sen. Kyl will discuss the future of water in Arizona at this special lunchtime forum from 12 - 1:30 p.m. Registration ($50) is open to the public.
Learn more about the luncheon here. Click here to register.
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