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WRRC Weekly Wave
January 24, 2014
Volume 2, Issue 3
In This Issue:
- Jan. 30 WSP Distinguished Speaker Series: Stanley Pollack
- C2E Program Adds 10 New Business Participants
- Save the Date: WRRC Chocolate Fest (Feb. 14)
... And much more!
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 Save $25 With Early Bird Registration For WRRC Annual Conference
Early bird registration for the WRRC's April 8 Annual Conference, "Closing the Gap Between Water Supply and Demand," is now open. Through March 6, register at the early bird rate of just $100 (registration after March 6 is $125). Students are welcome to register for a special rate of $35. REGISTER HERE.
Call for Abstracts: Poster Session at WRRC Conference to Offer Student Winners Cash Prizes
The WRRC is now accepting abstracts for the poster session at its 2014 Annual Conference. The deadline for submitting an abstract is Monday, Feb. 3. Interested students, researchers and practitioners are welcome to submit a poster abstract, and a student poster contest will offer generous cash prizes! Click here to learn more and submit an abstract.
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Presentation: Where Groundwater Meets the Sky: Springs Ecosystem Ecology and Stewardship
Location: WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
Speaker: Larry Stevens, Program Manager, Springs Stewardship Institute, Museum of Northern Arizona
Alteration of springs ecosystems has become a global environmental crisis, warranting local, national and global conservation attention. Springs are ecologically important habitats that support elevated biological and socio-cultural diversity. They have been insufficiently studied as ecosystems, and few remain ecologically intact. In this talk, Larry Stevens will address recent advances in springs ecohydrology and ecology, and address some of the challenges and opportunities that accompany enhanced springs stewardship.
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Jan. 30 WSP Distinguished Speaker Series: Stanley Pollack
Stanley Pollack, Assistant Attorney General for the Navajo Nation, will give a talk on Thursday, Jan. 30 as part of the Water Sustainability Program's (WSP) Distinguished Speaker Series. Pollack will give the presentation, "Little Colorado River: Failure of the Settlement and the Triumph of Social Media," from 4 - 5 p.m. at the University of Arizona College of Law, room 160 (1201 E. Speedway Blvd.). Refreshments to follow from 5 - 5:30 p.m. View a flyer for this presentation here. Learn more about the Water Sustainability Program at wsp.arizona.edu.
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C2E Adds 10 New Panda Express Locations as Business Participants
Ten additional Panda Express restaurant locations have signed up as business participants with the WRRC's Conserve to Enhance (C2E) program. These new locations will receive water audits from Tucson Water and learn how to improve water efficiency. Panda Express was the C2E Program's first business participant, and a total of 12 local Panda Express stores are now working with C2E. Look for the C2E "Proud Participant" logo throughout Tucson to support these local enhancement projects! To learn more, visit conserve2enhance.org. |
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Master's Student Todd McOmber Presents Water Monitoring Data to ADEQ
Earlier this week, SWES Master's student Todd McOmber presented the results of his year-long study monitoring the water quality of the Upper Santa Cruz River to ADEQ. The river has historically been an impaired waterway, exceeding water quality standards for biological and chemical contaminants in stretches north of Nogales, Ariz. McOmber's study confirmed that recent upgrades to the Nogales Water Treatment Plant had improved the quality of the river, but also confirmed that additional stretches remain impaired, and identified potential sources of river contamination.
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Feb. 14 WRRC Chocolate Fest to Feature Live Music from PAG's Claire Zucker
Enjoy chocolate from local kitchens and around the world at the 10th Annual WRRC Chocolate Fest, co-sponsored by the UA Water Sustainability Program. This year's event will feature a live music from Claire Zucker (Pima Assoc. of Governments) and a celebration of the WRRC's 50th anniversary. The Chocolate Fest will be held at the WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell) on Feb. 14, 2014 from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
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U.S. Interior Department Honors UA Minute 319 Project
The University of Arizona and researchers on the Colorado River Minute 319 Binational Partnership were recently awarded a 2013 Partners in Conservation Award from the U.S. Interior Department. A number of UA research centers and departments contributed to the Minute 319 project, including the Water Resources Research Center.
Read the complete story here.
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Winter 2014 Issue of Arizona Water Resource Available for Download
The Winter 2014 issue of the WRRC's recently redesigned quarterly newsletter, the Arizona Water Resource (AWR) is now available for download. The latest edition of the new-look AWR highlights land fallowing and satellite monitoring of groundwater, and features a Q&A with Raanan Adin (CEO, Adin Holdings Ltd.), and much more.
Download the AWR here.
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