The WRRC has released the Spring 2014 issue of its quarterly newsletter, the Arizona Water Resources (AWR). The latest edition of the AWR features the April 8, 2014 WRRC Annual Conference, "Closing the Gap Between Water Supply and Demand," as well as an in-depth article on the effects of drought on California farming. The Spring issue includes a number of water-focused news briefs and announcements, a special insert featuring the WRRC's 50-year history, and a special column by WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal titled, "Learning Globally, Acting Locally," on applying water management lessons learned from around the world in our own communities. Download the AWR here. 

WRRC Associate Director Jean McLain, with collaborators Kurt Nolte (Yuma Agricultural Center) and Channah Rock (Maricopa Agricultural Center) has been awarded funding from the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Specialty Crops Block Grant Program, for a project entitled: "Creation of Self-Sterilizing Harvesting Tools." This two-year project will examine the use of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) for long-term sterilization of harvesting materials. QACs form a long-term biologically resistant film on target surfaces, and this project will examine whether QACs can be used to sterilize harvesting tools without negative crop impacts. Learn more here.