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WRRC Summer Wave
May 30, 2014
Volume 2, Issue 21
In This Issue:
- Free AZ Water Banking Paper Published in Water Journal
- Registration Open: UA Conf. on Antibiotic Resistance in Ag
- Minn. Public Radio Features Tucson Water Conservation
... And much more!
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WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal Co-Authors Arizona Water Banking Paper Published in Water Journal
Sharon B. Megdal, Director of the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), recently co-authored a paper on Arizona water banking with Peter Dillon (CSIRO Land and Water, Australia) and Kenneth Seasholes (Central Arizona Project), which was published this week in the Journal Water.
Click here to read the full text of Dr. Megdal's paper, which is available free of charge.
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UA to Host Antibiotic Resistance in Agroecosystems: State of the Science Conference Aug. 5-8 at Biosphere 2
WRRC Associate Director Jean McLain co-organized an Aug. 5-8 University of Arizona conference to be held at Biosphere 2, "Antibiotic Resistance in Agroecosystems: State of the Science."
The focus of the conference is to bring together environmental chemists and microbiologists working on issues associated with the occurrence and effects of antibiotics in agricultural ecosystems to discuss, identify and debate the best available methods to measure antibiotics and track antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in environmental samples, including manure-impacted water and soil. Early bird registration for the conference runs through June 15. Learn more and register for the conference here.
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Video Recap: APW Conducts Water Investigations at Rio Salado
Arizona Project WET (APW) has completed another successful year of its Water Investigations Program (WIP). APW worked with 2,500 students from 26 Phoenix schools. Know99 TV attended an APW Field Investigation this spring at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area. Students from Ryan Elementary conducted Discovery Hunts in the park, along with their own scientific investigations. Teacher Tracy Thunem and two students spoke about the WIP and how it impacted them. Watch the video here:
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Arizona Project WET Student Assistant Awarded UA Research Grant
Arizona Project WET Student Assistant Alexander Prescott was recently awarded a $1,500 summer research grant.
Prescott's grant comes from the University of Arizona Honors College, and will support a summer research internship with Dr. Thomas Meixner, a professor in the UA Department of Hydrology and Water Resources.
Prescott will be using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to study the link between spring expression and surface geology throughout Southern Arizona.
Learn more about Prescott and his work with Arizona Project WET here.
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Minnesota Public Radio Highlights Tucson's Water Conservation Efforts
Minnesota Public Radio recently embarked on a four-part series highlighting Tucson's many water conservation efforts, including rainwater harvesting, water-efficient appliances and fixtures, low-water-use landscaping, and more.
Host Dan Kraker sat down with WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal to discuss Tucson's options to ensure safe, reliable water supplies over the next several decades. "Clearly conservation is an important option," she said. "It's an important tool. But at the same time, almost everyone recognizes that conservation alone won't close the gap" between water supply and future demand.
Read and Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of MPR's series.
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