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WRRC Weekly Wave
January 16, 2015
Volume 3, Issue 1
In This Issue:
- Jan. 22 WRRC Brown Bag: Shopping for Water
- WRRC Director featured in the Arizona Republic
- Save the Date: WRRC 2015 Annual Conference
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Upcoming Events
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Sharon B. Megdal Featured in Arizona Republic: What You Should Know About Arizona's Water Future
In an opinion piece for the Arizona Republic, Soak It In, Water Resources Research Center Director Sharon B. Megdal discusses what Arizonans should know about their water future. Water is scarce, but by staying informed, Arizonans can do their part to avert a crisis. Megdal urges people to find out where their water comes from and encourages them to keep up with water issues and talk to neighbors, friends, water providers and elected officials about what they need to do to ensure that Arizona's water glass stays full. The column also features a nine minute video on the Colorado River, written and produced by Central Arizona Project. "Challenged but Unbroken: Sustaining the Colorado River" addresses threats to the long-term viability of water deliveries and power generation in the Colorado River basin and compels all Colorado River water users to take action to ensure the sustainability of this vital resource. Read the full article here.
Watch "Challenged but Unbroken: Sustaining the Colorado River" here.
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Robert Glennon
Presentation: Shopping for Water: How the Market Can Mitigate Water Shortages in the American West
Speaker: Robert Glennon, Regents' Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona
Time/Location: 12 - 1:30 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
 Don Gross
Presentation: Colorado River Simulation System (CRSS) - Overview and Use in Planning and Operation of the Colorado River
Speaker: Don Gross, Water Resources Engineer, Colorado River Management Section, AZ Dept. of Water Resources Time/Location: 12 - 1:30 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
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Roadmap for Considering Water for Arizona's Natural Areas
In an effort to more deeply understand the relationship between existing water management and Arizona's riparian and aquatic ecosystems, the WRRC developed the Connecting the Environment to Arizona Water Planning project with funding from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. The culmination of this project,
the Roadmap for Considering Water for Arizona's Natural
Areas, was released last month.
It contains information on the current scientific understanding of water for natural areas, existing legal considerations for providing water to natural areas, examples of where natural areas are already included in water management decisions, and an overview of available paths forward for including natural areas alongside human uses.
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WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal Shares Her 15 Water Wishes for 2015
Sharon B. Megdal, Director of the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), shares her 15 water wishes for 2015 in the latest edition of the WRRC's Arizona Water Resource Newsletter.
Among the many wishes, Dr. Megdal hopes for the general public to become more informed and excited about water, for more conservation, for Arizona's natural areas water needs to be addressed, and for the WRRC to continue and expand its partnerships. Dr. Megdal also encourages people to watch the nine minute video, "Challenged but Unbroken: Sustaining the Colorado River," written and produced by the Central Arizona Project, and the Robert Redford narrated movie, "Renewal - A Reborn Colorado River Once Again Finds Her Path to the Sea."
To read full column, click here.
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Arizona Project WET Teams up with Town of Gilbert to Save Water and Money
In December, 120 Gilbert 6th grade students acted to conserve water while saving taxpayer's money with a hands-on learning assignment at Gilbert Civic Center. Settler's Point Elementary teamed up with Arizona Project WET (APW) to perform a water audit of municipal building faucets, replacing aerators with water-efficient ones. Students were able to quantify water savings by measuring the baseline flow rate and the flow rate after the new aerator installation. The students invested 4 hours in this project and based on estimated frequency and duration of use, saved the city of Gilbert 99,000 gallons of water per year. This total water savings will save the taxpayers $375 in water and sewer fees.
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Winter Issue of Arizona Water Resource Now Available
The Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) has released the Winter 2015 issue of its quarterly newsletter, the Arizona Water Resource (AWR). The latest edition of the AWR features the former Southern Arizona Water Resources Association, diminishing hydropower production in the West, and much more. The Winter 2015 AWR also includes WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal's policy column, "15 Water Wishes for 2015." Read the Winter AWR here. Sign up to receive the AWR and other WRRC publications here. |
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Arizona Project WET Holds Water Festival in Yuma
Last month, Arizona Project WET partnered up with the City of Yuma to hold a day-long water festival outdoors. At the festival, trained volunteers engaged 4th graders in an interactive and fun exploration of the groundwater system, watersheds, water conservation, and the water cycle. In an interview with the City of Yuma, A rizona Project WET Director Kerry Schwartz said the water festival is "a community driven event so without the communities, the University of Arizona cannot do these events." Watch a short video of the festival here.
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Initial Progress Report for Minute 319 Released Last Month
In Dec. 2014, the US and Mexican sections of the International Boundary and Water Commission released the Initial Progress Report for Minute 319 Colorado River Delta Environmental Flows Monitoring. Minute 319 was signed in 2012 and created a pilot program that allows a pulse flow of water to be released to the riparian corridor of the Colorado River Delta from Morelos Dam, Canal Reforma and Canal Barrote. The report summarizes the activities and preliminary results through July 24, 2014. Learn more here.
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Save the Date: WRRC 2015 Annual Conference (June 9-10)
The Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is partnering with the Gila River Indian Community for its 2015 Annual Conference, to be held on June 9-10 at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino. The partnership will lead to an exciting conference and attract a diverse audience from across Arizona and the region interested in learning more about tribal water issues in Arizona. To keep up with Annual Conference news and updates, subscribe to the WRRC Weekly Wave or visit our online conference hub.
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