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WRRC Weekly Wave
March 13, 2015
Volume 3, Issue 9
In This Issue:
- Registration Now Open for WRRC Annual Conference
- 2015 Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship at the WRRC
- WRRC Director to Speak at Western Governor's Forum
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Upcoming Events
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Registration NOW OPEN for 2015 WRRC Annual Conference
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Lon W. House
Presentation: A New Paradigm: Electric Utilities Investing in Water Conservation
Speaker: Lon W. House, Ph.D., Water and Energy Consulting
Time/Location: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
Presentation: Salinity in the Sea of Galilee - Its History, Environmental Challenges, and Management
Speaker: Dr. Alon Rimmer, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Lake Kinneret Limnological Laboratory
Time/Location: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
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2015 Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship at the WRRC
The UA Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is offering a summer internship to a student interested in gaining experience writing about environmental and water issues. The internship is supported by Montgomery & Associates, an Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in hydrology and water resource issues. The selected intern will contribute to research and writing for an issue of
Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. The topic selected for the 2016 Arroyo is potable water reuse. It will provide an overview of history, plans, technologies, water quality concerns, regulations, and public acceptance issues regarding the potable reuse of water in Arizona. Enrolled students in good standing at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University are eligible. Learn more here.
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WRRC Director to Speak at Western Governor's Drought Forum Webinar
On April 8, Water Resources Research Center Director Sharon B. Megdal will join a panel of experts to discuss ways that local drought solutions tailored to the unique needs of specific communities can be applied across the Western region. Part of the Western Governor's Drought Forum Webinar Series, the webinar, "One Size Doesn't Fit All: Why Variation in Hydrology and Legal Structures means that Drought Looks Different across the West," will begin at 11:00 am MT (10:00 am in Tucson) and will be moderated by Nevada State Engineer Jason King. The Western Governor's Drought Forum Webinar Series features experts on water and drought management in the West. Each webinar includes a 40-minute panel discussion, followed by 20 minutes for questions and discussion.
To learn more and to register, click here.
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National Climate Resilience Toolkit Includes Story on WRRC's GCASE Project
A story submitted by the WRRC on the Groundwater Climate and Stakeholder Engagement (GCASE) project was included as one of 17 Taking Action stories in the Water Resources theme added March 10 to the national online Climate Resilience Toolkit. President Obama's Climate Action Plan, announced in June 2014, included the creation of an online Climate Resilience Toolkit that puts in one location easy access to new "data-driven resilience tools, services and best practices" as well as existing resources. GCASE is a research project by the WRRC and the Hydrologic Research Center in San Diego, CA, under a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The story features GCASE research supporting climate resilience for water management in Nogales, AZ.
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Save-the-Date: Restoration of the Colorado River Delta: One Year After
On May 15, 2014, the Colorado River met the Sea of Cortez for the first time since the 1990's as a result of a landmark agreement between the US and Mexico known as "Minute 319". The agreement allowed release of 105,000 AF of water from Lake Mead as a "pulse flow" in a grand experiment to revitalize the delta. Join the Water Resources Research Center and the Water Sustainability Program on April 14, from 4:30 -6:00 pm, when a panel of experts talks about the cross border politics and science behind this unique restoration effort and what the impacts have been on vegetation, wildlife, and groundwater recharge a year after the release began. More here.
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WSP Program Director Position, University of Arizona (UA)
The UA Water Sustainability Program (WSP) is seeking a self-directed candidate with high level experience in program management to be the administrative lead for WSP and a member of the team that manages the Water, Environmental and Energy Solutions (WEES) initiative. The selected candidate will be adaptable and capable of managing a wide range of responsibilities, from communications and logistics to preparing budgets and business plans for WSP and WEES, and including coordination with the Water Resources Research Center. For more details and to apply, click here and search UA Job Posting number 57761.
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Case Study in Efficiency -
Agriculture and Water Use in Yuma Area
The Yuma area is one of the most productive agricultural centers in the United States. A new case study compiled by the Yuma County Agricultural Water Coalition, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) draws on both qualitative and quantitative data to tell the story of agricultural water use in the Yuma area. Among the contributors are Dr. Paul W. Brown, Dr. Kurt D. Nolte, Dr. Charles A. Sanchez, and Dr. George Frisvold from CALS. The case study that came out in Feb. 2015 demonstrates water use efficiency in agriculture in Yuma County.
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APW's 4th Annual Gilbert Water Festival Draws 900 Students
Arizona Project WET's 4th Annual Gilbert Water Festival, which was held Thursday, March 5, drew 900 fourth graders from Gilbert Public Schools. Students learned about water conservation and participated in hands-on experiments and demonstrations at Crossroads Park.
The festival was a part of the Arizona Project WET (APW) Arizona Water Festival program and was made possible by a collaboration between APW, Gilbert's Water Conservation Division and dozens of volunteers.
To read more, click here.
To learn more about APW's Arizona Water Festival program, click here.
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