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WRRC Weekly Wave
April 17, 2015
Volume 3, Issue 14
In This Issue:
- April 21 WRRC Brown Bag: Shift Happens
- Video Coverage of April 10 Water Policy Forum with Senator Jeff Flake
- May 6 WRRC Brown Bag: Driving Conservation: The C2E Water Use Dashboard
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Upcoming Events
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WRRC 2015 Conference Panels to Feature Experts on Tribal Water Successes and Challenges
Expert panelists will address the challenges of tribal water management and describe their successes during the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center's (WRRC) Annual Conference, "Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices." The conference, hosted in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, will reflect the unique place of water in tribal life. Panels will provide a look into indigenous traditions caring for agricultural lands and current efforts to engage tribal youth in agriculture. In other panels throughout the two-day conference, tribal water leaders will discuss management decisions related to groundwater, the history and future of negotiating water rights settlements, and efforts to restore native riparian areas. The final panel will take lessons from the past to inform future management of water supplies.
Register Online Today!
The WRRC Conference begins at noon on Tuesday, June 9 and runs to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino (Chandler, AZ).
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Tice Supplee
Presentation: Shift Happens
Speaker: Tice Supplee, Audubon Arizona Director of Bird Conservation
Time/Location: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
Climate change is the No. 1 threat to North American birds according to a recent analysis by National Audubon Society scientists. With a focus on the arid west and Arizona, Tice Supplee, the Audubon Arizona Director of Bird Conservation, will present the science behind the analysis. Join us to learn where potential "climate strongholds" for birds are located in our state.
Conserve2Enhance
Presentation: Driving Water Conservation: The Conserve2Enhance Water Use Dashboard
Speakers: Kelly Mott Lacroix, Senior Research Analyst, Water Resources Research Center, and Brittany Xiu, Outreach Coordinator, Water Resources Research Center
Time/Location: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
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Video Coverage of April 10 Water Policy Forum with Senator Jeff Flake
Video Coverage of the April 10 Water Policy Forum, "Arizona Solutions to Colorado River Supply Challenges," is now available on YouTube. The forum was hosted by the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) and convened by Senator Jeff Flake. Featured panelists were Tom Buschatzke, Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Marie Pearthree, Deputy General Manager, Central Arizona Project, Alan Forrest, Director, Tucson Water, and Sharon B. Megdal, Director, WRRC. Click below to watch video:
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Water Policy Forum: Arizona Solutions to Colorado River Supply Challenges
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A PDF file containing the presentations given during the Forum is also available online. Access PDF file here.
Photo credit: UANews and Brittney Smith.
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Driving Water Conservation: The Conserve2Enhance Water Use Dashboard
The Conserve2Enhance (C2E) program connects voluntary water conservation to community action. C2E does this by directing participant donations, based on water savings, to funding for local environmental enhancement projects. To simplify this process, the Water Resources Research Center has created the C2E Water Use Dashboard, a free online tool designed to promote water efficiency, track water use, and raise revenue for environmental enhancement. The C2E Dashboard provides customized water use information for each participant. This includes a breakdown of indoor and outdoor water use, daily water savings, and a comparison of water use of individual participants with their community - all in a user-friendly, visually-appealing format with simple graphs and an easy-to-read water use "box score".
The Dashboard suggests a donation, based on participants water savings, and the integrated PayPal donation portal sends their donation to the C2E program of their choice. Administrative features are also built into the Dashboard. Learn more here.
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WRRC Student Spotlight: Journalism Graduate Student Ann Posegate
Ann Posegate is a second-year master's student in journalism. She received her undergraduate degree in environmental science from Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and attended the Washington Semester program at American University in Washington, D.C. with a field study in South Africa. Posegate's work has taken her to mountains, deserts, canyons, rivers, cities, and even an ice sheet, communicating science and environmental concepts to many audiences. She has been an educator at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, an interpretive park ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, and a watershed educator in Washington, D.C. At the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), she works as a Graduate Outreach Assistant under Water Sustainability Program Director Jackie Moxley. She assists in organizing and promoting events, as well as creating the new UA Water Network website, which will be a clearinghouse for the university's water-related research and activities. Learn more here.
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Spring 2015 Arizona Water Resource Available for Download
The Spring 2015 issue of the Water Resources Research Center's quarterly newsletter, the Arizona Water Resource (AWR), is now available for download. This latest issue features an in-depth article on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's earth-observing satellites bringing new data to the needs of water research, management, and decision-making; an interview with international water expert Brian Richter; along with news, announcements, and new resources.
The Spring 2015 AWR also includes WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal's Public Policy Review column, "Connecting Students to Water Policy and Management in Practice."
Download AWR here.
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ADWR and CAP to Host Colorado River Shortage Preparedness Workshop
On April 22, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) and Central Arizona Project (CAP) are hosting a Colorado River Shortage Preparedness Workshop, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., at the ADWR Verde Conference Room (3550 N. Central Ave., Phoenix). If you cannot attend in person and wish to attend the workshop via webcast, please contact Michelle Moreno at mamoreno@azwater.gov.The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will hold a remote viewing in the Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson). If you plan to attend the webcast at the WRRC, please RSVP to Lynette Featherston here. |
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Jefferson Park Neighborhood Conserve2Enhance Site
Jefferson Park will be holding a History Hunt Sunday, April 19, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., which will feature the newly completed Jefferson Park Neighborhood Conserve2Enhance (C2E) site! Beginning at the International School of Tucson (1701 E. Seneca St., Tucson) and winding through the historic neighborhood, the tour includes the work completed at Stop #4, the Jefferson Park Neighborhood C2E site. This project was made possible by a grant from the Tucson C2E community enhancement grant program and highlights Jefferson Park's commitment to "making history with water conservation." Learn more about C2E programs here.
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C2E Enhancement Site Dedication: Henry Elementary WINS
Henry Elementary will be holding a dedication event for their Conserve2Enhance (C2E) enhancement site, Henry Elementary WINS (Wash Improvement & Neighborhood Sustainability), on Monday, May 4 at 8:30 a.m. at Anna Henry Elementary, 650 N Igo Way, Tucson. This project was made possible by a grant from the Tucson C2E community enhancement grant program, along with strong support from the Henry Elementary students, staff, Parent-Teacher Association, and surrounding community. The C2E grant supported the planting of 74 new trees and plants, 7 rainwater harvesting features, a pet waste station, and the installation of a 3,000 gallons cistern. More here.
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