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WRRC Summer Wave
July 24, 2015
Volume 3, Issue 22
In This Issue:
- WRRC Releases 2014 Annual Report
- Living with Less Water Conference Report Released
- Water Efficiency: Charting a Path Toward Integrated Water Resources
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Upcoming Events
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July 26-28
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Aug. 25-27
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Sept. 16-19
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Nov. 2-3
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The Water Resources Research Center Releases 2014 Annual Report
The University of Arizona (UA) Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is pleased to announce the release of its 2014 Annual Report, now available at http://wrrc.arizona.edu/annual-report-2014. The Annual Report contains a summary of activities undertaken by the WRRC during the 2014 calendar year. It highlights the WRRC's innovative programs, effective educational strategies, cutting-edge water quality laboratory research, valued outreach to multiple publics, and meaningful student involvement. A unit of the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Arizona Cooperative Extension, the WRRC has a unique position as an independent source of objective information and analysis on water. In 2014 the WRRC celebrated its 50th anniversary as the Arizona's designated water resources research institute under the federal Water Resources Research Act of 1964. With a mission to promote understanding of critical state and regional water management and policy issues through research, outreach, education, and engagement, the WRRC focuses on program impacts. New and continuing programs are contributing knowledge and fostering broad-based engagement in the development of solutions to water issues. Metrics of our progress toward strategic goals can be found in Appendix A. Supplemental information on accomplishments can be found in Appendix B.
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Living with Less Water Conference Report Released
The Institute on Science for Global Policy (ISGP) has released the final report for its Living with Less Water Conference convened in partnership with the Tucson Working Group. The conference, held in Tucson on February 20-21, 2015, brought together internationally credible scientists, policy makers and citizens to discuss climate and water issues in Tucson and Southern Arizona. It featured debates of concise policy position papers and extended caucus discussions among attendees.
The report contains the policy position papers presented at the conference including "Water Resource Management Challenges in a Time of Changing Climate," by Water Resources Research Center Director Sharon B. Megdal. The report also contains debate summaries, conference conclusions, and actionable next steps relevant to climate issues in Tucson and Southern Arizona.
Overall, the conference focused on linking scientifically credible information to the formulation and implementation of sound, effective local policies. Water Sustainability Program Director, Claire Zucker, a participant of the workshop, noted that "Meetings such as this one, that foster dialogue between climate and water scientists and interface with the business, government, and citizen sectors are key to developing future water-smart policies".
Read full report here.
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Water Efficiency: Charting a Path Toward Integrated Water Resources
In its July issue, Water Efficiency magazine featured a water harvesting article by WRRC Assistant Director Susanna Eden, former Water Sustainability Program Director Jackie Moxley, Consulting Associate Jenna Cleveland, and Consultant Ann Audrey.
The article, "Charting a Path Toward Integrated Water Resources," discusses the role of water harvesting in addressing present and potential water resources challenges faced by the Southwestern U.S., a region with fast-growing cities and changing climatic conditions.The article also describes the WRRC's Water Harvesting Assessment Toolbox, which provides guidance for communities on implementing water harvesting. Read article excerpt here. This article is also featured in Stormwater journal's May Issue. Access the full article in Stormwater here.
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Gila River Indian News Features Indigenous Perspectives Conference
The Gila River Indian News (GRIN) recently featured the WRRC 2015 Annual Conference, Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices, held June 9 and 10 in Chandler, Arizona. The conference, hosted in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, reflected the unique place of water in tribal life. Presenters included representatives from Arizona tribes, universities, governmental agencies, and the Arizona Legislature.
The GRIN article gives a brief overview of the conference, including addresses by guest and keynote speakers. The article also mentions some of the main topics covered during the conference: tribal water rights, tribal water successes and challenges, and tribal riparian restoration in Arizona.
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Landscape Conservation Planning and Design Workshops
On August 4-6, 2015, the Landscape Conservation Planning and Design Workshops will be held in Tucson, AZ. WRRC Senior Research Analyst, Kelly Mott Lacroix, will be presenting work on an environmental flows database intended to help water and land managers make decisions about water for riparian and aquatic species and ecosystems. The WRRC's Water Research And Planning Innovations for Dryland Systems (Water RAPIDS) program, in partnership with Northern Arizona University, has embarked on a Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative-wide database of environmental flow needs and responses with information collected from the Chihuahuan, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts of the United States and Mexico. To learn more and to register. click here.
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