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Water Resources Research Center
Jan. 29, 2016 / Volume 4, Issue 3
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Conference Reception Features Interaction with On-line Resources
Come to the conference and stay for the reception! The WRRC 2016 Annual Conference, "AZwaterfuture: Tech, Talk, and Tradeoffs", will showcase how innovations impact water resources and will also introduce Beyond the Mirage, winner of the 2015 New Arizona Prize - Water Consciousness Challenge. During a two-hour interactive reception (5-7 pm) you can work directly with the Beyond the Mirage website, creating and sharing your own video. In addition, you are invited to join lively discussions prompted by the day's Twitter Feed and explore the new WSP Water Network website - your link to all things water at the University of Arizona. Come and try out the new tech while you enjoy refreshments and a cash bar.
Submit poster abstracts here
Abstracts are due Monday, February 15.
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Brown Bag Seminar - Tucson AMA Fourth Management Plan
Feb. 2, 2016
Speaker: Jeff Tannler, Statewide AMA Director, ADWR, with participation of John Mawhinney, Chairman, Tucson AMA Groundwater Users Advisory Council
Time/Location: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell)
The Arizona Department of Water Resources released the Draft Fourth Management Plan (4MP) for the Tucson Active Management Area (AMA) on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. The Tucson AMA 4MP, which becomes effective Jan. 2018, outlines the statutorily-mandated conservation requirements for agricultural, municipal, and industrial users within the Tucson AMA. It also discusses the region's water management needs and presents options for achieving the Tucson AMA's water management goals and objectives. Jeff Tannler will describe the development of the plan and its key components and John Mawhinney will provide a Tucson perspective.
Note: This presentation will also be webcast live via GotoWebinar.
For a complete list of upcoming Brown Bag seminars click here
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Brown Bag Seminar - International Transboundary Water Assessment
Feb. 25, 2016
Speaker: Randy Hanson, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, San Diego, CA. Time/Location: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. / WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell).Randy Hanson, Hydrologist with the U.S Geological Survey California Water Science Center, will speak on contributions to the ISARM (Internationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management) and TWAP (Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme) Assessment with ISARM Americas Programme examples from the Mexico-United States border.
Note: This presentation will also be webcast live via GotoWebinar.
For a complete list of upcoming Brown Bag seminars click here
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12th Annual WRRC Chocolate Fest "Harvest the Chocolate Rain!"
Save the Date: Friday, February 12th, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Sol Resnick Conference Room, 350 N. Campbell Avenue.
Don't miss the 12th Annual WRRC Chocolate Fest where you can share your favorite treats and try sinfully spectacular creations from other water lovers.
Honoring both the love of water and the love of chocolate, the WRRC will hold our annual Chocolate Fest on Friday, February 12th. All are welcome! Bring your favorite chocolate treat to share or just come and catch up with friends and colleagues. It is the water networking event your taste buds will not want to miss!
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Water RAPIDS: Invitation to share memories and historical knowledge for future generations
The WRRC and University of Arizona Cooperative Extension are inviting Cobre Valley communities to share memories and historical knowledge in a history making event. As people move in and out of the community and cities grow, we lose connections to our past. Community members are requested to document our history for future generations! On February 5th at Bullion Plaza in Miami, AZ, a very long and mostly blank piece of paper will be spread on the wall, ready to be noted with important events in the history of Cobre Valley. There will be a pizza dinner and plenty of reminiscing as we add to a shared history timeline.
Learn more about this event here
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Call for Abstracts: 2016 WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition
February 5, 2016 is the deadline to submit abstracts for oral presentations, panel discussions, or workshops to the WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, to be held October 4-7, 2016 in Las Vegas. Professionals, scientists, government employees, organizations, public and private institutions, policy makers, students, and all others working in an industry dealing with water conservation or urban water efficiency may submit abstracts.
Learn more about the Water Smart Innovations Conference and Expo here
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Flint Crisis Raises Questions for Tucson's Water Experts
Dr. Sharon B. Megdal, WRRC Director, and Dr. Jon Chorover, Head of the Soil, Water and Environmental Science Department, were interviewed by the University of Arizona Daily Wildcat about water quality in Tucson in light of the recent crisis in Flint, Michigan. They both assured interviewer Amanda Oien that the water in Tucson has none of Flint's quality problems. Tucson Water monitors water quality continuously. According to Chorover, any elevated concentrations of metals would be detected. In addition, for the past 20 years major pipe replacement programs have been undertaken in Tucson. "There's no comparison [with Flint]," said Megdal. "The people here have nothing to worry about in terms of the quality of the water."
Read the University of Arizona Daily Wildcat article here
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Winter Issue of Arizona Water Resource Now Available
The WRRC has released the Winter 2016 issue of its quarterly newsletter, the Arizona Water Resource (AWR). The latest edition of the AWR features forest restoration, with an article on actions to protect forested watersheds and a Guest View on the ecohydrology of forest restoration by Abe Springer, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University. The Winter 2016 AWR also includes WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal's policy column, "It's Time for Action," which looks at how Arizona is doing as it strives toward a water secure future.
Sign up to receive the AWR and other WRRC publications here
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CCASS sponsored talk, February 4, 2016: Update on Building a Sustained National Climate Assessment: Vision vs. Reality
Speaker: Glynis Lough, Ph.D., Chief of Staff for the U.S. National Climate Assessment.
Time/Location: 4 p.m. / Haury Lecture Hall, ENRB2, Room S107
The Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS) is sponsoring a lecture by the National Climate Assessment Chief of Staff.
The U.S. Global Change Research Program, established by the federal government in 1989, has created The National National Climate Assessment, a process which aims at sharing knowledge about climate and climate change issues between scientific experts and decision makers. Dr. Lough's presentation will describe challenges and opportunities of this new process.
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WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER
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The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) - A unit of the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Arizona Cooperative Extension - promotes understanding of critical state and regional water management and policy issues through research, community outreach and engagement, and public education.
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