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Water Resources Research Center
Feb. 5, 2016 / Volume 4, Issue 4
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Only Two Weeks Left for Early Bird Registration!
The WRRC Annual Conference will be held at the University of Arizona on Monday, March 21. Only two weeks remain at the early bird registration rate of $100! "#AZwater: Tech, Talk, and Tradeoffs" is an event that you will not want to miss!
Please review our exciting agenda here
In a day dedicated to creative approaches to water challenges, featured speakers will include water managers with up-to-date knowledge and experience in the federal, state, and municipal realms. Farmers will speak on methods and technologies to farm sustainably in arid Arizona. A special afternoon panel will present educators who are bringing innovative water instruction to the next generation. A post-conference reception will offer opportunities to network, debate, and try out new on-line resources.
Submit poster abstracts here
Abstracts are due Monday, February 15.
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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.
Students, water buffaloes, and friends, 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.
We hope to see a lot of students! It is the water networking event your taste buds will not want to miss! |
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 Program) Assessment with ISARM Americas Program 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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UA Professors Interviewed for AZPM Series on Cochise County
Arizona Public Media aired a series of four radio stories, For Sale in Cochise County, about changes in land ownership that will affect the county's water resources. WRRC Director, Sharon B. Megdal, and Robert Glennon, Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy, were interviewed by Christopher Conover for the series. In the segment entitled "How Much Water Is There?" Prof. Glennon pointed out that the lack of groundwater management regulation is one reason outside farming interests are moving into the county. He said, "what the smart money is doing is looking around and saying where else can we go where there is no regulation, where it's the Wild West; that's Arizona." Dr. Megdal spoke about groundwater availability as it may be affected by more pumping. Wells go dry as groundwater levels drop, and although wells can be drilled deeper "the issue becomes how deep can you go in terms of the cost of pumping? What happens to the water quality as you go deeper?"
Listen to the For Sale in Cochise County: How Much Water Is There? radio story here
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Dr. Sharon Megdal and Dr. Jean McLain to Attend NIWR 2016 Annual Meeting
On February 8-10, 2016, WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal and Associate Director Jean McLain will be traveling to Washington, D.C. for the 2016 meeting of the National Institutes for Water Research (NIWR). WRRC Director Megdal serves as NIWR Past-President and will be speaking at the meeting.
NIWR's institutes provide a national platform for research, training, and collaboration needed to manage our water resources. A Water Resources Research Institute is located in each State, the District of Colombia, and the U.S. Territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam, for a total of 54 institutes. The WRRC is Arizona's water institute.
More information on the meeting here.
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Call for Papers for the Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education
March 1, 2016 is the deadline to submit papers to the first open issue of the Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education (JCWRE). This issue, comprised of general water-related submissions, will be published in August 2016. The JCWRE is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Universities Council on Water Resources.
Submit your manuscript here
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Arizona Project WET Students Quantify Water Savings
Water stewardship is a key component of Arizona Project WET's Water Investigation Program (WIP). Students in 20 schools across the Phoenix metro area learn about saving water at home by auditing their bathroom faucets and installing new high-efficiency aerators. This school year, students are working on a new hands-on engineering and design challenge. Students manipulate a model of a house by selecting roofing materials and altering the slope of the roof for maximum rainwater harvesting. In the classroom, students use the information from this activity to design a rainwater harvesting system for their school based on the school's criteria and constraints. Third year WIP teacher, Steve Wallgren from Sunset Hills Elementary in Surprise said "this activity was perfect for my kids to get some real-world engineering experience, something that I feel is so crucial in their progression of learning!" Arizona Project WET is a part of UA Cooperative Extension.
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Pima County and Arizona Project WET Collaborate on a Program for 4th-12th Grade Teachers
Arizona Project WET and Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation created a two-day program for 4th-12th grade teachers: The Living River Academy. This program offers a Santa Cruz River field experience to build an understanding of the urban water cycle, the Santa Cruz River as a living river, and social and environmental impacts of the urban river. Water quality training and data-driven lessons are also provided.
Pima County 4th-12th grade teachers can register here
Deadline to apply is February 29, 2016
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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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