Feb
3
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 January – 3 February 2012
February 3, 2012 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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Time for your weekly water displacement behavior!
I apologize for any misspellings – I had my eye treatments yesterday and I was watching and listening to this Phil Collins videoas I assembled this. I had to switch to Phil after an Air Supply video lulled
me into a near-coma. I’m better now – eyes, too!
What am I doing listening to Air Supply? Long story…
Enjoy! Just click here.
“And I know the roads to riches,
And I know the ways to fame.
I know all the rules and then I know how to break them.
And I always know the name of the game.”
– Making Love Out Of Nothing At All, by Air Supply, written by Jim Steinman (great for karaoke)
Jan
27
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21-27 January 2012
January 27, 2012 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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That day of the week again -Friday, time for last week’s water news via my Twitter feeds.
Now enjoy some well-deserved water displacement behavior. You’re worth it! Click here.
“Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche
Jan
24
Survey Says! Seven Minutes of Your Time for Data
January 24, 2012 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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Kaveh Madani, who Tweets and created SISWEBS (Scientific Information Syndication WEBsite, which includes WaterSISWEB) and Daene McKinney have asked me to post this. They have designed a short survey about data whose results will be reported at the upcoming Sixth World Water Forum.You can read a longer blog post about the reason for the survey or go directly to the 7-minute survey itself.Thanks.
“Survey says!” - Richard Dawson, original host of the TV game show Family Feud
Jan
20
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14-20 January 2012 (AWRA Day!)
January 20, 2012 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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That time of the week again – Friday water displascement behavior! And I got this out nice and early so that many of you can enjoy a full day of checking out the previous week’s water news!
I’m enjoying the Dulles Airport environs attending my last winter board meeting of AWRA today and tomorrow.
So click here for your weekly dose of water news.
Enjoy!
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.” - Mark Twain
Jan
16
Sneak Preview: JAWRA February 2012
January 16, 2012 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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Here are some items from the JAWRA blog by Editor Ken Lanfear. He provides early views of eight papers from the February 2012 issue of JAWRA.
Click on the post title next to the number to view his post for that article, in which he summarizes the article and provides access to the abstract (free) and paper (for a fee, or free to AWRA members). Clicking on the article title will take you directly to the abstract and access to the paper, which you can purchase or download freely if you are an AWRA member.
Enjoy!
February 2012 Article (Early View): “Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology and Nutrient Loading in the Upper Assiniboine Catchment,” Rajesh R. Shrestha, Yonas B. Dibike, and Terry D. Prowse.
February 2012 Article: “Sensitivity Analysis of Best Management Practices Under Climate Change Scenarios,” by Sean A. Woznicki and A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi.
3) Regionalization for Flow Duration
February 2012 Article (Early View): “Evaluation of a Regionalization Approach for Daily Flow Duration Curves in Central and Southern California Watersheds,” by Allen Hope and Ryan Bart.
4) Greater Miami Water Quality Trading Program
February 2012 Article (Early View): “An Ex Post Evaluation of Ohio’s Great Miami Water Quality Trading Program,” by David A. Newburn and Richard T. Woodward.
5) Decentralized Groundwater Recharge
February 2012 Article (Early View): “Decentralized Groundwater Recharge Systems Using Roofwater and Stormwater Runoff,” by Daniel B. Stephens, Mark Miller, Stephanie J. Moore, Todd Umstot, and Deborah J. Salvato.
6) A Simple Water Balance Model
February 2012 Article (Early View): “Prediction of Streamflow Regime and Annual Runoff for Ungauged Basins Using a Distributed Monthly Water Balance Model,” by R.D. (Dan) Moore, J.W. Trubilowicz, and J.M Buttle.
7) Why Do Some Watershed Groups Succeed?
February 2012 article (Early View): “Collaborative Watershed Groups in Three Pacific Northwest States: A Regional Evaluation of Group Metrics and Perceived Success,” by B.C. Chaffin, R.L. Mahler, J.D. Wulfhorst, and B. Shafii.
February 2012 Article (Early View): “Crop Discharge Permits for Reduction of Nitrogen Loads to the Baltic Sea,” by Dennis Collentine and Holger Johnsson
“A scientist will never show any kindness for a theory which he did not start himself.” – Mark Twain
Jan
13
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7-13 January 2012 (Triskaidekaphobia Day!)
January 13, 2012 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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Triskaidekaphobia special!
There are actually two more Friday the 13ths this year: 13 April and 13 July. Rare! But that makes sense; after all, 2012 is the predicted end of the world.
In any event, it’s not a good year for those who suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia —fear of Friday the 13th.
Enjoy some water displacement behavior – it’s good luck!
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“All economic statistics are best seen as a peculiarly boring form of science fiction.” – Paul Krugman
Jan
6
Weekly Water News Summary, 31 December 2011 – 6 January 2012
January 6, 2012 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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Time again for the Friday feature – “TGIF: Tweets Galore, It’s Friday!”.
I have retitled the post so that it is more descriptive. Some readers were confused by the previous title, which said nothing about a weekly news summary.
So at the risk of making this a bit duller I have erred on the side of veracity. Still great displacement behavior!
Note that the ‘summary’ consists of my previous week’s Twitter feeds.
Click here for the news!
“Water is life. Sanitation is dignity. Access is justice.” – Ben Grumbles, President, Clean Water America Alliance
Jan
2
January 2012 AWRA President’s Message
January 2, 2012 | Posted by smcclung
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There is nothing like a few days in the Utah desert for relaxation, when the day’s activities are defined by deciding where to hike and what to bring for lunch. I’ll talk more about his magical place in a future letter but for now a shout of appreciation to the folks at Goblin Valley State Park, keep it great!
My AWRA adventure reaches a highpoint this month as I accept the “virtual gavel” from Michael Campana and start my one-year term as President of AWRA. It is both and honor and a privilege to perform this service for the Association and its members.
I must admit that I am still in denial about filling the role that now Past President Campana and other AWRA Presidents including Ari Michelsen, Jerry Sehlke, Jane Rowan, Gerry Galloway, Melinda Lalor, Bob Moresi, and Stephan Nix, to name a few, have filled with superior efforts in the past.
Thankfully Michael and Ari and President Elect Carol Collier will be actively helping me guide the Association forward during a time of challenging economic conditions and a time when the ways the information and knowledge is disseminated is rapidly changing.
I want to thank our two departing Board Members, Carol Collier, who as mentioned above, is not really “departing” so much as deplaning and reboarding the AWRA team jet; and Karl Williard, who will return to Southern Illinois University, but not without a few AWRA duties in the future. Replacing Carol and Karl on the Board please welcome John Wells from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board and John Tracy from the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. I am looking forward to working with Carol and John and John, the other Directors (Laurel Stadjuhar, Martha Corrozi Narvaez, Ken Carper, and Mark Dunning), the Executive Committee (Michael, David Watt (our Treasurer) and Ken Reid), and the rest of the AWRA staff to continue the implementation of our strategic plan and to address the many challenges we face as an Association.
AWRA conferences are great! Okay that’s an opinion, but it seems to be supported by many conversions that I had at the Annual conference in Albuquerque, NM, and by some of our new friends like David Zetland (see his post) The conference was organized by Stephanie Moore and her outstanding team including: Laura Bexfield, USGS; Mark Stone, University of New Mexico; Michelle Henrie, MHenrie Land Water Law; Kelly Isaacson, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates; Claudia Borchert, City of Santa Fe; and Jesse Roach, Sandia National Laboratories. You know the conference is good when “I can’t decide which session to go to” is the most common complaint.
We have some great conferences planned for 2012. Our spring specialty conference – GIS & Water Resources VII – an international forum addressing geospatial solutions to water resources challenges – will be held in New Orleans, LA on March 26-28. Jack Hampson and the rest of the organizing committee including Sandra Fox, Katherine Lins, Dean Djokic, David Tarboton, Daniel Ames, and Jeff Simley have sorted through the 200+ abstract and are developing the program as I write this. This conference is sure to be important to both GIS practitioners and managers of scientific programs that utilize GIS technology.
In June, Denver, Colorado will be the host city for a scientific doubleheader: Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water Resources II and Riparian Ecosystems IV. These two specialty conferences will run back-to-back from June 25-29, 2012. I’ll be the conference Chair for the Contaminants conference and Paul Meyer will be Chair the Riparian conference. We are currently soliciting proposals for special sessions at both conferences, and more information including the call for abstracts can be found on the AWRA website.
In November, AWRA will head to Jacksonville, Florida for our Annual Meeting. Steve Nix will chair this event that is scheduled for November 12-15, 2012.
Also, Michael Campana and Ari Michelsen will be active participants in the Sixth World Water Forum which will be held in Marseille, France in March 2012; AWRA will continue its new Webinar Series, topics to be determined by your input; and AWRA is partnering with the Beijing Hydraulic Engineering Society to host a conference in China in 2013 on Water Resources Management of Mega Cities.
That’s enough from me for now. Hope to see many of you at one of our upcoming conferences. I’m also interested in visiting with the AWRA State sections so please let me know when your local events are, and I’ll try and get there.
Cheers
Bill
Dec
30
TGIF – Tweets Galore! It’s Friday, 30 December 2011 – Special New Year’s Edition!
December 30, 2011 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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So the end is almost upon us. I hope that 2011 was good to you and your loved ones.
Best wishes for a wonderful 2012. Lots of things to hope for.
Since for many readers this is the last working day of the year, it’s a great day to indulge in some water displacement behavior.
Here you go – click here and enjoy! And thanks for reading.
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better person.” – Benjamin Franklin
“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: to rise above the little things.” – John Burroughs
Dec
23
TGIF – Tweets Galore! It’s Friday, 23 December 2011 – Special ‘Season’s Greetings’ Edition!
December 23, 2011 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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Regardless of which season(s) you choose to celebrate this time of the year – winter, summer, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, something else, or none – AWRA wishes you a joyous, safe, and peaceful one. And make a wish or say a prayer for peace, health, clean water, and sanitation for all.
And today’s a great day for water displacement behavior. Just click here!
“I don’t speak for the scientific community, of course, but I believe the world’s getting warmer. I can’t prove that, but I believe based on what I read that the world is getting warmer. And No. 2, I believe that humans contribute to that … And so I think it’s important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may well be significant contributors to the climate change and the global warming that you’re seeing.” -Mitt Romney, June 2011
“My view is that we don’t know what’s causing climate change on this planet. And the idea of spending trillions and trillions of dollars to try to reduce CO2 emissions is not the right course for us.” - Mitt Romney, October 2011
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