Jul
30
WaterDance Playlist
July 30, 2008 | 15 Comments
First of all, thanks to everyone who sent their suggestions for our WaterDance Playlist! In last month’s Connections, I invited people to send me their favorite “water songs.” The response has been terrific! We’ve got some new stuff, some oldies, some bluegrass, some folk, some show tunes, some classical. In much the same way that [...]
Jul
28
USA Water Resources: Time For A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action?
July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Nothing like initiating a post with a title from a song in Toby Keith’s repertoire (or from Sarah Bates’ original post). It’s all uphill from here.
In a post a few weeks ago entitled How We Can Save Our Country’s Water, the ever-thoughtful Sarah Bates declared that the time for more commissions and studies is over:
But the question remains. Do [...]
Jul
27
New USGS Publication on Ground-Water Availability in the US
July 27, 2008 | 1 Comment
A new report, USGS Circular 1323, Ground-Water Availability in the United States, has just been released. This report examines what is known about the Nation’s ground-water availability and places the regional studies by the USGS Ground-Water Resources Program as a long-term effort to understand ground-water availability in major aquifers across the Nation. The report is [...]
Jul
15
Water Resources Sustainability
July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
Ethan Timothy Smith
Series: Water Resources in the Next Decade
What is Sustainability? Because of the many interpretations of sustainability, it helps to first examine what the concept might mean. In 1983 the Brundtland Commission developed a philosophical statement that requires each generation to avoid compromising the needs of the future.
APPLYING THE CONCEPT: THE SYSTEMS VIEW
Long Duration [...]
Jul
7
Federal, State, Private Sector Roles in Water Policy
July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
There was an interesting discussion Western Governors Association on water policy and management:
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2008/07/01/news/wyoming/2b6cb5cb311eb5d3872574780083afc6.txt
I guess the question is whether this is just the “we’re in trouble, we need to do something now” discussion that comes with every periodic drought and then falls by the wayside as soon as we get a good snow/rain year or if [...]
Jul
7
Aguanomics: Useless Gesture
July 7, 2008 | 2 Comments
David Zetland, owner of the Aguanomics blog, posted this item on 17 June. I’ve pasted it in below, without any further comment.
I just got this nice email:
As a result of the drought declaration by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, many Californians will soon likely face mandatory conservation orders. In fact, many water districts and cities have already asked [...]
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