Jan
31
Alltop Water: All the Top Water News
January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment
Alltop Water is an ‘online magazine rack’ that aggregates RSS feeds about popular water topics. Translation: it’s got a bunch of water blogs and other online water sources all in one spot. Now you can overload on water news, but at one convenient site! “Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose [...]
Jan
29
Our Water Problems Are a Crisis of Management
January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
So are we running out of water (perhaps it’s Already Gone), or just screwing up what we have? Or both? This article by Frank R. Rijsberman, former Director General of the International Water Management Institute and current Program Director at Google.org, is a thoughtful examination of the ‘water crisis’. I heard him speak at World [...]
Jan
11
The Aquadoc ‘Kiss of Death’: Dr. Robert M. Hirsch for USGS Director
January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Okay, you’re saying – what do I have against USGS water maven Dr. Bob Hirsch? After all, my failures (so far) to get Peter Gleick appointed White House Water Advisor, Pat Mulroy named U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, and Gerry Galloway selected as Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, are well-known. I also wanted to see Gov. Bill [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: Riparian Ecosystems and Buffers – Working at the Water’s Edge (2008)
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Opening Plenary – Keynote Speakers .MP3 Rivers for Life Brian Richter, Nature Conservancy .MP3 Riparian Reflections James Karr, University of Washington Tuesday Plenary – Keynote Speakers .MP3 Trees,Streams and Water Quality: Making ConnectionsBernard Sweeney, Stroud Water Research Center .MP3 Old Approaches and New Challenges to Restoring River and Floodplain EcosystemsEmily Bernhardt, Department of Biology, Duke [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: GIS and Water Resources V (2008)
January 9, 2009 | 1 Comment
OPENING PLENARY .MP3 A Vision of the Future for California’s Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta: The Role of GIS, Visualation and Communication – Dr. Robert Twiss Robert Twiss, Professor of Environmental Planning Emeritus The University of California, Berkeley SPECIAL SESSION: Past and Future of GIS and Water Resources .MP3 Past and Future of GIS and Water ResourcesGuest [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: 2007 Annual Conference
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
NOTE: Due to varying recording conditions, record volume and quality may vary from one recording to the next. Additional recordings should follow shortly. .MP3 Luncheon Speaker: Honorable Jackie Dingfelder – Oregon House of Representatives – Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy: A Legislative Perspective .MP3 Plenary Speaker: Cynthia Barnett – Journalist Gainesville, FL – [...]
Jan
9
A Water Strategy for the United States By Jim Thebaut and Erik Webb Those Americans even aware of Zimbabwe’s recent fight against the disruption and death caused by cholera, a highly treatable water-borne disease, carry an unfounded confidence that clean, abundant water will always be available and a similar water-borne disease epidemic could never occur [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: Emerging Contaminants of Concern in the Environment (2007)
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
NOTE: Due to varying recording conditions, record volume and quality may vary from one recording to the next. .MP3 Gerry Galloway – Opening Remarks .MP3 Plenary Speaker: Christian Daughton, USEPA “PPCPS in the Environment: An Overview of the Science” .MP3 Plenary Speaker: Kim Linton, AWWARF “Drinking Water Research on Trace Organics .MP3 Plenary Speaker: Theo [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: Third Water Resources Policy Dialogue (2007)
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
DIALOGUE DAY # 1 Dialogue Opening Remarks .MP3 Richard A. Engberg – Opening Remarks .MP3 Gerry Galloway – Opening Remarks Panel 1 – Federal Agency Perspectives on Water Policy .MP3 Robert M. Hirsch – US Geological Survey .MP3 Benjamin H. Grumbles – US Environmental Protection Agency .MP3 Arlen Lancaster – Natural Resources Conservation Service .MP3 [...]
Jan
9
Challenges and Opportunities
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Jerry Sehlke, President AWRA It seems that with every presidential election and inauguration we hear about how important this election is and how critical the issues are facing us this election cycle. And each time it is probably true. However, it is undeniable that we are presently facing many monumental challenges. These include a world-wide [...]









