Feb
27
JHU Professor M.G. ‘Reds’ Wolman Dead at 85
February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Professor M. Gordon ‘Reds’ Wolman of the John Hopkins University, died on 24 February 2010 at the age of 85. Reds (as he was known to everyone) was not only an extraordinary river scientist but an equally impressive human being. His death indeed leaves a void in our water resources discipline. He had been on the [...]
Feb
22
Final Agenda: Capitol Hill Briefing on University WASH Initiative on 3 March 2010
February 22, 2010 | 2 Comments
Recently I posted on this event. The date is now firm and the final agenda is now available: Download University WASH 3-3 event final agenda 2010-02-05 I will be serving as a panelist. Prominent university and college leaders working on international water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues will participate in a congressional briefing on a [...]
Feb
20
New Mexico Exempt Well Case Appeal: 22 February 2010
February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
In July 2008 I posted about the Bounds decision in which a state judge in New Mexico struck down that state’s law allowing the drilling of domestic wells without a permit or water right – so-called ‘exempt’ wells. The ruling applied only to Luna, Hidalgo, and Grant counties in the southwest portion of the state. [...]
Feb
17
Message From the President
February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ari M. Michelsen, President AWRA At its January 22, 2010, meeting, the AWRA Board of Directors (BOD) voted unanimously to donate $1,000 to Mercy Corps’ Haitian earthquake relief effort. Board members have made additional donations. Mercy Corps had a presence in Haiti prior to the earthquake and is now, with experienced on-the-ground first responders, focusing [...]
Feb
6
Two DC Water Events on 24 February 2010 – Postponed
February 6, 2010 | 5 Comments
Note: these events have been postponed and will be rescheduled in a few weeks. Over at WaterWired I posted about Jim Thebaut’s water event scheduled for 24 February 2010 in Washington, DC. The event will be held, but it’s now been split into two events, one in the afternoon (noon – 2 pm) and one in [...]
Feb
3
Hydrophilanthropists Needed in Haiti
February 3, 2010 | 3 Comments
I received the following message from Lori Carpenter, a longtime friend and former student (an alumna of my GEOL 484/684 – Groundwater Hydrology at the University of Nevada-Reno many years ago). I know Lori and her husband Dr. Clay Cooper, another veteran of GEOL 484/684 as well as GEOL 783 – Groundwater Hydraulics, very well. They have [...]
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