Jul
29
Several weeks ago I learned that my AWRA colleague, Walter A. Lyon, had written an article on water governance in the United States. Since the article had not been published I offered to post it on WaterWired and Lyon agreed. You will find it provocative and thought-provoking. I am presenting the article in its entirety, [...]
Jul
28
Johns Hopkins University’s Global Water Program has just launched its Global Water Magazine, an online publication with free access. It will be published every two months. From the ‘About’ section of the site: The JHU Global Water Magazine is an online magazine dedicated to covering the crucial issues in meeting the global water challenge of providing [...]
Jul
27
Gulf Oil Spill: An Open Letter From Coastal Scientists to Adm. Thad Allen
July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ken Reid sent me this letter. It’s from twenty-one coastal scientists, written by Dr. Robert (Rob) S. Young, who directs the Program for the Study of Developed Coastlines at Western Carolina University. Download Thad Allen Letter Open Letter The letter, addressed to Admiral Thad Allen, expresses concern over the re-engineering projects that are being employed to mitigate the [...]
Jul
26
Report: Evaluating Sustainability of Water Demands in 2050 Under Climate Change
July 26, 2010 | 3 Comments
Tetra Tech and the Natural Resources Defense Council have just released the report, Evaluating Sustainability of Projected Water Demands under Future Climate Change Scenarios. From the WWW site: Climate change will impact water supplies, exacerbating existing pressures on water resources caused by population and economic growth. Given the combination of these stressors, the sustainability of [...]
Jul
25
While stumbling around Gayle Leonard’s Thirsty in Suburbia examining her collection of water butts (that’s British for ‘rain barrels’) I noted that Wayne Bossert, who manages the Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 4, blogs at Wisdom in Water, Please… He alsoTweets. Wayne has managed the district since 1977 and still looks happy, so he [...]
Jul
20
Are PlayPumps Played Out?
July 20, 2010 | 2 Comments
Last month Amy Costello of PBS’ Frontline presented an update on PlayPumps, the water-pumping device powered by the energy of children as they play on the merry-go-round-like device. The device pumps water to a water tank for later use. The segment was titled Troubled Water (you can watch it on online and read a synopsis). It’s worth noting [...]
Jul
19
Should Selenium Be Regulated?
July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
When Lloyd Carter recently (11 June 2010) interviewed EPA Region 9 Administrator Jared Blumenfeld on his radio show Down in the Valley (on KFCF-FM) one of the items he pressed Blumenfeld on was the regulation of selenium (see my 22 June 2010 WaterWired post). Blumenfeld seemed interested in this issue. Carter just sent me a copy of a recent [...]
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