Jun
19
Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Climate Change Portal
June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment
Bob Teeter, the librarian at the SCV Water District, just sent this information to me.
The Santa Clara Valley Water District has a new Climate Change Portal page where interested users can follow the latest reports on climate change. We think it will be particularly useful for those in the water industry on the West Coast, [...]
May
29
Western Water: Words of Wisdom
May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments
Two days ago I finally met Sarah Bates, who is one of the best thinkers and writers on Western USA water and land issues. I have known of Sarah’s work for almost 20 years, ever since she collaborated with the late Marc Reisner to produce Overtapped Oasis: Reform or Revolution for Western Water, the ’sequel’ [...]
May
23
May-June 2009 Southwest Hydrology: Beyond Stationarity
May 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
The May-June 2009 issue of Southwest Hydrology features Beyond Stationarity.
By stationarity we mean, that statistically speaking (e.g., means, standard deviations), the future looks like the past, whether we are talking about precipitation, runoff, or other flows in the hydrologic cycle.The assumption of stationarity allows engineers to design dams, calculate flood return periods, etc., with some [...]
Apr
10
Foreign Affairs’ Climate Change Reading List
April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Foreign Affairs just posted this list of What to Read on Climate Change.
From the introduction:
Climate change is one of today’s most important and far-reaching policy challenges, destined to affect the planet’s future in various ways for generations to come. Although research continues on its extent, its causes, and the appropriate responses, more than enough is already [...]
Feb
25
Bob Hirsch Opines on Climate Change and Water Resources, Part 2: Actionable Science, Adaptation, Advice
February 25, 2009 | 2 Comments
Yesterday I posted Part 1 of this two-parter in which Bob Hirsch left us with two thoughts:
1) search for actionable science and 2) adapt to uncertainty.
Actionable Science
So what is ‘actionable science’? Bob gave these three quotes:
Data analysis, and forecasts that are sufficiently predictive, accepted, and understandable to support decision-making, including capital investment decision making. — [...]
Feb
24
Bob Hirsch Opines on Climate and Water Resources, Part 1: Background
February 24, 2009 | 2 Comments
I am back in DC again for the National Institutes of Water Resources (NIWR) annual meeting and “Capitol Hill crawl’ to exercise our First Amendment rights. If we tap into some of that thar ’stimulus’ money – well, that’d be just dandy.
Faithful readers of my this and my WaterWired blogs know that in my previous [...]
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 economic [...]
Dec
9
Water Policy Dialogue Results
December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments
Hello Water Resources Professionals:
Attached are two files: One that is a rather lengthy document that includes the results of the September 2008 AWRA Water Policy Dialogue held in Washington DC, cosponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, and the ASCE’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute. For those of you who like a shorter rendition, I have [...]
Sep
12
Action Item: Corps Request for Comments on Principles segment of P&G’s
September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Action Request! from Gerry Galloway and Jane Rowan, Immediate Past and Current AWRA Presidents
Below is a link to the Federal Register Notice announcing the Administration’s proposed revision to the Principles segment of the Corps of Engineer’s P&G’s. Please help by getting this document to as many interested parties as possible. We know that the Corps would [...]
Sep
6
Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2008
September 6, 2008 | 2 Comments
While at the Alabama State Section Conference in Orange Beach, Alabama (AWESOME meeting!) a kind and astute gentleman brought to my attention another bill before Congress called the Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2008. The stated purpose “To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to [...]
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