Simone A. Williams Wins Prestigious Babbitt Dissertation Fellowship April 28, 2023 We congratulate Simone A. Williams, Graduate Research Associate at the WRRC and a PhD Candidate in the Arid Lands Resource Sciences GIDP, who has been awarded a Babbitt Dissertation Fellowship to support her dissertation research! This competitive and prestigious fellowship is granted by The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, to support US university students whose dissertation research shows strong potential to support the integration of land and water policies, contributes to advancing water sustainability and resilience, and has significant public impact, especially in western states. Read more Image
WRRC Seminar Revisits Colorado Basin Drought Research After 25 Years April 14, 2023 On Wednesday, April 12, the WRRC hosted a webinar featuring presentations from a panel of authors who contributed papers to the Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 2022 Featured Collection, Severe Sustained Drought Revisited: Managing the Colorado River System in Times of Water Shortage 25 Years Later. Read more Image
Reclamation Proposes Plans to Address Colorado River Crisis April 14, 2023 On Tuesday, April 11, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Near-term Colorado River Operations. The plans outlined in the draft SEIS revise the current interim operating guidelines for the management of the two largest reservoirs in the Colorado River system: Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Read more Image
WRRC Getting Out in Arizona - Drought Planning in Patagonia March 31, 2023 On March 22 and 24, CLIMAS and the WRRC’s Water RAPIDS team partnered with the Town of Patagonia to hold a Drought Planning Workshop and field trip in one of the most beautiful and biologically diverse areas of southern Arizona. Read more Image
EPA Proposes Federal PFAS Regulation March 24, 2023 On Tuesday, March 14, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan announced that the agency had taken the first step to control toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Read more Image
The 2023 UN Water Conference – Uniting the World for Water March 24, 2023 This week in New York, the United Nations held their first UN Water Conference since 1977. The main outcomes of the conference will include a summary of its proceedings and the Water Action Agenda Read more Image
El Equipo WRRC-TAAP participa en evento Town Hall sobre la Resiliencia del Agua Subterránea Transfronteriza (TGR) en Nueva York March 23, 2023 La Dra. Sharon B. Megdal y la Dra. Elia Tapia estuvieron entre los distinguidos asistentes al evento del Desayuno del Town Hall sobre la Resiliencia del Agua Subterránea Transfronteriza (TGR) el 23 de marzo de 2023. Read more Image
The WRRC-TAAP Team Participates in Transboundary Groundwater Resilience (TGR) Town Hall Event in New York March 23, 2023 Dr. Sharon B. Megdal and Dr. Elia Tapia were among the distinguished attendees at the Transboundary Groundwater Resilience (TGR) Town Hall breakfast event on March 23, 2023. Read more Image
Dr. Sharon B. Megdal Participates at the Water Diplomacy Symposium 2023 in New York March 21, 2023 Last March 21, Dr. Megdal attended the 2023 Water Diplomacy Symposium. The symposium was convened by the Women in Water Diplomacy Network in partnership with the Environmental Law Institute, the Stockholm International Water Institute, the International Joint Commission, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and the University of Arizona as a side event of the 2023 UN Water Conference in New York City. Read more Image
La Dra. Sharon B. Megdal participa en el Simposio de Diplomacia del Agua 2023 en Nueva York March 19, 2023 El pasado 21 de marzo, la Dra. Megdal asistió al Simposio de Diplomacia del Agua 2023. El simposio fue convocado por la Red de Mujeres en Diplomacia del Agua en colaboración con el Instituto de Derecho Ambiental Read more Image