Blog Profile / WaterWired
| URL : | http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired | |
|---|---|---|
| Filed Under: | Utilities / Water | |
| Posts on Regator: | 925 | |
| Posts / Week: | 7.1 | |
| Archived Since: | November 19, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
What Is Water Security? @UN_Water Infographic, Definition, Analytical Brief & More!
From the folks at UN Water. View/download a larger version here. PDF: Download Water_Security_poster Here are the analytical brief (PDF or online flipbook) and a summary. Read more here. Download Watersecurity_analyticalbrief Enjoy! “The capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of and acceptable quality water for...
@AGUSciPolicy Infographic: How To Promote A Conference
This graphic came with an email promoting AGU's upcoming conference on preparing for our future, 24-26 June in Washington, DC. If this doesn't do it, I don't know what will. But they should have had one figure dealing with losses from a mega-hurricane, flood, or something water-related. Just a suggestion,...
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 May 2013
Early again this week! Headed to Cape Cod, MA, so I'll be on a plane most of the day. Today is the last day to submit an abstract for the AWRA Annual Conference. The abstract submission site will stay open through 17 May. No more excuses! Note - if you...
G.F. White Lecture by Steven L. Stockton - 'Global Context: The Flood Risk Management Challenge' @USACEHQ
Steven L. Stockton, P.E., Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, gave this address at the recent 2013 Gilbert F. White Lecture in the Geographical Sciences: Global Context - The Flood Risk Management Challenge. The lecture was sponsored by the NAS/NRC. Download GFWhite_Lecture_Stockton_7May2013 From the WWW site: Damages...
Infographic: Will Your City Run Dry? Report: 'America's Water Risk: Water Stress & Climate Variability'
I just received a PR email from Veolia Water's publicity folks touting the release of a new report (although it is dated February 2013 - guess I am on the 'D-List' with Kathy Griffin) from the Columbia Water Center and Veolia, America's Water Risk: Water Stress and Climate Variability'. Download...
Journal of AWRA (JAWRA): Early View Articles - 14 May 2013
The following articles have just been published online in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. Click on the title to read the abstract for free. If you cannot access these articles from this post, visit here. AWRA members can access the entire article for free by logging in....
@OSUHydrophiles 3rd Annual Water Research Symposium Today!
The Oregon State University student water group Hydrophiles is holding its 3rd Annual Water Research Symposium today at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center (CHAC on map) on the OSU campus. The description: The Water Research Symposium at Oregon State University is a one-day conference highlighting the variety of outstanding student...
The Mother of All California Water Plans Explained Here
The UC Davis Water Sciences Twitter sent around this Tom Meyer cartoon that explained Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for the Sacramento Delta tunnels. Makes sense to me! “Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' And...
@SaveTheWater Groundwater Contamination Infographic
From the good folks at Save the Water - here is the original site. Enjoy!
My Ten Cents: @CaptDocMike's Opus, 'The Chlorine Revolution - Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives'
A few days ago it was fluoride. Now it's chlorine! What is happening? Halogen addiction on the verge of my 65th birthday? Maybe I have a thing for poisons added to drinking water! Read on, dear reader. @CaptDocMike is the Twitter handle for Dr. Michael J. McGuire, drinking water expert...
Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, 33(2) - Spring 2013
From my friends at NGWA. You will be able to read the abstracts for free; otherwise, you will have to pay for articles unless you are an NGWA member or your institution has a subscription. Here is the issue's homepage if the links below do not work. Members can sign...
My Ten Cents: Reviewing 'The Fluoride Wars'
Introduction and 'The Book' It is funny to be writing about fluoridation of public water supplies and a book on that topic at this late date; I thought that battle had been settled years ago. Apparently not. A few years ago, I encountered a book, The Fluoride Wars: How a...
Video: Kel Wer - Bringing Song and Safe Water to Lela, Kenya
This video tells the following story: In July of 2012, a group of Oregon State University students traveled to the small village of Lela, Kenya with the goal of helping the community gain access to safe water. Kel Wer ("to bring song" in the native Dholuo language) is a film...
Upmanu Lall of @columbiawater: 'Managing Water Systems to Address Climate Risk'
I downloaded this useful presentation by Dr. Upmanu Lall of Columbia University's Water Center from the Water Innovations Alliance website. Lall presented this material at a WIA event in New York City in late February 2013. Download Lall_WaterConference_February2013 Below is a graphic from the report showing the USA's ratio of...
Bureaucracy Kills: Is An Open Letter to @UNICEF a Rant?
I was perusing the TheWaterChannel website when I encountered a provocative post (29 April 2013) by Frank van Steenbergen on TheWaterBlog. If the name sounds familiar to you, he is the co-founder and co-manager of TheWaterChannel. Van Steenbergen pulls no punches. He begins: If you would head an organization whose...
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 27 April - 3 May 2013
Here we are into May. Wonderful - now I am Medicare eligible! I will be spending the next few weekends engaging the IRS once again - tax forms for nonprofits are due on 15 May. Fortunately, my situation is not very taxing. And, as luck would have it, the weather...
Hydrogeology Journal, Issue 21:3 - May 2013
From the International Association of Hydrogeologists. Download the latest IAH Newsletter. Hydrogeology Journal, Issue 21:3 - click on the title to gain access. You will be able to view abstracts freely or pay for downloads if you are not an IAH member. If you are a member, you can obtain...
Report: 'Hard Choices - Adapting Policy and Management to Water Scarcity'
Happy May Day! This is the report from the New Mexico Water Resources Reserach Institute's 57th Annual New Mexico Water Conference, Hard Choices: Adapting Policy and Management to Water Scarcity. Download Policy_Options_NMWRRI_NMWater_Conference57_August2012 Although the report deals with New Mexico, those in other states will find it helpful. The report offers...
High Country News Simplifies Colorado River Plumbing - Again!
Shill alert! I have no formal affiliation with the High Country News (except as a faithful subscriber) but you won't know it from the following post. Oh, yeah, the writing is great and I frequently cite articles in my classes. The High Country News has once again done us Colorado...
Memo to Mulroy: Transboundary Cooperation Begins at Home
Imagine my surprise when I saw this Twitter feed from the Singapore International Water Week last week: 'Conversation with Water Leaders: Pat Mulroy on urban water conservation and transboundary cooperation' I had to drop everything and read it, since 'cooperation' and 'Pat Mulroy' in the same sentence struck me as...