Sol Resnick Internship Announced

The University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center and the Office of the Special Master, Arizona General Stream Adjudication, are offering a graduate research assistantship, spring semester, 1996, for a student to work with the Special Master. T he internship is offered through the Sol Resnick Internship Program. This paid internship is open to graduate and law students at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University. Applicants should be knowledgeable about water resource management issues and have good research and wr iting abilities. Students with background in the hydrologic and/or environmental disciplines of science, public administration, political science, natural resource management and law or other related fields will be considered. Applicants should submit a letter or application, accompanied by a résumé, and the names and phone numbers of three references by October 13, 1995 to: Mary G. Wallace, Water Resources Research Center, 350 N. Campbell Ave., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.

WRRC Invites Grant Applicants

The Arizona Water Resources Research Center is accepting letters of intent to submit proposals for research grants under the Water Resources Research Act, Section 104 research grant program (depending upon final congressional approval). This program prov ides money to the WRRC to fund small research projects on water-related issues of critical importance to the state and region.

Researchers from Arizona's three state universities in any of the social, biological, physical, engineering and management sciences are invited to apply. Letters of intent must be submitted by October 5, 1995. Contact Mary Wallace for additional in formation: Water Resources Research Center, 350 N. Campbell Ave., University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721; 520-792-9591.

WATER MAZE Workshop for Parents, Teachers

Good at solving riddles and decoding secret messages? Then you'll want to explore WATER MAZE. The MAZE utilizes sight, sound and touch to introduce students to water history, current water issues, water conservation, and more. The Arizona WET (Water Ed ucation for Teachers) staff at the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona, created the WATER MAZE for the Tucson Active Management Area Office, Arizona Department of Water Resources. The WET staff is holding a workshop on October 7, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the WRRC, 350 North Campbell Ave., Tucson, to introduce this new, interactive teaching tool. The workshop is free but space is limited. To register, call Lin or Cecilia; 520-792-9591, fax 520-792-8518.

UA Faculty Position Available

The University of Arizona's School of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, is soliciting applications for an Assistant Research Scientist with the Watershed Resources Program. The primary assignment will be with the USDA, Agricultural Res earch Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona. Qualifications for the non-tenure track position include a PhD in watershed hydrology or closely related discipline, with a strong back-ground in soil erosion and groundwater flow model ing, hydraulics, and hydrology. Application review will begin November 1 with applications accepted until the position is filled. Send resume and names of three references to Dr. Richard H. Hawkins, Watershed Search Committee, School of RNR, 325 Biological Sciences East, Universit y of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; 520-621-7273; email rhawkins@ag.arizona.edu.

New Mexico's Water Conference Scheduled

The theme of New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute's 40th Annual New Mexico Water Conference, scheduled October 26 and 27 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is "Reaching the Limits: Stretching the Resources of the Lower Rio Grande." Early registration is $90 ($30 for students) and must be submitted by October 10; late registration is $115 ($40 for students). For more information contact the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, New Mexico State University, Box 30001 Dept. 3167, Las Cruces, NM, 88003-8001 or register via Internet, http://wrri.nmsu.edu and choose "Water Conference."

Power and Water Symposium

The Third Annual "Southwest Public Power and Water Symposium: Arizona, California, Nevada" will be held October 19 and 20 at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Symposium will be presented in four major sessions: Power, Environment, Water, and Co ngressional. A panel of Congressional members from the three states will discuss Congress' role in the legal and political future of public power and water in the Southwest. Registration is $175 and must be received by October 12. For more information contact Michele Slagle, NEOS Corporation, 3569 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 200, Lafayette, CA 94549-3837; 510-284-3780; fax 510-284-3147.