New Newsletter Feature
Arizona Water Resource newsletter coverage broadens this issue with the addition of a new regular feature, Public Policy Review. Sharon Megdal, the new Water Resource Research Center’s associate director, will discuss public policy issues in a column to appear in each edition. Her broad experience in the public policy field eminently qualifies her to write about such issues. In her column in this edition, for example, she draws on her experience as a member of the Governor’s Water Management Commission to discuss the legislative response (or lack of response) to the commission’s work.UA Water Centers Now Serve Maricopa County
University of Arizona water center expertise is now available in Maricopa County and surrounding areas. This represents a broad UA commitment when you consider that the university has various water centers, each with a distinctive focus. There is the Water Resources Research Center (publisher of this newsletter), Engineering Research Center, Sustainability of Semi-arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas, Water Quality Center and Cooperative Extension programs. Dana Flowers, the UA Maricopa County representative, will be responsible for marketing, coordinating and delivering UA water education programs to Phoenix Valley classroom teachers, educators and, on occasion, students. Ms. Flowers will be the Project Water Education for Teachers (WET) Co-coordinator. Project WET is a national program dedicated to providing water education to teachers and students. The Arizona Project WET is a Water Resources Research Center program. Ms. Flowers, who has a degree in environmental education, will coordinate 20 new Project WET facilitators who will each offer four workshops in a two-year period to Phoenix Valley teachers and educators beginning in the fall. This represents a greatly increased UA outreach commitment to providing water education to educators in the most populous city in Arizona. Ms. Flowers can be reached at Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, 4341 East Broadway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807; phone: 602-470-8086, X 822; email: dflowers@ag.arizona.edu Jordanians to Visit WRRC|
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Water Casa will be sponsoring a delegation of officials from Jordan June 21 - 22. The delegation will include two officials of the Ministry of Public Works and two officials of the Ministry of Water. Also accompanyingthem will be two representatives of a non-governmental organization, Water Efficiency and Public Information for Action or WEPIA. The Jordanians will be coming to Tucson to learn about water conservation practices and public policies. They will be visiting wetland projects, reclaimed water operations and talking with Pima County and Arizona Department of Water Resources officials. They will be invited to make a presentation at the WRRC about the water situation in Jordan. The Academy for Educational Development is sponsoring the Jordanians’ visit to the United States.
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Candidate promises no soggy sandwiches The University of Arizona recently held an election to fill student government positions. A candidate for student body president promised, if elected, he would see that a misting system was installed in the student union patio area. His opponent said if such a system were installed it would be a “tragedy” because reclaimed water would have to be used and “If I’m sitting at the union eating my lunch, I don’t want to be sitting under reclaimed water.” |
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