Arizona Water Protection Fund Grants The Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission is initiating its FY 2007 grant cycle. The Commission anticipates that approximately $3 million will be available for grant awards and will be accepting applications for all project categories (capital, research and water conservation). The FY 2007 Grant Application Manual will be available at all grant application workshops or can be downloaded from the AWPF web site at: www.awpf.state.az.us. To receive a mailed copy contact Rodney Held or Reuben Teran at 602-771-8528. Grant Application workshops will be held in Show Low, Safford, Prescott, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu, Sierra Vista and Tucson. Please see the web site or grant application manual for details. Grant applications are due on June 14 by 3:00 p.m. The Commission will make grant award selections on Oct. 16.

EPA Workshop for Stormwater Program Managers
A two-day workshop will be conducted to assist stormwater managers to reduce pollutants in urban runoff and comply with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II stormwater requirements. The workshop will provide in-depth training on illicit discharge detection and elimination, post-construction runoff controls, construction management, and public education and involvement. A small fee will be charged to help cover some conference costs. A workshop will be conducted in Phoenix, Aug. 14-15; registration will open soon
http://cfpub2.epa.gov/npdes/courseinfo.cfm?program_id=0&outreach_id=200&schedule_id=922

UCOWR Conference Focuses on Freshwater Availability
Titled “Increasing Freshwater Supplies,” the Universities Council on Water Resources’ annual conference will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 18 - 20. The conference is addressing the concern that increasing freshwater supplies is a critical need, especially in the drought-stricken western United States. The conference will focus on increasing freshwater availability for human uses through all practicable means, from emerging desalination technologies to artificial recharge to conservation programs based on changing human behavior and will serve to exchange experiences and inform participants of cutting-edge innovations relevant to this essential regional and global challenge. For additional information check the UCOWR web site: http://ucowr.siu.edu/

Navajo Nation Drinking Water Conference
The Third Annual Navajo Nation Drinking Water Conference, titled “Meeting Future Demands for Quality Drinking Water,” will be conducted June 12 - 14 at the Navajo Nation Library Museum and Visitors Center, Window Rock, Arizona; the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency’s Public Water Systems Supervision Program is hosting the event. For more information contact Valerie Spencer or Michelle K. Silver 928-871-7755 or visit http://www.navajopublicwater.org/Conference.html

CA Groundwater Resources Association, Call for Abstracts
The Groundwater Resources Association of California has issued a call for abstracts for its annual meeting titled, “Assessment, Use, and Management of Groundwater in Areas of Limited Supply,” Sept. 21-22 in San Diego. In many basins of California, groundwater is a marginal resource due to the hydraulic properties of sediments, water-quality characteristics, recharge amounts, basin size, or other factors. This year’s annual GRA meeting will focus on the assessment, use and management of groundwater in areas of limited supply. Abstracts for papers and poster presentations are invited; abstracts must be submitted by June 2. For additional information contact: Bill Pipes, 559- 264-2535, wpipes@geomatrix.com or Sarah Raker, 510-628-3234, slraker@mactec.com

Water Education Workshop in Flagstaff
“Healthy Forests, Healthy Water, Healthy People” an Arizona Project WET/Project Learning Tree workshop will be conducted in Flagstaff, June 27 - 29, with a focus on K-8, home-school and agency educators. The workshop will be conducted at the Arboretum at Flagstaff and is sponsored by the City of Flagstaff and The University or Arizona, Cooperative Extension. A $25 fee will be charged. For additional information contact: Wade Albrecht 928-774-1868 x 25, walbrech@ag.arizona.edu, or 928-774-1868 x 25, Angela Gelsinon 520-792-9591 x 26, agelsino@ag.arizona.edu or Josie Tanner, 520-792-9591 x 27, josie@cals.arizona.edu

Call for Papers, Aquifer Recharge Meeting
The 6th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, the world’s preeminent conference devoted entirely to aquifer recharge, will be held from Oct. 28 - Nov 2, 2007 in Phoenix. The symposium is being organized by the Arizona Hydrological Society in partnership with IAH/AIH, ASCE/EWRI, UNESCO and NWRI. It will highlight technical sessions from a range of subject areas, poster sessions, workshops, and tours of innovative aquifer recharge projects. This is the first call for papers/abstracts; abstracts must be received no later than Oct. 15, 2006. For more detailed information or to register for the symposium, check: www.ismar2007.org

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