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WRRC 2008-10 Brownbag Seminars and Programs
  Spring 2010 Brown Bag Seminars - Mark Your Calendar

  Brown Bag seminars are held at the Sol Resnick Conference Room, Water Resources Research Center, 350 N.   Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ.  The WRRC building is located on the west side of Campbell Avenue between 6th   and 8th Streets; parking is available.

  We look forward to seeing you.

April 28, 2010

Ben Grumbles, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
Title: To be announced
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

April 21, 2010

Melaney Seacat, Pima County Project Coordinator and Nicole Ewing-Gavin, Assistant to the City Manager at City of Tucson - Tucson Pima Water Study
Title: "City/County Water Study Phase II Report & Implementation Status"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

April 15, 2010

Brad Udall, Director, CU-NOAA Western Water Assessment, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Hosted by the Water Resources Research Center, School of Earth and Environment Sciences, and the Department of Geosciences.
Title: "When Will the Reservoirs Run Dry: The Looming Water Crisis in the Southwest"
Time: 4:00p - 5:00p (Note: later start time and location)
Location: University of Arizona, Integrated Learning Center (ILC), Room 140
(near main library)

April 8, 2010

Jack August, Executive Director, Barry Goldwater Center for the Southwest
Title: "Arizona v. California and the Colorado River Basin"
A book signing will follow the seminar.
Time: 4:15p - 5:30p (Note: later start time for seminar)

March 12, 2010

Kristin Mayes (invited), Chairman, Arizona Corporation Commission and
Trevor Hill (confirmed), President, Global Water Resources Inc.
Title: "Private Water Company Water Policy"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

February 26, 2010

Roberto Salmon-Castelo, Commissioner, International Boundary & Water Commission, Mexico
Title: "Transboundary Water Issues"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

February 16, 2010

Richard Holmes, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Title: "The Pursuit of Sustainable and Reliable Water Supplies in the Desert - The Las Vegas Story"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

January 20, 2010

Linda Stitzer, ADWR, Resource Assessment Planning Manager and
Kelly Mott Lacroix, ADWR, Community Water System Planning
Title: "The Arizona Water Atlas" (Atlas Factsheet included)
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

January 19, 2010

Will Focht, Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute
Title: "Water Planning: The Oklahoma Experience"
Time: 10:00a - 11:30a  (Note: earlier start time for seminar)

December 11, 2009

Mary Hansel, Sustainability Manager, Carollo Engineers, P.C.
Title: "Biomimicry - Learning from Nature's Consummate Engineers"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

November 18, 2009

Dianne E. Boyer and Robert H. Webb, Unites States Geological Survey
Title: "Damming Grand Canyon: The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

November 13, 2009

Fred Tillman, Arizona Water Science Center, United States Geological Survey
Title: "Regional Ground-Water Conditions in the Southwestern United States:  Assessment Tools"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

October 21, 2009

Christopher A. Scott, Stephen Yool, Eve B. Halper, and Andrew Comrie, School of Geography and Development, University of Arizona
Title: "Urban Heat Island and Residential Outdoor Water Demand"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

October 2, 2009

Mark Holmes, Water Manager, Town of Chino Valley
Title: "Achieving True Water Sustainability: A Case Study of Chino Valley’s efforts within the Prescott AMA"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

September 10, 2009

Theresa Crimmins and Katherine Waser, Arid Lands Information Center, University of Arizona
Title: "Simple Techniques for Backyard Water Harvesting: An Online Instruction Module"
The authors will demonstrate a new online learning module focused on simple backyard rainwater harvesting techniques. The module is accessible to the public and makes use of "how-to" video clips, photos, animations, and interactive quizzes to communicate simple principles of capturing rainwater for landscape use.
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

April 6, 2009

Chad Staddon, Senior Lecturer in Geog., Dept Geog. and Environmental Mgmt, Chair of the "Bristol Group for Water Research" and "Rural Sustainability" research groups Regional Committee Member for the Consumer Council for Water, Central Region
Title: "The English Water Sector: 20 years on from Privatisation"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

Febuary 11, 2009

Nicole Ewing Gavin, AICP, Assistant to the City Manager, Study Coordinator for the City of Tucson
Melaney Seacat, Senior Program Manager, Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department, Study Coordinator for Pima County Region
Title: "City/County Water and Wastewater Study, Phase 1 Draft Report, Presentation & Discussion"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

January 21, 2009

Mike Young, Executive Director, The Enviornment Institute, Univ. Of Adelaide
Title: "The Role of Governments and Markets in Water Reform: Lessons and Experience from Australia"
Time: 10:00a - 11:30a

Bill Baker, Ellis & Baker, P.C
Bill Van Allen, New Magma Irrigation District
Jeff Silvertooth, Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science
Janick Artiola, Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science
Title: "A First in Arizona: Reuse of Mine Water"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

December 8, 2008

Sharon Megdal, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
James Callegary, USGS
Christopher Scott, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy; Geography & Regional Devt., UA
Prescott Vandervoet, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy; Water Resources Research Center, UA
Title: "The U.S. - Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

November 14, 2008

Wally Wilson, Lead Hydrologist, Water Resources Management Division, Tucson Water
Title: "Tucson Water's Clearwater Program - Present and Future"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

October 24, 2008

Taylor Shipman, Hydrogeologist & Water Economics Analyst, Montgomery & Associates
Title: "Predicting Demand for Direct Delivery of CAP Water: A Spatial Economic Perspective"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

October 6, 2008

Peter Symes, Senior Curator, Horticulture Royal Botanic Gardens, South Yarra, Australia
Title: "Water Management Strategies for Heritage Landscapes - a case study"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

September, 23 2008

Jonathan Mabry, Ph.D., Historic Preservation Officer, City of Tucson
Title: "The Ancient Oasis: 4,000 Years of Agriculture and Irrigation in Tucson" - Presentation
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

September 11, 2008

Chuck Graf, Executive Director, Associate Director, Arizona Water Institute
Title: "The ABCs of ECs: Emerging Contaminants in the Environment"
Time: 12:00p - 1:30p

August 29, 2008

Steve Olson, Executive Director, Arizona Municipal Water Users
Association (AMWUA)
Title: "Progress of the AMWUA Sustainability Stakeholders Process"
Cliff Neal, Manager, Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD)
Title: "The Proposal for Revenue Bonding Authority for the CAGRD"
Time: 10:00a to 12p

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