WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal participated in two virtual programs the week of October 12, 2020. She joined two panelists from Mexico to provide remarks comparing groundwater depletion and water security in the Rio Grande Basin and Colorado River Basin at the United States - Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference held October 14-15.

Since the beginnings of human history, humankind has been reshaping the earth to help meet our physical needs. Improving accessibility to water was paramount for many early cultures and it still is for the desert Southwest today.

The Arizona Cooperative Extension Virtual Conference, October 6-8, 2020, was the setting for learning about water, our “most vital natural resource.” WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal led a session titled “Water Updates, Collaboration Opportunities and Q&A with the Water Resource Research Center,”

El WRRC celebró recientemente una reunión a través de la plataforma Zoom para discutir cuestiones relacionadas con el uso del agua y la incertidumbre climática en el Acuífero Transfronterizo Santa Cruz. La reunión, celebrada el 17 de septiembre de 2020, fue organizada por el WRRC como parte del Programa de Evaluación de Acuíferos Transfronterizos (TAAP).

The WRRC recently held a Zoom meeting to discuss issues related to water use and climate uncertainties in the Transboundary Santa Cruz Aquifer. The meeting, held on September 17, 2020, was organized by the WRRC as part of the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP).

While we have all been vigorously washing our hands to help stop the spread of COVID-19, water treatment professionals work around the clock to keep our water flowing. Water professionals are essential workers!

WRRC Graduate Assistants Rebecca Bernat (Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Science) and Mary Belle Cruz Ayala (Ph.D. Candidate in Arid Lands Resource Science) 

The WRRC invites students at any of Arizona's three public universities to submit research proposals for projects that explore new ideas to address water issues in Arizona and the Southwest. 

El Foro Permanente de Aguas Binacionales será el anfitrión de la Conferencia México-Estados Unidos sobre Aguas Subterráneas Transfronterizas, "Innovación y Creatividad: Estrategias para Desafíos sin Precedentes", los días 14 y 15 de octubre de 2020, a través de la plataforma Zoom.

The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters is hosting the US-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference, “Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges,” October 14-15, 2020, via Zoom. Cohosts include Texas A&M University and the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua.