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April 26, 2019

Weekly Wave - WRRC Releases 2018 Annual Report

The WRRC is pleased to announce the publication of its 2018 Annual Report, which describes the activities of the Center's programs and highlights some of the…

April 19, 2019

Weekly Wave - WRRC Director Gives Keynote Address at International Workshop in Jordan

WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal gave a keynote presentation at the April 14, 2019 International Workshop on Sustainable Development of Arid Lands at the…

April 12, 2019

Weekly Wave - Celebrate Arizona Water Professionals Week with the WRRC

In honor of Arizona Water Professionals Week, which will be celebrated April 14-20, the WRRC is holding a flash sale and library giveaway. Water…

April 05, 2019

Weekly Wave - Announcing an Exciting New APW/WRRC Collaboration

Summer 2019 will be an exciting time for Arizona Project WET and WRRC Researchers. Kerry Schwartz and Jean McLain have been awarded a grant from the USDA…

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March 29, 2019

Weekly Wave - UA Hosts International Water Symposium

No one wants to see rivers go dry or wildlife disappear from the Arizona landscape. This is the motivation behind the Desert Waters International Symposium,…

March 22, 2019

Weekly Wave - Binational Summit on Transboundary Groundwater includes WRRC Presenters

The Binational Summit on Transboundary Groundwater at the US-Mexico Border, which is organized by the International Boundary and Water Commission, United…

March 15, 2019

Weekly Wave - CAP Award for Water Research Available to Students

Each summer the Central Arizona Project (CAP) offers an award for student research that focuses on water issues affecting Central and Southern Arizona and the…

March 08, 2019

Weekly Wave - UA Water Resources Program Ranked Number One in the World

Regular readers of the Weekly Wave are well-aware of the water management issues Arizona and the Southwest face and of the critical need for top-notch research…

March 01, 2019

Weekly Wave - Tucson Hosts International Water Symposium

From South Australia to southern Arizona, water is life. Communities, businesses, and wildlife all depend on scarce water supplies in a…

February 22, 2019

Weekly Wave - UA Drives Tucson's 2030 District Pledge for Water, Energy Savings

In December 2018 Tucson, Arizona became one of more than 20 other cities in North America to join the 2030 District Network. The UA's Office of…

February 15, 2019

Weekly Wave - Leslie Meyers Talks DCP during WRRC Conference Keynote

The WRRC had the good fortune of holding its conference on February 1, one day after the Arizona State Legislature signed legislation agreeing to the Drought…

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February 08, 2019

Weekly Wave - WRRC Annual Conference Hits a Home Run

On February 1, more than 350 people attended the WRRC's 2019 Annual Conference, "Arizona Runs on Water: Scarcity, and Community-based Solutions."…

January 25, 2019

Weekly Wave - UA President Robbins to Address WRRC Annual Conference

We are excited to announce that University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins will offer a welcome address at the WRRC annual conference, next Friday,…

January 18, 2019

Weekly Wave -WRRC Conference Keynote - AZ Drought Contingency Plan and Reclamation Priorities

Leslie Meyers, Area Manager for the Phoenix Area Office of the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), will offer the keynote presentation…

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January 11, 2019

Weekly Wave - Become a Sponsor for the 2019 WRRC Conference Participate in the 2019 WRRC Annual Conference

The WRRC 2019 Conference, "Arizona Runs on Water: Scarcity, Challenges, and Community-based Solutions", will include a new participatory element. We are…