Last week, Lynn Carroll, a grad student assistant at the WRRC, presented her research findings at the 99th annual AZ Water Conference in Phoenix. Carroll’s study evaluated two point-of-use ultraviolet (UV) devices for water treatment that cost less than $500 to assess their suitability for household use and health protection.
New Book on Groundwater Sharing ContractsReviewed
Review by Lynn Carroll, WRRC Graduate Student Worker
With record-setting hot weather this spring, it is feeling more and more like reading weather. As someone who is interested in public and private water systems, I was excited to read Gary Hix’s newest book, Groundwater Sharing Contracts: Well Share Agreements.
Xeriscape Archive Available for Study at theWRRC
The WRRC has acquired an archive that documents activities of the Southern Arizona Water ResourcesAssociation (SAWARA) from 1987 to 2006. SAWARA was a community organization that advocated for water conservation and bringing the Central ArizonaProject to Tucson.
New Research Group at U of A Studies PFASRegulation
The U of A Udall Center for Public Policy recently announced the creation of a new research group, theResearch in Pollutant Policy for Environment andSociety (RIPPLES) lab, to assess frameworks for regulating per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances(PFAS). Although researchers across the university already collaborate to understand the impacts of PFASin nature and society, this is the first group studying the topic from a policy perspective.