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EVENTS
Upcoming WRRC Events: Save these Dates!

Jan 18, 2023: WRRC Brown Bag Webinar: The 21st Century Water Quality Challenges for Managed Aquifer Recharge featuring Yan Zheng, PhD, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, and Co-Chair for the International Association of Hydrogeologists’ Managing Aquifer Recharge Commission

Jan 26, 2023: WRRC Brown Bag Webinar: Silent River film screening and panel featuring Mathew Moseley, record-breaking long-distance swimmer and co-chair of the Colorado River Basin Council for American Rivers, and Matt Rice, director of the Colorado River Basin Council for American Rivers

Feb 1, 2023 at 3:00 pm AZ time (Feb 2 at 9:00 am Canberra, Australia time): WRRC Special Event featuring Australian water expert Bradley Moggridge (co-sponsored by the Indigenous Resilience Center)

Feb 15, 2023: WRRC Brown Bag Webinar: Sonoran Institute’s Santa Cruz River team presentation on the findings of the latest Living River reports

Jul 11-12, 2023: WRRC 2023 Annual Conference
WATER JOBS

Please visit WRRC's website for a complete listing of water jobs & opportunities.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
New Podcast: Valerisa Joe-Gaddy on Tribal Water Justice: Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
Dr. Valerisa Joe-Gaddy joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the importance of including Indigenous people in water management decisions and says “They’re still fighting for water rights.” Listen Here

New Article from the Water Education Foundation

New Paper from USGS Arizona Water Science Center Researcher
Tillman, Fred D, Natalie K. Day, Matthew P. Miller, Olivia L. Miller, Christine A. Rumsey, Daniel R. Wise, Patrick C. Longley, and Morgan C. McDonnell. 2022. "A Review of Current Capabilities and Science Gaps in Water Supply Data, Modeling, and Trends for Water Availability Assessments in the Upper Colorado River Basin" Water 14, no. 23: 3813. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14233813
OTHER NOTICES
WRRC 104b Grant Request for Proposals Coming in January
The WRRC’s FY 2023 call for 104(b) research grant proposals has been delayed by national-level changes to the 104(b) program schedule. Interested researchers at any of Arizona’s three universities should look for the Request for Proposals (RFP) in January 2023. As usual, the RFP will invite proposals with strong student involvement for research on regionally relevant water issues. The WRRC evaluates proposals and selects the individual projects to include in the full proposal it submits to the US Geological Survey (USGS) as part of the Water Resources Research Act program. In this cycle, the selection is likely to occur in March 2023. No important changes in requirements or selection criteria are expected. According to the new schedule, the project year has shifted by six months. The USGS will issue the official RFP in March 2023, and award recipients will be notified around September 1. During this transition period, the WRRC, like other national water institutes generally, is not waiting for the official RFP to solicit research proposals. More Info
 
Babbitt Center Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, a center of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, is pleased to announce its call for applications for Dissertation Fellowships for 2023. These $10,000 awards support PhD students at universities in the US and Mexico who are conducting dissertation research that builds on and contributes to the integration of land and water policy to advance water sustainability and resilience, particularly in the Colorado River Basin. Babbitt Dissertation Fellowships are an important link between the Lincoln Institute’s educational mission and its research objectives by supporting scholars early in their careers. More Info

Tucson One Water 2100 Public Survey
Help Tucson Water develop the One Water 2100 Master Plan. The plan will manage Tucson’s water resources for the next eight decades. Your feedback will help develop long-range strategies for water use and infrastructure. Take the Survey
 
Upper Verde Wild and Scenic River Suitability — Request for Public Comment
The Bradshaw and Chino Valley Ranger Districts of the Prescott National Forest are seeking comments on the Upper Verde Wild and Scenic River Suitability Study Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA). The purpose is to determine whether the eligible portions of the Upper Verde River continue to be suitable for and should be recommended to Congress for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River System (NWSRS). Comments will inform officials of the best alternatives available for preserving the river’s free-flowing condition and Outstanding Remarkable Values (ORVs), in relation to a proposal by the Bureau of Reclamation to construct two fish barriers in NWSRS-eligible sections of the Upper Verde River. More Info
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