AWI Newsletter

March 7, 2008 - AWI 2007 Annual Report (in lieu of monthly newsletter)

January 3, 2008 - January 2008 AWI Newsletter

November 1, 2007 - November 2007 AWI Newsletter

September 7, 2007 - September 2007 AWI Newsletter

August 8, 2007 - August 2007 AWI Newsletter

June 4, 2007 - June 2007 AWI Newsletter

April 12, 2007 - April 2007 AWI Newsletter

February 16, 2007 - February 2007 AWI Newsletter

January 3, 2007 - January 2007 AWI Newsletter

November 21, 2006 - November 2006 AWI Newsletter

October 5, 2006 - October 2006 AWI Newsletter

September 7. 2006 - September 2006 AWI Newsletter

June 29, 2006 - June 2006 AWI Newsletter

May 19, 2006 - May 2006 AWI Newsletter

April 6, 2006 - April 2006 AWI Newsletter

AZ Water Policy book

RFF Press is pleased to announce a new book on Arizona water policy, from academic, professional, and policy perspectives.

Arizona Water Policy, edited by Bonnie G. Colby and Katharine L. Jacobs, explores Arizona's water management and extracts lessons that are important for arid and semi-arid areas worldwide. The list of distinguished contributors includes: Mark Anderson, Jack August, Jr., Michael Crimmins, George Frisvold, Grady Gammage Jr., Gregg Garfin, Robert Glennon, Charles Graf, Patrick Graham, Jim Holway, Stanley Leake, Sharon Megdal, Michael Pearce, Donald Pool, Karen Smith, Linda Stitzer, and Paul Wilson. Arizona Water Policy is available online at click here

AWI Brochure - 2008 NEW EDITION

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Miscellaneous Publications of Interest

US/MX water-focused bilingual conversion table

With assistance from several different agencies including ADEQ, SRP, and ADWR we would like to introduce a newly created table designed to facilitate unit conversions between what is normally used in Mexio and the United States for measurement of water units. Please click here to download this pdf document.

Governor Janet Napolitano signed a Drought Declaration for the State of Arizona to raise awareness of Arizona's drought and encourage conservation.

Arizona is entering its second decade of a statewide drought due to long-term precipitation deficits and increased demand for water. The declaration calls upon citizens, businesses, schools, institutions of higher learning, local governments and federal agencies to increase water conservation efforts. Details of the declaration can be found here.

"Facing Tomorrow’s ChallengesU.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007 thru 2017"

In order for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to respond to evolving national and global priorities, it must periodically reflect on, and optimize, its strategic directions. This report is the first comprehensive science strategy since the early 1990s to examine critically major USGS science goals and priorities. To view the report click here

The development of this science strategy comes at a time of global trends and rapidly evolving societal needs that pose important natural-science challenges. The emergence of a global economy affects the demand for all resources. The last decade has witnessed the emergence of a new model for managing Federal landsecosystem-based management. The U.S. Climate Change Science Program predicts that the next few decades will see rapid changes in the Nation’s and the Earth’s environment. Finally, the natural environment continues to pose risks to society in the form of volcanoes, earthquakes, wildland fires, floods, droughts, invasive species, variable and changing climate, and natural and anthropogenic toxins, as well as animal-borne diseases that affect humans. The use of, and competition for, natural resources on the global scale, and natural threats to those resources, has the potential to impact the Nation’s ability to sustain its economy, national security, quality of life, and natural environment.

Responding to these national priorities and global trends requires a science strategy that not only builds on existing USGS strengths and partnerships but also demands the innovation made possible by integrating the full breadth and depth of USGS capabilities. The USGS chooses to go forward in the science directions proposed here because the societal issues addressed by these science directions represent major challenges for the Nation’s future and for the stewards of Federal lands, both onshore and offshore.

The six science directions proposed in this science strategy are listed as follows. The ecosystems strategy is listed first because it has a dual nature. It is itself an essential direction for the USGS to pursue to meet a pressing national and global need, but ecosystem-based approaches are also an underpinning of the other five directions, which all require ecosystem perspectives and tools for their execution. The remaining strategic directions are listed in alphabetical order.

Understanding Ecosystems and Predicting Ecosystem Change: Ensuring the Nation’s Economic and Environmental Future

Climate Variability and Change: Clarifying the Record and Assessing Consequences

Energy and Minerals for America’s Future: Providing a Scientific Foundation for Resource Security, Environmental Health, Economic Vitality, and Land Management

A National Hazards, Risk, and Resilience Assessment Program: Ensuring the Long-Term Health and Wealth of the Nation

The Role of Environment and Wildlife in Human Health: A System that Identifies Environmental Risk to Public Health in America

A Water Census of the United States: Quantifying, Forecasting, and Securing Freshwater for America’s Future