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Water Current, Volume 40, No. 3, Summer 2008 Jul 2008

Water Current, Volume 40, No. 3, Summer 2008

Water Current Newsletter

Latest on Water Science, Economics and Law at October Colloquium
Water is Theme for UNL at September's Husker Harvest Days
From the Director: What I Didn't Do During My Summer Vacation
Meet the Faculty: Jinsheng You, Gary L. Stone
Water.unl.edu Gateway to All Things Water
Water Resources Advisory Panel Expands; Members to Reconvene in September
Agricultural Water Management Network
UNL and China Explore
Hydroinformatics Collaboratory
Water and Climate Change: Perfect Storm in Sight
2008 Water and Natural Resources Tour: Republican River Basin of Kansas and Nebraska
Water Brief News
A Primer on Emerging Contaminants
What's New at the Water Sciences …


Water Current, Volume 40, No. 2, Spring 2008 Apr 2008

Water Current, Volume 40, No. 2, Spring 2008

Water Current Newsletter

UNL/OSU Researchers Try Promising Technique to Remove Groundwater Contamination
Water and Natural Resources Tour in June
From the Director: USGS Climate Change Research, a Critical Partnership in the Making
Meet the Faculty: Gary L. Zoubek, Paul C. Hay
Herpel Joins Water Center Staff as Outreach Specialist
Scholarship Honors Water Center's First Permanent Director
Storing a Safe Emergency Drinking Water Supply
A Long-Term Perspective on Drought
History in the Great Plains
Water Center History Books Available
Earthworms Contain Chemicals from Households and Animal Manure
UNL Researchers Determine Costs of Producing Switchgrass for Ethanol
Water Quality Challenges in the Great Plains
Water …


Water Current ,Volume 40, No. 1, Winter 2008 Feb 2008

Water Current ,Volume 40, No. 1, Winter 2008

Water Current Newsletter

Water Quality Subject of Fifth Water Law, Policy and Science Conference By Steve Ress
Water Center History nears Completion By Steve Ress
A Wake-up Call on Climate Change
Meet the Faculty
Planning Begins for June Tour of Republican River Basin By Steve Ress
LB 701: Is it an Answer to Nebraska’s Republican River Problems? By Katherine Kalisek-Vogel
Griffin Named Groundwater Foundation President
Jackson Joins Water Center as Intern
Spring Seminars Continue Through April 16
Nebraska DNR Sponsors Modeling Group Meetings By Steve Ress
Nebraska’s Current Top 10 Water Challenges
ENWRA: Accessing Groundwater Resources in Eastern Nebraska By Julie Wragge
Ethanol …


Water Current, Volume 39, No. 4, Fall 2007 Oct 2007

Water Current, Volume 39, No. 4, Fall 2007

Water Current Newsletter

Spring Seminars Tap Range of State, National Issues In 13-Lecture UNL Public Series By Steve Ress
April Water Law, Policy and Science Conference To Focus on Great Plains Water Quality Challenges
China’s water quality issues resonate at home
Meet the Faculty
Map Shows Groundwater Decline Slowed By Kelly Helm Smith
USGS Study Identifies Major Source of Nitrate in Precipitation
New Ph.D. Specialization in Applied Ecology at UNL By Tala Awada, Ph.D.
Water Resources Advisory Panel Holds October Progress Meeting By Jessica Harder and Steve Ress
Nebraska’s Top-10 Water Challenges
2007 UNL Water Colloquium & Water Sciences Laboratory Open House(Friday, Oct. …


Water Current, Volume 39, No. 3, Summer 2007 Jul 2007

Water Current, Volume 39, No. 3, Summer 2007

Water Current Newsletter

Latest Research on Water Science, Economics and Law To Be Featured in October
Fifth Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference Examines Water Quality by Lorrie Benson
SUMMERSTOCK ’07
Meet the Faculty
New Thermal Imaging Camera Advances UNL Research By Steve Ress
Coop Research Unit Tracks Invasive Species By Brent Atema
Water Resources Advisory Panel Update By Jessica Harder
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Adds Groundwater Modelers, Geohydrologist By Steve Ress
Survey Offers Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water by Sandi Alswager Karstens
Water Initiative Helps Add Nearly a Dozen New Faculty Members
Dahab Combines UNL Research and Administration with …


Water Current, Volume 39, No. 2. Spring 2007 Jun 2007

Water Current, Volume 39, No. 2. Spring 2007

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Annual Tour Ready to Explore New Mexico’s Lower Pecos River by Steve Ress

• Sandhills Dunes May Be More Stable Than Was Thought By Brent Atema

• From the Director by Kyle D. Hoagland

• Meet the Faculty

• From Kitchen to Countries: A Profile of the Groundwater Foundation By Susan S. Seacrest

• NIWR Members Gather for Annual Washington D.C. Conference by Lorrie Benson

• Is Water Property? By Sandra B. Zellmer and Jessica Harder

• Fourth Annual UNL Water Law, Policy and Science Conference Embassy Suites, Hotel, Lincoln “The Future of Water Use in Agriculture”

• …


Water Current, Volume 39, No. 1. Winter 2007 Feb 2007

Water Current, Volume 39, No. 1. Winter 2007

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Future of Water Use in Agriculture Topic of Fourth Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference by Steve Ress

• June Water Tour to New Mexico Compares Republican and Pecos River Compacts By Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• EPAGrant Helps Researchers Study Feedlot Waste Impacts by Steve Ress

• Lawmakers Get Briefings on Top Water Issues by Jessica Harder

• UNL Hosts Biofuels and Water Resources Retreat By Steve Ress

• Fish and Wildlife Coop Supports Students, Lends Assistance by Brent Atema

• UNL Land Purchase Will Help Farmers and Ranchers Deal …


Water Current, Volume 38, No. 4. Fall 2006 Oct 2006

Water Current, Volume 38, No. 4. Fall 2006

Water Current Newsletter

Contents
• ECONorthwest Says Nebraska Environment as Economic Engine Could Use Jump-Start by Steve Ress
• Future of Water Use in Agriculture
• From the Director -- Kyle D. Hoagland
• Meet the Faculty: Aris A. Holz, Mark A. Pegg,
• Grant Will Help UNL Refine Irrigation Management Tool by Dan Moser
• USGS Releases Findings on Domestic Well Water
• UNL Faculty Respond to Advisory Panel State Research Priorities by Jessica Harder
• Water Resources Advisory Panel Priorities
• Taking Drought Preparedness Messages to Congress by Kelly Helm Smith
• 2006 Water Colloquium Attracts Nearly 200 by Lorrie Benson …


Water Current, Volume 38, No. 3. Summer 2006 Jul 2006

Water Current, Volume 38, No. 3. Summer 2006

Water Current Newsletter

• Fall Colloquium Features Research, Programming By Lorrie Benson

• Seeing Toxic Algae Before it Blooms by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• UNL Forms Public Water Resources Advisory Panel

• Atema Joins Water Center as Student Worker

• Hardin Hall Rededicated; SNR Moves In

• Potential For Algae Blooms Continues; Test Kits Available From UNL Extension by Steve Ress

• Harder, NRDs Identify Research Needs

• 2006 Water and Natural Resources Tour

• Water News Briefs

• Internships Through the Water Resources Research Initiative

• UNL’s Jess Notes Lists Creative Uses for Instate and …


Water Current, Volume 38, No. 2. Spring 2006 May 2006

Water Current, Volume 38, No. 2. Spring 2006

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• July Water and Natural Resources Tour To Look at Missouri River and Northeast Nebraska by Steve Ress

• Adaptive Management Sees Resilience, Uncertainty as Allies; Third Annual Conference Looks at Innovation in Water Management by Charles Flowerday

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Great Plains CESU Funding Assistance For UNL Nears $1 Million by Steve Ress

• Two Join Staff of Water Center and Water Resources Research Initiative

• Water Quality Improvement Grant for Papillion Creek Watershed by Steve Ress

• Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments: Creating a Roadmap for Change in …


Water Current, Volume 38, No. 1. Winter 2006 Feb 2006

Water Current, Volume 38, No. 1. Winter 2006

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Third Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference to Nebraska City’s Lied Lodge in May by Steve Ress

• Monitoring and Stocking Pallid Sturgeon by Mark Drobish

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• UNL Monitoring Program Records Persistent Groundwater Declines by Steve Ress

• UNL Assists State With Research and Survey Work by Steve Ress

• UNL Spring Water and Natural Resources Lectures Continue Through April 19

• Public Policy Center Works With Communities For Development and Safe Drinking Water by Steve Ress

• Saving Recreation Water in McConaughy Might Offset Irrigation, Power Losses by …


Water Current, Volume 37, No. 4. Fall 2005 Oct 2005

Water Current, Volume 37, No. 4. Fall 2005

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Missouri River Mainstem System is North America’s Largest Reservoir System by Mary S. Roth

• UNL, Well Drillers, NRD Team on York Well Demo by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• August Four States Tour Looks at Front Range Water and Agriculture Issues by Steve Ress

• Understanding the Ins-and-Outs of LB 962

• Managing Australia’s Great Artesian Basin by Steve Ress

• Husker Harvest Days 2005

• Master Manual Sees Changes Since First Adopted in 1961 by Roy F. McAllister

• Ponca State Park Habitat Restoration Project by Luke Wallace

• Emergent …


Water Current, Volume 37, No. 3. Summer 2005 Jun 2005

Water Current, Volume 37, No. 3. Summer 2005

Water Current Newsletter

• Water Initiative Helps Attract Six New Faculty Members by Steve Ress

• June Tour Encompasses Diversity of Mining, Logging, Water Use and Natural Resources Management by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Montana Water Center, Montana State University, Bozeman

• Use Available Water Efficiently With Furrow Irrigation By Sandi Alswager-Karstens

• 2005 Water & Natural Resources Tour: A Year of Experience with Nebraska’s New Water Use Regulations and Mining & Timber Production in the Pine Ridge

• Rainmakers: A Photographic Story of Center Pivots

• What Agricultural Chemicals Are In the Maple Creek Watershed? …


Water Current, Volume 37, No. 2. Spring 2005 May 2005

Water Current, Volume 37, No. 2. Spring 2005

Water Current Newsletter

• Gleick Headlines April Water Management and Policy Conference by Steve Ress

• Water and Natural Resources Tour Looks at LB962, Sandhills, Pine Ridge Issues by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Holz Named Water Center Assistant Director

• Water Resources Research Initiative One of 11 “Programs of Excellence”

• Cooperative Extension Ready With Algae Test Kits by Steve Ress

• Blue-green Algae a Known Health Risk

• Revisions to Water Well Construction, Pump Installation and Water Well Decommissioning Standards by Sharon Skipton • “Optimizer” Computer Tool Helps With Crop Production Under Limited Irrigation By …


Water Current, Volume 37, No. 1. Winter 2005 Jan 2005

Water Current, Volume 37, No. 1. Winter 2005

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Gleick Headlines April Water Management and Policy Conference by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Planning for June Water and Natural Resources Tour Taking Shape by Steve Ress

• UNL Water and Natural Resources Research Lectures Continue Through April by Steve Ress

• UNL Water Center Passes USGS Five-Year Review Process

• Report Emphasizes Areas for Water Research in Coming Years

• Missouri Water Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia

• Water News Briefs

• 2004 Gains in Water Science Lab Capabilities and Methods by Daniel D. Snow, Ph.D.


Water Current, Volume 36, No. 4. Fall 2004 Oct 2004

Water Current, Volume 36, No. 4. Fall 2004

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Gleick to Speak at April Water Law Science and Policy Conference by Steve Ress

• Measurements From Nearly 5,000 Wells Show Groundwater Declines by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Combating An Odorless, Tasteless, Unseen Problem in Nebraska Drinking Water by Steve Ress

• UNL Researchers Studying SDI Technology Near Clay Center by Steve Ress

• UNL Study Looks at Economic Impacts of Water Allocations To Republican River Basin Economy

• Husker Harvest Days 2004

• Algae Test Kits Travel Far and Wide

• Missouri River Study Nets EPA Grant

• Free Lectures …


Water Current, Volume 36, No. 3. Summer 2004 Jul 2004

Water Current, Volume 36, No. 3. Summer 2004

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Summer Tour Looks at Platte River Wildlife and Urbanization Issues by Steve Ress

• Second Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• State, University Help Restore and Improve Sutton’s Clarks Pond

• Instrumentation and Research Allow Lower Detection of Tetracycline Antibiotics by Steve Ress

• Water Center Completes Five-Year USGS Review by Steve Ress

• U.S. Water Use Virtually Unchanged Since 1985, USGS Says

• Drought Persisting at Nebraska’s Largest Reservoir

• What’s a “Dead Zone?”

• Nebraska Water Conference Council’s

Annual Water & Natural Resources Tour Focusing Upon …


Water Current, Volume 36, No. 2. Spring 2004 Apr 2004

Water Current, Volume 36, No. 2. Spring 2004

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• June Tour Focuses on Competing Uses for Platte River Water and Basin Development by Steve Ress

• First Water Law, Policy and Science Conference Sets the Bar High by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Helping Small Towns Reduce Arsenic in Drinking Water by Steve Ress

• GIS mapping tool helps officials track livestock diseases by Steve Ress

• News from the Water Sciences Laboratory

• Involve Public in Hard Decisions Regarding Science and Policy, Agency head Says by George Green

• Pederson and Graduate Student Stay Busy Chasing Waterfalls

Water News Briefs


Water Current, Volume 36, No. 1. Winter 2004 Jan 2004

Water Current, Volume 36, No. 1. Winter 2004

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• UNL Water Law, Policy and Science Conference is Mar. 4-5 by Steve Ress

• Summer Tour is June 7-9

• From the Director

• Bringing a Community Lake Back to Life

• UNL Water and Natural Resources Lectures

• Fact Sheets Explore Water Transfer and Marketing, Management of Dakota Aquifer

• Water Levels Continue Decline in High Plains Aquifer by Steve Ross

• Tracking Elk to Determine Best Herd Size for Nebraska’s Pine Ridge by Steve Ress

• Water News Briefs

• Lower Levels at Lake McConaughy Reveal Shoreline Erosion by Steve Ress and Charles Flowerday


Water Current, Volume 35, No. 4, Fall 2003 Oct 2003

Water Current, Volume 35, No. 4, Fall 2003

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• UNL Scientists Earn $1.8 Million NSF Grant to Study Sandhills Ecosystem

• Finding Solutions to Water conflicts Subject of UNL Conference by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Research Probes Land Use Impact on Stream Health by Steve Ress

• SNR Researcher Examines Predators’ Impact on Nesting Songbirds by Steve Ress

• Summer Water and Natural Resources Tour Explores Republican River Basin

• Water News Briefs


Water Current, Volume 35, No. 3. June 2003 Jun 2003

Water Current, Volume 35, No. 3. June 2003

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• NU Environmental Programs Soon To Be Under One Roof by Steve Ress

• Water Resources Research Initiative Could Expand UNL Research Role by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Sidney Area Residents Are Adapting to Changes From Current Drought Conditions by Kerry Ferguson

• Water and Electricity Are Inseparable by Michael P. Gutzmer

• Monitoring Shows Sharp Drops in Eastern Nebraska Groundwater Levels by Charles Flowerday

• Planning Continues for July Water and Natural Resources Tour by Steve Ress

• Water News Briefs


Water Current, Volume 35, No. 2. April 2003 Apr 2003

Water Current, Volume 35, No. 2. April 2003

Water Current Newsletter

• Researchers Honing Methods to Sample Field Run-off Water by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Planning Continues for July Tour of Republican River Basin by Steve Ress

• Earth Systems Education: Opportunity and Challenges by David C. Gosselin

• Dealing with the Impacts of a “Modern” Drough by Donald A. White

• Probing the Secrets of Salty Groundwater by Steve Ress • Water News Briefs


Water Current, Volume 35, No. 1, February 2003 Feb 2003

Water Current, Volume 35, No. 1, February 2003

Water Current Newsletter

Plans Taking Shape for Summer Tour; Geologists to Meet In Lincoln
Meet the Faculty
New Analytic Equipment Increases Water Sciences Lab Capabilities
Effects of Heavy Sedimentation on Rainwater Basin Wetland Hydrology
Students Get Their Feet Wet at Audubon Spring Creek Prairie
Water News Briefs
Free Water and Natural Resources Lectures Continue at UNL


Water Current, Volume 34, No. 6. December 2002 Dec 2002

Water Current, Volume 34, No. 6. December 2002

Water Current Newsletter

• UNL Aquaculturist Sees Fish Farming Niche in Empty Hog Barns by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• The Army Corps’ Missouri River Mission by Brig. Gen. David A. Fastabend

• Water News Briefs


Water Current, Volume 34, No. 5. October 2002 Oct 2002

Water Current, Volume 34, No. 5. October 2002

Water Current Newsletter

• Fall NSIA/NWRA Convention Focuses on “Changing Times/Changing Attitudes”

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Both Blues Fall Below State-line Minimums by Keith a Paulsen

• Reclaiming Land Across the Arid West

• Bureau of Reclamation Develops Irrigation and Flood Control Projects Across Nebraska

• The North Platte Project in Wyoming and Nebraska

• The Glendo Unit in Wyoming

• Two Area Offices Manage Nebraska and Wyoming Projects

• Irrigation and Reclamation Districts and Water Supply Companies

• Water Center, Conservation and Survey Division 2003 Calendar • Water News Briefs

• Making the Choice Between Bottle Water …


Water Current, Volume 34, No. 4. August 2002 Aug 2002

Water Current, Volume 34, No. 4. August 2002

Water Current Newsletter

• Summer Tour Attracts More Than 80 by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• We All Live Within One System by Mary Harding

• Has the Time Come To Look at Urban Stormwater Differently? By Glenn D. Johnson

• Mapping Groundwater Recharge for Nebraska

• Nebraska Water Marketing Policy Choices by J. David Aiken

• Water News Briefs

• A Union of Festibal of Color and Gardener’s Gala by Steve Ress


Water Current, Volume 34, No. 3. June 2002 Jun 2002

Water Current, Volume 34, No. 3. June 2002

Water Current Newsletter

• Summer Water and Natural Resources Tour Examines North Platte River Issues by Steve Ress

• UNL Classification Project Finds Little Variance in Nebraska –Lake Water Quality by Steve Ress

• Meet the Faculty

• Managing the Missouri River System: A Role for Universities by Tony Prato

• Nebraska’a Diverse Wetlands by Ted LaGrange

• EPA’s Risk Assessment on Atrazine

• Water News Briefs

• More than 40 Attend Water Faculty Forum by Steve Ress


Water Current, Volume 34, No. 2. April 2002 Apr 2002

Water Current, Volume 34, No. 2. April 2002

Water Current Newsletter

• Majority of Livestock Waste Lagoons Pose No Risk to Groundwater Pollution by Steve Ress

• Meet the Faculty

• Do Upstream Landowners Sacrifice Too Much For Downstream Protection? By Stan Staab

• The U.S. EPA on Water-Supply Security

• The Proposed Nebraska New Depletions Plan by J. David Aiken and Jim Cook

• Water News Briefs


Water Current, Volume 34, No. 1. February 2002 Feb 2002

Water Current, Volume 34, No. 1. February 2002

Water Current Newsletter

• UNL Chemistry Laboratory Analyzes, Teaches Groundwater’s Story by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Summer Water and Natural Resources Tour Follows North Platte River

• April Water Faculty Forum in Lincoln

• Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado by Don Blankenau

• Community Options for Wellhead Protection Areas by J. David Aiken

• Water News Briefs

• Discarded Computers and Cell Phones Pose Potential Risk to Groundwater


Water Current, Volume 33, No. 6. December 2001 Dec 2001

Water Current, Volume 33, No. 6. December 2001

Water Current Newsletter

• “Daisy Well System” Promising Way for Small Communities to Fight Nitrates by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Water and the NRCS…All Encompassing Topics by Steve Chick

• Variety and Current Issues Punctuate Spring Water and Natural Resources Seminar by Steve Ress

• Integrated Water Management Options in the Nebraska Ground Water Management & Protection Act by J. David Aiken

• Arkansas Researchers Study Water Quality on Nebraska Tribal Lands by Ralph Davis and Shelley McGinnis

• Platte River Policy Preferences by Raymond J. Supalla

• Water News Briefs