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<br />Arizona Water Resource
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<br />Announcements
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<br />Law Conference St~t on Dams
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<br />The Natural Resources Law Center of the University of
<br />Colorado announced its 18th annual summer conference, to
<br />be conducted on-campus in Boulder, June 2-4. The confer-
<br />eoce, "Dams: Water and Power in the New West," includes
<br />the following topics: restructuring the electric utility indus-
<br />try, FERC relicensing of hydropower facilities to improve
<br />environmental protection, di"estment of federal facilities and
<br />visions for the future of western water developments. For
<br />additional information contact the Natural Resources Law
<br />Center, University of Colorado School of Law, Campus Box
<br />401, Boulder CO 80309-0401; phone 303-492-1286.
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<br />Wetlands Conference Scheduled
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<br />In honor of American wetlands month, Communities
<br />Working for Wetlands has scheduled a conference for May 7-
<br />9 in Alexandria, VA. The conference is for people interested
<br />in community-based wetlands conservation who will share
<br />their experiences and thus expand their wetlands knowledge.
<br />Participants are to learn to build contacts and networks for
<br />working more effectively within communities, with govem~
<br />men! programs and the .private sector. Registration fees are
<br />student, $95; nonprofit/government, $265; and regular, $385.
<br />For more information, call T"rrence Institute 800-726-4853.
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<br />Call for Abstracts
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<br />A call for abstractS has been issued for the "Symposium on
<br />Environmental, Economic and Legal Issues Related to Range-
<br />land Water Developments," tCo be conducted in Phoenix, No-
<br />vember 13-15. The symposiwn is sponsored by Arizona
<br />State University's Center for "he Study of Law, Science, and
<br />Technology in cooperation with various cattle, range, envi-
<br />ronmental and regulatory agencies and organizations. Sub-
<br />mit abstractS not exceeding 500 words to Rosalind Pearlman,
<br />Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology, Mail
<br />Stop 7906, Arizona State Uni"., Tempe, AZ 85287-2124;
<br />phone 602-965-2124; email: Peltlman@asu.edu.
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<br />SW Power and Water Symposium
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<br />The Southwest Public Powe:: and Water Symposium will
<br />be held in Anaheim on April 30-May 2. Topics include:
<br />regional water issues; water supply outlook: surpluses, bank-
<br />ing and marketing; threatened and endangered species protec-
<br />tion; perspectives of stakeholders; and activities of the l05th
<br />Congress. For details phone: 510-778-0313.
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<br />Artificial Recharge Symposium Set
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<br />T he 8th Biennial Symposium on Artificial Recharge of
<br />Groundwater will be conducted in Tempe, June 2-4. The
<br />theme of the conference is "Recharge for the People" and is
<br />sponsored by the Arizona Hydrological Society, Salt River
<br />Project and U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory. Areas to
<br />be covered include water supply, water reuse, environmental
<br />benefits, recharge methods and projects. Registration fee will
<br />be about $100. The American Society of Civil Engineers
<br />will conduct a pre-conference recharge short-course on June
<br />1: $295 for ASCE members and $345 for non-members. For
<br />additional information contact Suzanne Kirk, Dames &
<br />Moore, 7500 N. Dreamy Draw Drive, Suite 145, Phoenix,
<br />AZ 85020; phone: 602-861-7452.
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<br />Call for Papers
<br />
<br />The American Water Works Association and the Water
<br />Environment Federation announce a call for papers for their
<br />Water Reuse '98 conference, to be conducted February 1998
<br />at Orlando, Florida. Water Reuse '98 will provide a forum
<br />for professionals involved in all aspects of water reuse, in-
<br />cluding water and wastewater engineers; utility managers;
<br />water quality specialists; public affairs managers; local, state,
<br />and federal agencies; and agricultural interests. For copy of
<br />the call for papers contact Susan Miller, A WW A Water
<br />Resources Engineer. Phone 303-347-6181
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<br />Water Quality Research Conference
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<br />Pima County, under Public Law 103-327 through the Envi-
<br />ronmental Protection Agency, has been awarded $5 million
<br />to sponsor research to develop appropriate water quality
<br />criteria for the arid regions of the United States. (See
<br />"News," p. 4.) A conference, limited to 150 persons, will be
<br />held in Tucson, April 23-25 to identify the significant regula-
<br />tory/scientific research issues, develop a research agenda and
<br />initiate the process for soliciting proposals and awarding
<br />research grants. For additional information contact Pima
<br />County Wastewater Management Department, 201 N. Stone
<br />Ave, 8th Floor, Tucson, AZ 85701; phone 520-740-6500.
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<br />ASCE IAHR Congress
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<br />T he American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will hold
<br />its 27th International Association for Hydraulic Research
<br />Congress August 10-15 in San Francisco. Themes include:
<br />groundwater: an endangered resource; managing water: cop-
<br />ing with scarcity and abundance; and energy and water:
<br />sustainable development. For more information on the
<br />WEB: http://ogee.do.usbr.gov/iahr.html, or contact Adnan
<br />Alsaffar, Bechtel Corp., 9801 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithers-
<br />burg, MD 20878-5356; phone 301-417-3175; fax: 301-963-2878.
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