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10 Arizona Water Resource July - August 2003 AWRA's Annual Conference, Nov 2 -5 The American Water Resources Association's Annual Confer- ence is set for Nov 2 -5 in San Diego. Over 300 papers will be presented in 75 concurrent platform sessions, along with about 100 poster presentations. Topics addressed by the widely diversi- fied program include: TMDLs; education /outreach /community issues; watershed planning and management; impact assessment of urbanization; meeting future water demand; storm -water manage- ment modeling; drought management and conservation; Colorado River basin; trans - boundary water issues; and ground /surface water management. For additional information contact: Harriette Bayse, AWRA, 4 W. Federal Street, PO Box 1626, Middleburg, VA 20118, phone: 540 - 687 -8390, fax: 540 - 687 -8395 or check the web site: www.a,wra.org Arizona Water Protection Funding Available The Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission is accepting ap- plications for its FY 2004 grant cycle. The application deadline is Oct. 15 by 3:00 p.m. All proposed projects must demonstrate direct benefit(s) to rivers, streams and /or riparian habits. About $2 million is available for this year's funding. Last year AWPF funding sup- ported four projects with a total of $623,055. Complete informa- tion regarding the grant cycle is be posted on the AWPF web site: wwwawpf.state.az.us. If you cannot access the web site and want information mailed to you, contact the AWPF office at 602 -417- 2400, X 7016. AWPCA Issues Call for Papers The Arizona Water & Pollution Control Association invites pa- pers for its 77`' annual conference on May 5 - 7, 2004 in Mesa. Those interested in presenting a paper should prepare a one -page abstract by Dec. 1 describing the subject matter in sufficient de- tail to allow evaluation of the proposed topic. Presentations will be limited to 30 minutes including time for questions, although longer presentations will be considered. For additional informa- tion, including suggested topics, check the AWPCA website: wwwawpca.org/ or contact Susan Kinkade, phone: 602 - 508 -6600; email: susan.kinkade @hdrinc.com Colorado Plateau Conference Scheduled The 7th Biennial Conference addressing "Integrating Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau" is scheduled for Nov 3- 7 at Northern Arizona University, duBois Con- ference Center, Flagstaff. This conference provides an interdisciplinary fo- rum for research and land management issues related to the biological, cultural and eco- nomic resources of the Colorado Plateau. Anyone having conduct- ed research or been involved with plateau land management issues is encouraged to take part. Conference sponsors include: USGS Southwest Biological Science Center; USGS Colorado Plateau Field Station; NAU Center for Sustainable Environments; NAU Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit; and NAU Marum -Pow- ell Center for Environmental Research. For additional information check the web site: www.usgs.nau.edu /conf2003/ Tucson AMA Announces GUAC Vacancies The Tucson Active Management Area announces two vacan cies on its Groundwater Users Advisory Council. Each council is comprised of five members who serve staggered six -year terms. One vacancies is for a term that began in January of 2000. The appointee to this position will serve until January, 2006. The other vacancy is for a term beginning in January 2004, with the appointee to this position serving until January 2010. Letter of intent must be submitted no later than 5 p.m., Sept. 25. For additional information contact: Cindy Shimokusu, Tucson AMA director, 400 W. Congress St., #518, Tucson, AZ 85701; phone: 520 - 770 -3800.