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<br />in FYI993 if the program receives an appropriation in that
<br />year,
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<br />CSRS INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR
<br />WATER QUALITY PROGRAM GRANTS
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<br />The Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) of the U,S,
<br />Department of Agriculture invites applications for the
<br />competitive grant awards under the Water Quality Program for
<br />FYI992, To be considered for fundinR. DTooosals must be
<br />oosunarked bv January 21. 1992, A total of approximately $6
<br />million will be available for this program, Maximum total
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<br />funding will be $135,000 for a single instimtion/organization
<br />proposal. and $225,000 for a multi-instimtiorilorganization
<br />proposal, for a maximwn funding period of up to three years,
<br />The research emphasis in FYI992 is on water quality with
<br />particular attention to groundwater, Surface water quality
<br />problems are eligible. where they are shown in the proposal to
<br />be potential sowces of groWldwater contamination,
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<br />For further infonnation contact the Office of Sponsored
<br />Programs at Colorado State University, Faculty at other
<br />universities should contact their contracts and grants office.
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<br />EDITOR'S IN-BASKET
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<br />D. EARL JONES, JR. - WATER STATESMAN
<br />PASSES AWAY
<br />
<br />D, Earl Jones, Jr,. a Boulder resident. passed away on July 24.
<br />1991. Friends of his son, Jonathan E, Jones, and Wright Water
<br />Engineers, are familiar with Earl's achievements, but readers
<br />of COWRADO WATER may not be aware of his many
<br />achievements in water resources.
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<br />Earl had a long and successful career culminating with his
<br />assignment as Chief Engineer for the U,S, Department of
<br />Housing and Urban Development in Washington. DC, This
<br />followed a career that began in Texas and included
<br />assignments with the Texas Highway Department. consulting
<br />firms and assignments as a city engineer,
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<br />Earl's major contributions were in the area of urban hydrology,
<br />He published an article "Urban Hydrology - A Redirection" in
<br />civil engineering magazine in 1967 and pioneered the ideas of
<br />preserving and enhancing natural drainage systems that set the
<br />stage for city beautification and storm water management
<br />improvements for the next twenty years,
<br />
<br />Earl was one of the founders of the ASCE Urban Water
<br />Resources Research Council, His influence on this highly
<br />successful volWlteer organization was enormous, The
<br />Council's program, directed by Murray McPherson, published
<br />over 100 influential technical memoranda on the subject of
<br />Urban Water Resources. Earl was an e><pen on natural
<br />hazards, He was a co-founder of ASCE's Expansive Soils
<br />Research Council and was one of the originators of the
<br />National Flood Insurance Program. located within HUD.
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<br />As a personal testimony, I would like to say that Earl was one
<br />of the. most dedicated and inspirational engineer that I have
<br />known and his influence on our profession has been prOfOWld,
<br />We'll miss him,
<br />
<br />Neil S, Grigg, Head
<br />Department of Civil Engineering
<br />Colorado State University
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<br />CHESLEY J. POSEY, FORMER RMffi. DIRECTOR,
<br />DIES IN IOWA
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<br />Chesley J, Posey died Friday, August 30. 1991, in Cedar
<br />Rapids, Iowa, Posey was a founding trustee of the Rocky
<br />MOWltain Hydraulic Laboratory in Allenspark. Colorado and
<br />was director of the laboratory from 1946 to 1984, Posey was
<br />a Professor of Engineering at both the University of Iowa and
<br />the University of Connecticut, He published many scientific
<br />papers and was co-author of a text on flow in open channels
<br />which was widely used. panicularly in Japan, In 1958 he was
<br />awarded the James Laurie prize by the American Association
<br />of Civil Engineers for a paper on flood erosion protection,
<br />
<br />ASSISTANT STATE ENGINEER RETIRES
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<br />Roben ("Bob") Longenbaugh retired this year after II years as
<br />Assistant State Engineer in the Colorado Division of Water
<br />Resources, Bob supervised the administration of Colorado's
<br />groWldwater resources and also had litigation and enforcement
<br />responsibilities for the agency,
<br />
<br />Bob's 30-year career in water resources had its beginnings on
<br />his father's farm northwest of Cortez. Colorado, As a
<br />teenager, responsibility for the farm's irrigation gave him an
<br />early appreciation of how important water is in the semiarid
<br />West,
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<br />In 1957 Bob enrolled at Colorado State University where he
<br />received a B,S, in Agricultural Engineering, After a tour of
<br />duty with the U,S, Air Force. where he served as a
<br />meteorologist, he resumed his engineering career at CSU that
<br />spanned a period of 19 years, From 1967 to 1970 he was at
<br />the University of California, Davis, on sabbatical leave, where
<br />he studied for a Ph,D and conducted research on the optimum
<br />conjunctive use of ground and surface water,
<br />
<br />Bob's research on artificial recharge included studies in
<br />Prospect Valley, the Cope recharge study in the High plains.
<br />the South Platte Canal study near Merino, and San Luis Valley
<br />studies, He conducted groundwater investigations in the
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