Below are news releases from the Nebraska Water Center. When known, specific dates of press releases are listed in parentheses.
2013
2012
- Tadesse Advances Ethiopian Water, Food Security Projects
- Mapping Water Consumption in Agriculture
- Photos from Hydrologically Connected Fall Events
- Advisory Panel Meets in October
- Seventh Edition Nebraska "Water Matters" is now available
- Is Your Water Affecting Herbicide Performance?
- Urrea Breeds Drought-Resistant Edible Beans in Western Nebraska
- Schild Puts Priority on Conserving Water In Home Landscapes
- Mapping Aquifers and Finding Uranium in the Nebraska Panhandle
- Confidence in Climate Data: Using 3 Million-Year-Old Record
- Groundwater Levels Up; 30-Year Averages Show Differences East and West
- Spring Lecture Series News
- Spring Lecture Series Schedule
2011
- What's New at the Water Sciences Lab
- Extension Offers Flood Resources Website
- Irrigation Causing Declines in the High Plains Aquifer
- Links to Images of Recent Flooding and Flood Damage on the Missouri River
- Weber's Research Gets Nebraska Water Center Impact Award
- Orton Receives 2011 Kremer Award
- A Period Illustrated Review of the 1952 Missouri River Flood
- Fall Water Law Conference and Great Plains Climate and Ecosystems (07/19/11)
- Be Patient, Cautious When Dealing with 2011 Flood (07/19/11)
- Flooding Impacts Trees (07/19/11)
- Analysis of Frequency, Magnitude and Consequence of Worst-Case Spills From the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline (07/11/11)
- A Period Illustrated Review of the 1952 Missouri River Flood (06/27/11)
- Nebraska Water Scientists Warn of Oil Pipeline's Risk, Call for More Study (06/23/11)
- Extension Offers Flood Resources Website (06/10/11)
- Flood Recovery Information Available Through Extension Network (06/08/11)
- Web Resources for Tracking Flow and Flood Conditions in the Platte River Basins (06/06/11)
- Growing Crops with Less Water: West Central REC Assembles Team to Address Factors Related to Farming With Less Water (05/17/11)
- WRAP Meets at Water for Food Conference in May (05/16/11)
- Fall Events Focus on Nebraska Water Law, Great Plains Climate and Ecosystems (04/29/11)
- Five Ways to Keep Stormwater from Polluting the Environment (04/25/11)
- Using Candles To Clean Up Groundwater (04/04/11)
- Public Lecture Series Brings International, National Experts in March and April (03/03/11)
- Statewide Groundwater Monitoring Paints Mixed Picture (03/03/11)
- EPA Approves Nebraska’s 2010 List of Impaired Waters (02/28/11)
- International Water Expert to Present Seminar (02/17/11)
- UNL Nebraska Water Center Becomes Groundwater Guardian (02/11/11)
- WRAP Gets January Updates (02/11/11)
- Past Environmental Programs, Nebraska Water Center Director Passes in December (01/05/11)
- The Center Pivot Water Conservation Project (01/04/11)
- New Web Portal Focuses on Republican River Basin (01/04/11)
- Permanganate Candles Clean Contamination at Former Cozad Landfill (01/03/11)
2010
- 2011 Water Tour Focuses on Ogallala Aquifer (11/05/10)
- Free Water and Natural Resources Lectures Begin Jan. 19, 2011 (11/05/10)
- WRAP Meets with VCs Green and Paul; Reviews Projects (11/05/10)
- Goeke to Unearth Dynamics of Surface and Ground Water (09/24/10)
- Irrigation Management Project Expands (08/18/10)
- Recent U.S. Geological Survey funding for University of Nebraska Research (08/18/10)
- Invasive Saltcedar, Russian Olive Consume Similar Amounts of Water as Cottonwoods and Willows (08/18/10)
- Mapping Evapotranspiration (08/18/10)
- Back-to-Back UNL Water Events in October (08/13/10)
- UNL's Suat Irmak Named Winner of Ag Extension Worker Award (07/27/10)
- Tour Examines Sharing Limited Platte Basin Water (05/10/10)
- Groundbreaking Research Showing Evolution Can Impact Ecology (05/10/10)
- Hydrologically Connected...Two Great Water Events Back-to-Back: "Soak Up" Either or Both (04/15/10)
- International Water for Food Conference in Lincoln May 2-5, 2010 (04/14/10)
- "Drugs In Your Water" (mp3 interview) (04/06/10)
- Water for Food Conference 2010 (03/08/10)
- Wastewater Treatment Education Helps Protect Nebraska’s Water Resources (02/10/10)
- Sediments and Emerging Contaminants: On the Menu and in the Air (02/10/10)
- Featured Partner: Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership (02/10/10)
- Water Resources Advisory Panel Sets Course for 2010 (02/10/10)
- What’s New at the Water Sciences Laboratory? (02/10/10)
- Above Average Precipitation Causes Groundwater Level Rises Over Much of State (01/13/10)
- Free, Public Water and Natural Resources Lectures Begin at UNL in January 2010 (01/05/10)
- $3.1 million NSF grant to fund innovative UNL grad education program (01/05/10)
2009
- Dvorak Named Interim Director (11/24/09)
- WRAP Ranks Priorities, Spurs Proposal Development (11/24/09)
- Emerging Contaminants in a Flat World (11/23/09)
- Featured Partner: Nebraska Well Drillers Association (11/23/09)
- July 2010 Water Tour to North and South Platte Basins (11/16/09)
- UNL Extension Continues Helping Farmers Learn Irrigation Strategies to use Less Water (09/09/09)
- Nebraska's Increase in Irrigated Acreage Puts State First in the Nation (09/09/09)
- UNL Analyzes Data from Test Holes and Helicopter for NRDs (06/03/09)
- One-Two-Three Punch Clobbers Toxic Algae, Restores Fremont Lake (06/03/09)
- Rain Gardens and Urban Stormwater Management Education in Nebraska (05/12/09)
- What’s New at the Lab: New Samplers for Surface Water Monitoring (05/12/09)
- Annual Water Tour Visits Northern California's Bay-Delta (04/09/09)
- One Lot at a Time (02/11/09)
- UNL Faculty Provide Updates to the Water Resources Advisory Panel (02/11/09)
- Database Connects Public to University of Nebraska Research (02/11/09)
2008
- Decommissioning Out-Of-Service Water Wells to Protect Water Quality (10/20/08)
- Water Resources Advisory Panel Updates Priorities (10/20/08)
- A Primer on Emerging Contaminants (10/13/08)
- Monitoring ET, Soil Moisture Saves Farmers Water, Energy, Time and Money (09/08/08)
- Water.unl.edu Gateway to All Things Water (09/08/08)
- Water Resources Advisory Panel Expands; Members to Reconvene in September (08/29/08)
- Nebraska Water Center at the 2008 Husker Harvest Days (photo gallery, 08/29/08) | See photo gallery of IANR's participation.
- Looking For Traces of Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water (06/12/08)
- Storing A Safe Emergency Drinking Water Supply (06/12/08)
- Scholarship Honors Nebraska Water Center’s First Permanent Director (06/12/08)
- Herpel Joins Nebraska Water Center Staff as Outreach Specialist (05/13/08)
- UNL Researchers Determine Costs of Producing Switchgrass for Ethanol (05/13/08)
- Annual Water Tour Visits Republican River Basin in June (04/30/08)
- UNL/OSU Researchers Try Promising Technique to Remove Groundwater Contamination Under Former Ordnance Plant Near Mead (04/21/08)
- ENWRA: Accessing Groundwater Resources in Eastern Nebraska (03/06/08)
- Nebraska Invasive Species Project Builds Awareness (03/06/08)
- Water Quality and Water Law Headline UNL’s Fifth Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference (03/06/08)
2007
- 2007 Water Resources Advisory Panel Update (11/26/07)
- Map Shows Groundwater Decline Slowed (10/10/07)
- SNR and Centers Will Be at 30th Annual Husker Harvest Days Show Near Grand Island (09/10/07)
- Testing for Toxic Algae (08/16/07)
- Latest Research on Water Science, Economics and Law To Be Featured October 12, 2007 (08/16/07)
- 2007 Water Resources Advisory Panel Update (08/16/07)
- New Thermal Imaging Camera Advances UNL Research (07/12/07)
- Text and attachments to Jay Stein's April 4, 2007, Water Seminar lecture: Parellel Lawsuits: New Mexico and the Pecos River - A Glimpse into Nebraska's Future in the Republican Watershed.
- What’s New at the UNL Water Sciences Laboratory (05/03/07)
- Annual Tour Ready to Explore New Mexico’s Lower Pecos River (05/01/2007)
- Future of Water Use in Agriculture, Topic of Fourth Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference (01/29/07)
- Series of Free UNL Water Lectures Begin Jan. 17, 2007 (01/02/07)
2006
- UNL Faculty Respond to Advisory Panel State Research Priorities (11/13/06)
- Nebraska Groundwater Declines as much as 30 Feet Over Last Six Years (10/06/06)
- Adaptive Management Strategies May be Answer to Water Disputes (posted 05/19/06)
- What’s New [2006] at the UNL Water Sciences Laboratory (05/20/06)
- Water Sciences Laboratory Represents Unique, Powerful Research Facility (2006)
- Seeing Toxic Algae Before it Blooms (2006)
- Third Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference to Nebraska City ’s Lied Lodge in May (2006)
- Summer Water and Natural Resources Tour will be July 18-20 (2006)
- UNL Spring Water and Natural Resources Lectures Start Jan. 18 (2006)
- Great Plains CESU Funding Assistance For UNL Nears $1 Million (2006)
- CLEAR Offers Help Restoring Community Lakes (2006)
2005
- Public Policy Center Projects Work With Small Communities For Development and Safe Drinking Water (11/14/05)
- UNL researcher part of ground-breaking study of stream ecology and evolution (2005)
- WRRI Helps Attract Six New Faculty Members (07/19/05)
- Water Resources Research Initiative - Update (6/20/05)
2004
Pre-2004
Exact years or release dates are not known
- Research Probes Land Use Impact on Stream Health
- Researchers Honing Methods to Sample Field Run-off Water
- Probing the Secrets of Salty Groundwater
- UNL Classification Project Finds Little Variance in Nebraska Lake Water Quality
- Majority of Livestock Waste Lagoons Pose No Risk to Groundwater Pollution
- Research Indicates Sprinkler Irrigation Use Could Reduce Groundwater Nitrate Levels
- NU Researchers Track Endangered And Threatened Sturgeon in Platte River
- Water Sciences Laboratory Completes Creighton Groundwater Study
- Lake Classification Project Could Establish National Water Quality Ranking Procedure
- Simple Iron Treatment Inexpensive Way To Remove Pesticides From Contaminated Soil
- Simple Sampler Assesses Buffer Strip Effectiveness
- Researchers Pool Talents To Protect Nebraska's Premier Trout Fishing Locale
- Nebraska's Wetlands
- Integrated Water Management Options in the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act
- Pumpkin Creek Surface-Ground Water Dispute
- Getting Research-based Information on Water and Pollutants to Those Who Need It
- Nebraska Water Fun Facts
- UNL Monitoring Program Records Persistent Groundwater Declines
- New Tool Monitors Drought's Impact Across U.S. Blue-green Algae a Known Health Risk
- Understanding the Ins-and-Outs of LB 962
- Use Available Water Efficiently With Furrow Irrigation
- Robots Help with Sample Preparation and Analysis at UNL Water Sciences Lab
- Revisions to Water Well Construction, Pump Installation and Water Well Decommissioning Standards
- Instrumentation and Research Allow Lower Detection of Tetracycline Antibiotics
- UNL Study Looks at Economic Impacts of Water Allocations To Republican River Basin Economy
- Combating An Odorless, Tasteless, Unseen Problem in Nebraska Drinking Water
- UNL Researchers Studying SDI Technology Near Clay Center
- Water Resources Research Initiative