Archives
Introduction
Below are news releases and other information from the Water Center, Water Resources Reserach Initiative and the Water Sciences Laboratory. When known, specific dates of press releases are listed in parentheses.
2008
- Spring 2008 Seminar Series: Complete Schedule | QuickTimes and PowerPoints
- ENWRA: Accessing Groundwater Resources in Eastern Nebraska (03/06/08)
- Nebraska DNR Sponsors Modeling Group Meetings (03/06/08)
- LB 701: Is it an Answer to Nebraska’s Republican River Problems? (03/06/08)
- Griffin Named Groundwater Foundation President (03/06/08)
- Nebraska Invasive Species Project Builds Awareness (03/06/08)
- Jackson Joins Water Center as Intern (03/06/08)
- Water Quality and Water Law Headline UNL’s Fifth Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference (03/06/08)
- Water Center History Nears Completion (03/06/08)
2007
- 2007 Water Resources Advisory Panel Update (11/26/07)
- Nebraska’s Water Research Center Through the Decades (11/26/07)
- Missouri River, University of Nebraska - University of Hohai Water Meeting, Rosemary C. Hargrave, Northwestern Division, US Army Corps of Engineers, 11/01/07, PowerPoint
- Map Shows Groundwater Decline Slowed (10/10/07)
- Water Sciences Laboratory Hosting Free Public Tours on October 12, 2007 (10/08/07)
- 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)
- Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, Adds Groundwater Modelers, Geohydrologist (08/16/07)
- 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)
- School of Natural Resources Fall 2007 Seminar Series (pdf, 08/07/07)
- New Thermal Imaging Camera Advances UNL Research (07/12/07)
- Hayes to Direct UNL Drought Center (07/09/07)
- 2007 Water Colloquium Abstract Submission Instructions (posted 06/25/07)
- Photographs from the 2007 Water and Natural Resources Tour of the Pecos River Basin (06/13/07) - Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3
- Lori Potter, of the "Kearney Hub", files series of articles on June 4-7, 2007, Water and Natural Resources Tour to New Mexico's Pecos River Basin
- New Documentary, "The Price of Water," on NETV (06/11/07)
- 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)
- Water Center Research Highlights 2007 (doc, 04/04/07)
- Future of Republican River could be mirrored in New Mexico’s Pecos River (03/17/07)
- Ag Department Under Secretary to Keynote March Water Law, Policy and Science Conference (02/22/07)
- Fish and Wildlife Coop Supports Students, Lends Assistance (02/08/07)
- Groundwater Monitoring for Livestock Producers, RSVP by 02/09/07 (doc, 02/01/07)
- Future of Water Use in Agriculture, Topic of Fourth Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference (01/29/07)
- Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (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 Sees Resilience, Uncertainty as Allies; Third Annual Conference Looks at Innovation in Water Management (posted 05/19/06)
- 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)
- Two New Staff Join the Water Center and Water Resources Research Initiative (03/31/06)
- Water Sciences Laboratory Represents Unique, Powerful Research Facility (2006)
- Water and Natural Resources Tour of the Middle Missouri River valley and northeast Nebraska, July 18-20, 2006 (2006)
- Cooperative Extension Ready With Algae Test Kits (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)
- Free UNL Lectures Delve into Agricultural and Natural Resources Topics (Fall 2006)
- UNL Assists State With Vital Research and Survey Work (2006)
- UNL’s National Drought Mitigation Center Releases Refined Maps and Data (2006)
- Great Plains CESU Funding Assistance For UNL Nears $1 Million (2006)
- UNL Faculty Respond to Advisory Panel State Research Priorities (2006)
- ECONorthwest Report Says Nebraska Environment as Economic Engine Could Use Jump-Start (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)
- USGS Releases Findings on Domestic Well Water (2005)
- 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)
- Views from the 2005 Water and Natural Resources Tour to the Sandhills and Pine Ridge (2005)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension displays the Power of Red at Grand Island's Husker Harvest Days irrigated agriculture show Sept. 13-15, 2005 (2005)
2004
- Water Resources Research Initiative - Update (05/24/04)
- Involve Public in Hard Decisions Regarding Science and Policy, Agency Head Says (04/15/04)
- 2004 Pocket Water Resources Directory (2004)
- 2004 Saw Gains in Water Science Lab Capabilities and Methods (2004)
- Water Resources Research Initiative one of 11 "Programs of Excellence" (2004)
Pre-2004
- GIS Mapping Tool Helps Officials Track Livestock Diseases
- 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
- Risk Assessment on Atrazine
- The U.S. EPA on Water-Supply Security
- Integrated Water Management Options in the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act
- Pumpkin Creek Surface-Ground Water Dispute
- Arsenic Occurrence in Groundwater Illustrated In New USGS Map
- Getting Research-based Information on Water and Pollutants to Those Who Need It
- Nebraska Water Fun Facts
- UNL Monitoring Program Records Persistent Groundwater Declines
- UNL, Well Drillers, NRD Team on York Well Drilling Demonstrations
- Emergency Water Purification
- 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
- U.S. Water Use Virtually Unchanged Since 1985, USGS Says
