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.
2009
- New USGS Report on Aquifers (09/09/09)
- Nebraska's Increase in Irrigated Acreage Puts State First in the Nation (09/09/09)
- Panola Mountain Research Watershed (09/09/09)
- Fall Platte River Basin Science and Resource Management Symposium (08/25/09)
- 2009 Platte River Basin Science and Management Symposium (08/05/09)
- Economic and Social Values of Recreational Floating on the Niobrara National Scenic River (06/24/09)
- 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)
- DeSal Association Launches New Journal (05/12/09)
- Rain Gardens and Urban Stormwater Management Education in Nebraska (05/12/09)
- USGS Study: Water Quality A Potential Concern in Private Wells (05/12/09)
- What’s New at the Lab: New Samplers for Surface Water Monitoring (05/12/09)
- UNL Extension Starts 18th Year Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers (04/10/09)
- Annual Water Tour Visits Northern California's Bay-Delta (04/09/09)
- Hydrology Resists Hiring Slump (03/24/09)
- One Lot at a Time (02/11/09)
- Platte River Basin Science and Resource Management Symposium (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)
- UNL's 2009 Water Seminar Lectures (01/05/09)
2008
- Kyle Jackson Featured in first McNair Scholars Newsletter (12/03/08)
- 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)
- Water Center at the 2008 Husker Harvest Days (photo gallery, 10/03/08) | See photographs of IANR's participation (on Nebraska Water web site).
- 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)
- Drinking Water: Understanding the Science and Policy behind a Critical Resource (09/02/08)
- Water Resources Advisory Panel Expands; Members to Reconvene in September (08/29/08)
- Water is Theme For UNL at September’s Husker Harvest Days (08/29/08)
- A Long-Term Perspective on Drought History in the Great Plains (07/15/08)
- UNL Hosting Adaptive Management Short Course in July (07/02/08)
- Looking For Traces of Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water (06/12/08)
- Storing A Safe Emergency Drinking Water Supply (06/12/08)
- Scholarship Honors Water Center’s First Permanent Director (06/12/08)
- "Kearney Hub" newspaper articles, by Lori Potter, about the June 3-5 water tour to the Republican River basin in Nebraska and Kansas (June 08)
- Herpel Joins Water Center Staff as Outreach Specialist (05/13/08)
- UNL Researchers Determine Costs of Producing Switchgrass for Ethanol (05/13/08)
- UNL/OSU Researchers Try Promising Technique to Remove Groundwater Contamination Under Former Ordnance Plant Near Mead (04/21/08)
- 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)
- 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
Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System
- Missouri River Mainstem System is North America’s Largest Reservoir System
- Master Manual Sees Changes Since First Adopted in 1961
- Emergent Sandbar Habitat
- Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover
- Ponca State Park Habitat Restoration Project
- Tribal Consultation in the Missouri River System
- Moving Forward on the Missouri River
- Monitoring and Stocking Pallid Sturgeon
- Shallow Water Habitat for Pallid Sturgeon
- Sedimentation in the Upper Missouri River Basin
Drinking Water Issues
Educational Activities
Short Articles
- Abandoned Wells Pose Hazard
- Additional Research Shows Promise Buffer Strips
- Atrazine-Help or Hindrance?
- Communities in Action: Protecting Groundwater Locally
- Does Your Water Smell, Look or Taste Funny?
- Drinking Water Report Card Could Stand Improvement
- Earth-The Water Planet
- Farm*A*Syst Can Help
- Getting The Feast to the Table
- Groundwater Contamination Comes From Many Sources
- (The) Impact of Waste Lagoons on Groundwater
- Is Bottled Better?
- Joint Research Aims at Reducing Runoff Pollution in Blue River Basins
- Just What is Water?
- Keeping Water in Your Life
- Lining Nebraska'a Landscape
- Most Private Wells Don't Meet Safe Drinking Water Standards
- Most Private Wells Lack Enough Flouride
- Nebraska's NMMI Program Offers Help with Assessments
- Need Answers to Your Drinking Water Questions?
- Nitrate, Bacteria Cause For Public Concern
- NU Involved in Variety of Water-Related Research
- One Part Per Trillion is a Very Finely-Split Hair
- One Size Does Not Fit All
- Point or Non-Point Source Pollution
- Proper Siting, Construction and Abandoning of Wells
- (The) Public's Role in Keeping Drinking Water Safe
- Regulating the Quality of Water
- Right to Know Laws Yield Consumer Confidence Reports
- Safe and Affordable Drinking Water
- Source Water Assessment and Protection Guide Available From Groundwater Foundation
- So You Need a Water Well?
- (The) Safe Drinking Water Act
- (The) Treatment Path
- Wellhead Protection Program
- What is Groundwater?
- When Should You Test Wells?
- Where Do We Get Our Water From?
- Why Watersheds?
