Shenandoah Pure Water Forum

Announcements provided by Jane Walker of the Virginia Water Monitoring Council

1. 2009 Virginia Water Research Conference — Conference: October 15-16, 2009; Abstracts Due Tuesday June 30, 2009
2. Webcast on the Clean Water Act – July 1, 2009
3. The James River Runoff Rundown – July 11, 2009
4. NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program – Proposals due by July 21, 2009
5. From Dust Bowl to Mud Bowl — SWCS Conference – Conference: September 14-17, 2009; Early Registration Deadline: July 31, 2009
6. Water Engineering for a Stable Environment – August 9-14, 2009
7. 2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting – Meeting: October 18-21, 2009; Abstracts due by August 11, 2009
8. NSF Geography and Spatial Science — Funding Opportunity – Proposals due by August 15, 2009
9. Stormwater Design Guidelines for Karst Terrain in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed – Edits due by September 2009
10. Seventeenth National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop: Reducing Nutrients and Documenting Results – September 14-17, 2009
11. Workshop Announcements — Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and Agricultural Policy Environmental eXtender models (APEX) – November 16-20, 2009
12. Quick Guide to Virginia Water Conferences, Workshops, and other Events
13. USGS Releases Estimates on Spring Nutrient Delivery from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico

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Announcements provided by Jane Walker of the Virginia Water Monitoring Council

Upcoming Conferences –

1. Call for Presenters! 2009 Virginia Water Research Conference — Water Resources In Changing Climates –  Conference: October 15-16, 2009; Abstracts due: June 30, 2009
2. 2009 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference: Adaptive Management of Water Resources II –  June 29-July 1, 2009
3. Soil and Water Conservation Society’s 2009 International Annual Conference — July 11-15, 2009
4. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration — July 20-24, 2009
5. The South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee — August 1-3, 2009
6. StormCon ’09: The North American Surface Water Quality Conference & Exposition — August 16 - 20, 2009
7. Water JAM 2009 — September 13 - 17, 2009
8. 17th National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop: Reducing Nutrients and Documenting Results — Sept. 14-17, 2009
9. Call for Presenters! National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC) Seventh National Monitoring Conference — Conference: April 25-29, 2010; Abstracts due: September 19, 2009
10. Eastern Water Quality Association Fall Conference & Trade Show — November 11-13, 2009

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Announcements provided by Jane Walker of the Virginia Water Monitoring Council

Subject: Adjunct Faculty in Environmental Studies at Shenandoah University

Please see the attached announcement for adjunct faculty positions in the Environmental Studies Department at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia for Fall 2009.  Review of applicants’ files begins June 15!

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“Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more susceptible to disease.

The research may provide new clues for why intersex fish, fish kills, and fish lesions often occur together in the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers.”

Read the full article at Water & Wastewater News.

Also, check out our Fish Kill Portal for an update on the Shenandoah River fish kills.

Announcements provided by Jane Walker of the Virginia Water Monitoring Council

1. USGS Water Resources Lecture — June 4, 2009
2. Clean the Bay Day — Early June 2009 (Events are scheduled for different days in different localities)
3. Website — Atlantic Hurricane Season Information — June 1-Nov. 30, 2009 –  http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/more_resources.html
4. Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)
5. World Water Development Report
6. Conservation Funding Through Fish & Wildlife Service
7. Video — Taking Care of yOur Ground Water
8. DVD — Sustainable Water System Infrastructure
9. E-newsletter — wellcare® Well Owners
10. Website — GoodGuide — www.goodguide.com

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On Saturday May 30th, Harrisonburg Mayor Kai Degner convened a Sustainability Summit with an Open Invitation for all to participate. Attendees came from all over (including Washington, DC) with a majority from the local Harrisonburg/Rockingham County area. Also note the 60 partner organizations listed on the website.

See this link to the Harrisonburg Summits website and watch local media WHSV-TV video coverage:

http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2009/05/tv-coverage-of-summit-whsv/

The meeting was run using “Open Space Technology” as a conference methodology, which has been used at Pure Water Forum events in the past. This report on water is a sample of one of the many session reports from the Sustainability Summit:

http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2009/05/potable-water-why-waste-mess-its-sources-or-ignore-dry-river/

Scribe: John B. Reeves
Topic: Potable Water- Why waste, mess its sources or ignore Dry River?
Convener: John Reeves/Sally Newkirk/Kemper Eagle+Trout Unltd.
Location/Time: Liberty Park, 12:15

Download the entire 35-page Mayor’s Sustainability Summit report here:

http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mayorssustainabilitysummit_24hr_report.pdf