May 5, 2008
2008 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference - Riparian Ecosystems and Buffers: Working at the Water's Edge -- The conference, will be held June 30-July 2, 2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Learn More...

May 5, 2008
Third Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds - Planning for an Uncertain Future: Monitoring, Integration, and Adaptation-- The conference, being held in Estes Park, Colorado, September 8-11, 2008, will focus on research conducted in small watersheds and its relevance to managers charged with balancing the needs of society with those of natural ecosystems. Overviews of watershed research and management presented by national and regional program leaders on the first day will help identify critical water quantity and quality issues. These issues as well as adaptive management options will be formalized during a forum at the end of the conference. Learn More...

April 29, 2008
2008 Annual AWRA Water Resources Conference -- The American Water Resources Association’s 44th Water Resources Annual Conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana November 17-20, 2008. AWRA’s Annual Water Resources Conference provides a multidisciplinary outlet for any subject related to water resources research, education, and management and, thus, is a forum for all participants in the water resources community. Learn More...

April 28, 2008
Ground Water Protection Council 2008 Annual Forum -- September 20-24, 2008. Learn More...

April 23, 2008
New Environmental Indicators Gateway -- EPA launched the Environmental Indicators Gateway Web site to provide enhanced public access to environmental and health information generated by EPA. In addition to enhancing public access, the Gateway provides a resource for EPA and other federal agencies and partners to better coordinate their own environmental indicator work. By sharing key information and best practices among existing projects, EPA can improve its ability to generate environmental indicator information in the future. To better accomplish the goals of EPA's Environmental Indicators Initiative, EPA plans further enhancements to the site, which will improve coordination among existing indicator work and provide additional tools for accessing environmental indicators and information across EPA.

April 3, 2008
USGS and CDC Release On-Line Report on Water Quality in Domestic Wells -- USGS, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has released an online report on the occurrence of 11 priority water-quality constituents of possible health concern in domestic wells located in 16 States across the U.S. Read the report here.