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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Insights for California water policy from computer modeling http://aquafornia.com/archives/61662 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61662#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:30:18 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61662 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61662/feed 0 Peak water: The rise and fall of cheap, clean H2O http://aquafornia.com/archives/61472 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61472#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:54:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61472 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61472/feed 1 Guest commentary: Where does all the water go? 5 major water consuming industries http://aquafornia.com/archives/60683 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60683#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:56:01 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60683 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60683/feed 1 Commentary: The business of water http://aquafornia.com/archives/60651 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60651#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:32:22 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60651 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60651/feed 0 On the Public Record blog: Thoughts on recent water news. http://aquafornia.com/archives/60567 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60567#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:58:32 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60567 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60567/feed 0 Jay Lund/California Water Blog: Some curious things about water management http://aquafornia.com/archives/60494 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60494#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:03:01 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60494 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60494/feed 1 Intelligent Use of Water Awards: Funding available for small projects which promote green spaces http://aquafornia.com/archives/60489 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60489#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:49:50 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60489 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60489/feed 0 Using water education to conserve water: Interview with the CEO of Project WET http://aquafornia.com/archives/60476 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60476#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:01:45 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60476 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60476/feed 0 Ski resorts say Uncle Sam illegally grabbed their water http://aquafornia.com/archives/60217 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60217#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:58:07 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60217 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60217/feed 0 Department of Fish & Game: Help save endangered species at tax time! http://aquafornia.com/archives/60188 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60188#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:41:33 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60188 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60188/feed 0 Now available online: New brochure on structure and mission of DWR and a downloadable calendar from the Clean Water Team http://aquafornia.com/archives/60156 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60156#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:42:39 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60156 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60156/feed 0 Mark Lubell’s blog: Whiskey is for drinking, water is for cooperation http://aquafornia.com/archives/59999 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59999#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:50:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59999 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59999/feed 0 YouTube: Top three reasons for a high water bill http://aquafornia.com/archives/59665 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59665#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:13:07 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59665 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59665/feed 0 James Workman: Poetry, Slammed — Dambusting celebratory removals http://aquafornia.com/archives/59527 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59527#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:08:22 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59527 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59527/feed 0 Wednesday’s top of the scroll: Water concerns linger despite rains; New poll shows water still a concern for Californians http://aquafornia.com/archives/58858 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58858#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:06:22 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58858 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58858/feed 0 Fallout far-reaching as dust kicks up in West http://aquafornia.com/archives/58688 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58688#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:11:06 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58688 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58688/feed 0 Peter Gleick: Zombie Water Projects (Just when you thought they were really dead…) http://aquafornia.com/archives/58492 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58492#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:54:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58492 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58492/feed 0 Nearly $2 million available through Federal Urban Waters Program http://aquafornia.com/archives/58490 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58490#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:43:24 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58490 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58490/feed 0 California Water Blog: Has human water use peaked in California? http://aquafornia.com/archives/58428 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58428#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:12:10 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58428 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58428/feed 2 USGS on YouTube: Connecting people and urban streams http://aquafornia.com/archives/58353 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58353#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:41:51 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58353 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58353/feed 1 On the Public Record blog: “SoCal took your water!” The water you made by hand? That you slaved over for weeks? http://aquafornia.com/archives/58243 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58243#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:40:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58243 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58243/feed 0 California Greening blog: The road to the future: California water management reconfiguration http://aquafornia.com/archives/58088 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58088#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:42:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58088 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58088/feed 0 Friday’s top of the scroll: Security expert says cyber attack on small Illinois water treatment plant has serious implications http://aquafornia.com/archives/57890 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57890#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:21:45 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57890 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57890/feed 0 ‘Dam California’: Local producers test-screen Sundance-bound film http://aquafornia.com/archives/57836 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57836#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:26:27 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57836 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57836/feed 0 Lake-be-gone woes: Deterioration, environmental issues threaten America’s dams—and local economies http://aquafornia.com/archives/57706 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57706#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:27:47 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57706 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57706/feed 1 Water fears fuel publishing frenzy: A flood of new books on water http://aquafornia.com/archives/57337 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57337#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:45:29 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57337 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57337/feed 0 WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant funding opportunity now available; Grants provide funding to make water management improvements in the West http://aquafornia.com/archives/57180 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57180#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:31:35 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57180 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57180/feed 1 Down Home: Thinking locally means thinking like a watershed, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/56880 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56880#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:25:09 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56880 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56880/feed 0 Congresswoman Napolitano: Water solutions for the west: Time to expand our horizon and develop a sustainable portfolio http://aquafornia.com/archives/56430 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56430#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:32:38 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56430 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56430/feed 0 $9 billion is looking for a job: There’s plenty of work to do in California, and infrastructure bonds have been sold to cover it. But the money just sits there. http://aquafornia.com/archives/56138 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56138#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:30:55 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56138 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56138/feed 0 The new volume of The World’s Water stresses sustainable water management in the face of climate change http://aquafornia.com/archives/56076 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56076#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:15:48 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56076 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56076/feed 1 The political science of water resources http://aquafornia.com/archives/55983 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55983#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:08:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55983 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55983/feed 1 Alex Breitler’s blog: Whiskey is for drinking, and… well, you know http://aquafornia.com/archives/55944 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55944#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:14:07 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55944 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55944/feed 0 The Dry Garden: In search of a ‘water ethic’ for America http://aquafornia.com/archives/55959 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55959#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:10:35 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55959 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55959/feed 0 Cal Watchdog blog: Water regulations drown businesses http://aquafornia.com/archives/55817 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55817#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:12:32 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55817 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55817/feed 0 California Watchdog: Hard battle over water softeners http://aquafornia.com/archives/55635 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55635#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:45:24 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55635 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55635/feed 0 Brookings Institution: Principles for water and development http://aquafornia.com/archives/55621 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55621#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:25:24 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55621 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55621/feed 0 Peter Gleick on water emergencies: Time for new plans and technology http://aquafornia.com/archives/55587 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55587#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:22:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55587 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55587/feed 0 Like water for schemers: Think twice before you re-engineer a river, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/55254 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55254#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:35:40 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55254 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55254/feed 0 California Water Blog: The Stockholm Syndrome in water planning in California http://aquafornia.com/archives/55181 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55181#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:31:26 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55181 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55181/feed 0