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Water Current, Volume 23, June 1991 University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Water Current Newsletter Water Center, The 6-1991 Water Current, Volume 23, June 1991 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/water_currentnews Part of the Water Resource Management Commons "Water Current, Volume 23, June 1991" (1991). Water Current Newsletter. 184. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/water_currentnews/184 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Water Center, The at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Water Current Newsletter by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. NGF Awards Received Water-Related Action in the 1991 by Spaldings at Banquet The Nebraska Groundwater Foundation Session of the Nebraska Legislature a nonprofit educational foundation ' by Bob Kuzelka These entities were created in 1984 upon celebrated its sixth anniversary in 'March Assistant Director, Water Center the recommendations of a special task with several activities during Nebraska force created by Governor Kerrey. Losing 105 bills and six resolutions mentioning Groundwater Week to promote them, especially the Water Management appreciation of Nebraska's groundwater. water have been introduced in the first Board, leaves some questions about how Among them was the annual awards session of the 92nd Nebraska future water policy in the state will be banquet that gave special recognition of Legislature. Fewer than that number established. In the next issue of Water relate directly to water policy and many contributions to groundwater Current there will be an indepth article on conservation. The Maurice Kremer fewer will pass and actually set water this legislation. Groundwater Achievement Award for policy for the State of Nebraska. The other two enacted bills are LB 277 1991 went to Ralph Marlette, a which allows permits for release of water hydrologist and researcher. He taught for instream recreation or fish and wildlife civil engineering at the University of purposes and LB 278 which causes the 'Jebraska-Lincoln for 39 years . The applicant to pay for public notice costs in Iydraulics, groundwater hydrology, and certain types of Department of Water river engineering were included in his 92nd Resources hearings. class offerings. His former engineering students staff Legislature Legislative Framework consulting firms , academic institutions The one adopted resolution, LR 27, is and government agencies in natural confirmation by the Legislature that state At this writing, three water-related bills resources." Professor Marlette , a man actions to date constitute a "legislative have gone through all the steps to whose legacy lies in his ability to not only framework" for Nebraska waterways and become law three months after the educate , but inspire ," was chosen by water resources. Such confirmation may legislature adjourns, projected to be in NGF to receive its highest honor, the be of use in the considerations by the early June. Maurice Kremer Groundwater Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The most interesting of these three Achievement Award . in relicensing Lake McConaughy and enacted bills is LB 772 which eliminates Special Merit Awards related facilities. the Water Management Board and the Four other water policy-related bills Special Merit Awards were received by Water Management Fund and repeals have made it out of committee and may Mary Exner Spalding of the UNL the Water Project Revenue Bonding Act. have some chance of passage. Three Conservation and Survey Division, and have been designated priority bills. Such Roy Spalding, associate director of the Another special merit recipient was designation helps their chance of Water Center. Congressman Doug Bereuter, for his becoming law this session. Mary Spalding was cited for "an leadership that has enabled small Priority Bill 511 originally was to increased understanding about the Nebraska communities to have new authorize counties to zone protectively process of contamination and levels of groundwater supplies when their wells along rivers of their choice . After concern about groundwater protection became contaminated. statewide." Her nitrate levels research in During Nebraska Groundwater Week u:F (see page 7) the Platte Valley was an "excellent the Groundwater Foundation promotes' examp le" of this. activiiies, including the awards banquet, Roy Spalding was chosen because of in appreciation of Nebraska's A LOOK INSIDE his research that has contributed to groundwater heritage. This nonprofit Page 3: News to Use 'oundwater quality knowledge. educational foundation is dedicated to xamples of his recent research include educating Nebraskans about Page 4: Water Conference the Burlington Chemigation Project , groundwater and sponsors Nebraska Awards Vadose Zone Studies, and the Groundwater Week that includes a Management System Evaluation Area Childrens' Water Festival for fourth fifth Page 8: Irrigation Tour (MSEA). and sixth graders.o " FROM THE DIRECTOR Water: Roy Spalding. Agronomy Department and the Water Center. I have written before conceming the There's Good News and Bad News importance of the Nebraska Research The last few months have produced good Missouri United Chamber of Commerce Initiative and its positive effects on news and bad news relative to water­ in Niobrara several weeks ago and gladly research related to water programs in related issues in Nebraska. made the trip to that beautiful part of the Nebraska. Now that no expansion of First the good news. I attended a state. The Niobrara River itself is well funds appear available for the Initiative, highly successful Children's Groundwater worth seeing ; however, we are going to have to work doubly Festival at Central Community College in the interactions with the hard to find ways to support water­ Grand Island. This third annual Festival community leaders was related research. brought approximately 3,000 fourth, fifth the highlight of the trip. Your comments are always welcom e.O and sixth graders from across the state It is good to discuss to Grand Island to learn about our state's the concerns of the water resources in a fun, yet meaningful, communities relative to Bob Volk Receives Award way. Sponsored by the Nebraska preserving their water When Berlie Schmidt spoke to the May Groundwater Foundation and supported quality. 1 Water Resources Seminar (see story, BobG. Volk by many citizens, the Festival points out More good news was page 6) he presented Water Center how we can impact our future leaders on recently learned in that UNL faculty were Director Bob Volk a special certificate of the importance of protecting our water successful in a national competition for appreciation. Schmidt, of the resources . If asked, get involved-the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service day was long, but fun! water quality grants. We had three (CSRS), U.S. Department of This year's Nebraska Water winners this year and in times of Agriculture, (USDA) said, "Dr. Volk Conference, held in Kearney for the first decreasing budgets the funds will help provided a great contribution while he time, focused on the river systems in research programs. Titles and Principal was in Washington , D.C. with the Water Nebraska, and through an excellent Investigators of the winning proposals Quality Special Research Grant series of presentations gave the are: program. " audience an overview of our rivers and Movement of Agricultural Chemicals 1. The award read : some details on problems and research Beneath Conservation Tilled-Furrow "The United States Department of now underway. The conference Irrigated Land: Dean Eisenhauer, Agriculture Cooperative State Research concluded with a lively discussion on Biological Systems Engineer ing Service proudly presents to Bob Volk uses of the Platte and Niobrara Rivers. 2. Quantifying Nitrate Leaching Under this certificate of appreciation for Special thanks go to Les Sheffield and Continuous Corn Versus a Corn­ outstand ing contributions, particularly Bob Kuzelka for organizing the Soybean Rotation : Gary Hergert , the Water Quality Special Research conference and attracting the outstanding Agronomy Department Grant Program , July 1990. Signed: set of presenters . 3. Measurement of Injected Herbicide John Patrick Jordan , administrator, I was asked to give a talk to the Upper Mobility and Persistence in Ground Cooperative State Research Service ." Volk, who became Water Center Water Topics Included in New Acquisitions director August 1, 1990, came to the Center from Washington, D.C., where he had been on a temporary , one-year The Nebraska Water Sciences Research Demanding Clean Food and Water: assignment with CSRS, USDA. He had Initiative funding has provided the Water The Fight for a Basic Human Right. Joan been agronomy department chairman at Center funds to enhance library holdings Goldstein. the University of Missouri before his that include books and journals on water­ (see page 7) Washington, D.C. assignment. related topics. U Acquisitions received between July 1, 1990 and May 1,1991 include: Carolina Aquaculture News. June 1991 Vol. 23 No.2 Aquaculture Advisory Service. C02 and Climate Change: Impacts on Water Center Agriculture : Assessing the Response of Agriculture to the Direct Effects of Bob Yolk Mark Burbach Director Increased C02 and Climate Change. Field Manager Compiled and Edited by M. J. Salinger et Roy Spalding Cindy LeGrande al. Associate
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