Clean Water Act - NY Times

Here's a New York Times editorial regarding the Clean Water Act. There is also a link to these investigative articles.

Water in the Courts

The Supreme Court is considering a case involving North Carolina and South Carolina. My Hydrology professor pointed this article out.

Threatened and Discontinued Stream Gauges

United States Geological Survey (USGS) has posted a listing of threatened and discontinued stream gauges here. Funding from partners has dried up in most of these situations, which I guess is not surprising.

Akron, OH Water Quality

I used to live in Akron, OH, so water quality there is interesting to me. Of course, Akron is located in the Cuyahoga Valley, home of the infamous Cuyahoga River!

The Akron Beacon Journal recently published a couple stories about water quality issues there:
Algae
Sediment

The sediment issue is particularly interesting because they are considering the removal of a dam and want to know what will eventually be transferred downstream.

Water and Energy Nexus

From a WRRI e-mail newsletter: Water & Energy Nexus: Renewable and Sustainable Options for Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plants

Since we experienced drought in North Carolina we've heard a lot about rain barrels and water conservation. Not long ago I was more involved in residential energy efficiency, so I attended several forums and panel discussions about green building and energy efficiency. What struck me was how little was mentioned about energy savings that occurs when we use less water. Or, how water use and ecological impact near power plants could be reduced by conserving energy.

The EPA has thought about it some. Here is their assessment.

University of Iowa, PIV

The University of Iowa has an impressive hydraulics laboratory.

Here is a 1/16th scale channel they used to test their Large Scale Particle Image Velocimetry system.

They have also created a tipping bucket rain gauge calibrator. The description of this calibration system is here.

Ground, Water, Stream, Gauge, Gage?

I bumped into the WaterWired blog today. I also bumped into this blog while trying to determine the correct spelling(s) of ground water. I'm still slightly uncertain.

The same thing happened earlier this year when I started reading about stream gauges. USGS seems to favor "gage", at least on this part of their website.