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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:24:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How China Could Avert a Water Crisis Without Uprooting 330,000 People | Fast Company]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:24:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[China is the process of re-settling 330,0000 people near the soon-to-be expanded Danjiankou reservoir to already highly populated parts of Central China as part of its South-North Water Transfer Project. The project has been in the works for 50 years and will cost an estimated $62 billion dollars. It involves transferring water from the South's rivers to the North's increasingly dry areas. An<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to restore the Colorado River | Grist]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_to_restore_the_Colorado_River__Grist</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:05:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Colorado River hasn't reached the sea in ages. Is there hope left for this storied but manhandled river? Jonathan Waterman, author of Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, brought together two experts from either end of the river to talk about what's happened to the river over the years, and how to get more water flowing in the future.Brad Udall is the directo<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My AWRA Presentation and Conference Proceedings - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=My_AWRA_Presentation_and_Conference_Proceedings_-_WaterWired</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:48:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The 2010 AWRA International Specialty Conference and 8th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress on Tropical Hydrology and Sustainable Water Resources in a Changing Climate just wrapped up late yesterday afternoon. Very good - my kudos to General Chair Rafel Frias, III, a fellow AWRA board member, and the entire conference committee for a  jib wel done. It was appropriate that we experienced t<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jim Thebaut Guest Post: START, Nuclear Weapons, and Water - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Jim_Thebaut_Guest_Post_START_Nuclear_Weapons_and_Water_-_WaterWired</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:33:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Friend and colleague Jim Thebaut - journalist, planner, philanthropist, filmmaker - just sent me this piece on the need for a new START (STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty). The relationship between nuclear weapons and water is elucidated.Time for a New STARTJim ThebautThe world is much less stable than during the Cold War era. Regions of the world are experiencing destabilizing levels of wa<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New federal water rules threaten Florida's economy - Opinion]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_federal_water_rules_threaten_Floridas_economy_-_Opinion</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:12:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The new water regulations proposed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency would require the state's water utilities to spend tens of billions of dollars to upgrade water-treatment facilities. Although the goals of the new regulations are noble, the state of Florida is facing a $5 billion to $6 billion budget deficit, and our counties and cities are facing proportional shortfalls. Now is n<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Week That Was, 8/22-28/2010 | Chance of Rain]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=The_Week_That_Was_822-282010__Chance_of_Rain</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:40:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Emily Green's weekly summary of water news from around the world.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Orleans Flooding: The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is for Good People to Do Nothing - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_Orleans_Flooding_The_Only_Thing_Necessary_for_the_Triumph_of_Evil_is_for_Good_People_to_Do_Nothing_-_WaterWired</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_Orleans_Flooding_The_Only_Thing_Necessary_for_the_Triumph_of_Evil_is_for_Good_People_to_Do_Nothing_-_WaterWired</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:39:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_Orleans_Flooding_The_Only_Thing_Necessary_for_the_Triumph_of_Evil_is_for_Good_People_to_Do_Nothing_-_WaterWired</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I've taken some liberties with one of my favorite quotes. Why I chose this particular aphorism for this post's title will soon be apparent. One thing to remember: this post deals with something written almost three years ago and reflects conditions at that time. Five years ago today, New Orleans experienced disastrous flooding that killed approximately 1,500 of its residents; left countless other<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Call to fluoridate water in Fiji]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Call_to_fluoridate_water_in_Fiji</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:12:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
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<description><![CDATA[THE World Health Organisation has expressed support for the fluoridation of local water supplies.WHO South Pacific representative Dr Chen Ken said water fluoridation was a safe, effective and inexpensive intervention to prevent dental decay when fluoride was introduced at a concentration of 0.5 -1.0 parts per million (ppm).&quot;According to WHO guidelines for drinking water quality, fluoride <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algae growth up in Lake Tahoe]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Algae_growth_up_in_Lake_Tahoe</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:57:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Skip Jarvis, who owns a home in Incline Village, took his dog out for a swim last Thursday at nearby Hidden Beach and struggled to keep his balance while wading into the water.&quot;The rocks are a lot slipperier than last year. I can't even walk over there, &quot; Jarvis said, pointing to algae-covered rocks.And it makes him mad: &quot;I know (former President Bill) Clinton put all this money in here. <br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drinking Water Quality Tool for Major Metropolitan Areas]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Drinking_Water_Quality_Tool_for_Major_Metropolitan_Areas</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Drinking_Water_Quality_Tool_for_Major_Metropolitan_Areas</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:48:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Drinking_Water_Quality_Tool_for_Major_Metropolitan_Areas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you know what's in your drinking water? Did you know the drinking water quality, or the amount of contaminants, varies around the country? Click on your city below to investigate how your drinking water ranks versus other cities. Then consider the easy ways you can become more water wise by adding a water filter to your home. The research was sponsored by PUR Water Filters.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hoover Dam Never Had Ability to Solve all Colorado River Conflicts]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Hoover_Dam_Never_Had_Ability_to_Solve_all_Colorado_River_Conflicts</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Hoover_Dam_Never_Had_Ability_to_Solve_all_Colorado_River_Conflicts</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:40:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The most striking sight greeting visitors to the Colorado River gorge known as Black Canyon used to be the great wedge of alabaster concrete spanning the canyon wall to wall. But in recent years, Hoover Dam, that enduring symbol of mankind's ingenuity, has been upstaged by another sight signifying nature's power to resist even the most determined effort to bring it under control: a broad white ba<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Turning fog into potable water in arid Morocco - CNET News]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Turning_fog_into_potable_water_in_arid_Morocco_-_CNET_News</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Turning_fog_into_potable_water_in_arid_Morocco_-_CNET_News</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:01:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Six students from Rice University have spent the past month in Morocco figuring out how best to capture drops of water in the foggy Atlas Mountains so that nearby villagers have better access to safe drinking water.Working in Sidi Ifni, Morocco, with the Dar Si Hmad Foundation--which was founded by 1998 Rice graduate Jamila Bargach--the students used structures resembling volleyball nets with<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Montana Homebuilders Win Battle in Long-Running Well War - NYTimes.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Montana_Homebuilders_Win_Battle_in_Long-Running_Well_War_-_NYTimes-com</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Montana_Homebuilders_Win_Battle_in_Long-Running_Well_War_-_NYTimes-com</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:35:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Montana regulators acknowledged this week that homebuilders are using permit-exempt wells to bypass laws intended to protect water supplies in arid areas, but they nonetheless rejected a bid to close what critics call a loophole to undermine ranchers' water rights. While the state environmental agency pledged to revisit the law next year, petitioners whose challenge was rejected expressed doubt t<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dry water could make a big splash commercially, help fight global warming]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Dry_water_could_make_a_big_splash_commercially_help_fight_global_warming</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Dry_water_could_make_a_big_splash_commercially_help_fight_global_warming</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:24:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An unusual substance known as &quot;dry water,&quot; which resembles powdered sugar, could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.The powder shows bright promise for a number of other uses, they said. It may, for instance, be a greener, more ener<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices (External Review Draft) | Climate Change: Impacts &amp; Adaptation | US EPA]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Climate_Change_Vulnerability_Assessments_Four_Case_Studies_of_Water_Utility_Practices_External_Review_Draft__Climate_Change_Impacts__Adaptation__US_EPA-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Climate_Change_Vulnerability_Assessments_Four_Case_Studies_of_Water_Utility_Practices_External_Review_Draft__Climate_Change_Impacts__Adaptation__US_EPA-1</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:05:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Climate_Change_Vulnerability_Assessments_Four_Case_Studies_of_Water_Utility_Practices_External_Review_Draft__Climate_Change_Impacts__Adaptation__US_EPA-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New preliminary draft report from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, now available for public review until Oct. 7.&quot;This report presents a series of case studies describing the approaches currently being taken by four water utilities in the United States to assess their vulnerability to climate change. The report is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of assessment approaches or util<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World Water Map: Who Has Access to Water?]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=World_Water_Map_Who_Has_Access_to_Water</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=World_Water_Map_Who_Has_Access_to_Water</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:31:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=World_Water_Map_Who_Has_Access_to_Water</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This map shows how many people in each country have access to safe drinking water. Most countries can provide safe drinking water for nearly all of their people. Unfortunately, there are still many places in Africa and Southeast Asia that do not have enough access to safe drinking water, with a majority of the people in these nations being forced to use unsafe water or boiling the water make it s<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China halts shipping through Yangtze dam as water level rises]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=China_halts_shipping_through_Yangtze_dam_as_water_level_rises</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=China_halts_shipping_through_Yangtze_dam_as_water_level_rises</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:01:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=China_halts_shipping_through_Yangtze_dam_as_water_level_rises</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AUTHORITIES HAVE stopped shipping through China\'s massive Three Gorges Dam on the upper reaches of the country\'s longest river, the Yangtze, because the dam was due to experience another flood peak yesterday.Water levels at the world\'s largest hydroelectric project have been at high levels for weeks from record rains in its upper reaches, causing some of the worst flooding for decades.The<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New bacteria degrades oil faster, in deep, cold water: study]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=New_bacteria_degrades_oil_faster_in_deep_cold_water_study</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:01:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A new species of bacteria found in the Gulf of Mexico degrades oil faster at deeper and colder depths than expected, scientists said Tuesday in a study that could explain how the BP oil spill has mostly disappeared.The bacteria not only speeds up the bio-degradation of crude oil, but does it without depleting vital oxygen levels in the water, said the scientists who analyzed in May a plume of<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In New Orleans, Ring of Protection Is Close to Completion-Will new levees keep New Orleans above water?]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=In_New_Orleans_Ring_of_Protection_Is_Close_to_Completion-Will_new_levees_keep_New_Orleans_above_water</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=In_New_Orleans_Ring_of_Protection_Is_Close_to_Completion-Will_new_levees_keep_New_Orleans_above_water</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:09:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nearly five years after Katrina and the devastating failures of the levee  system, New Orleans is well on its way to getting the protection system Congress ordered: a ring of 350 miles of linked levees, flood walls, gates and pumps that surrounds the city and should defend it against the kind of flooding that in any given year has a 1 percent chance of occurring.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water Cycle Jump - Hydrology Hip-Hop]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_Cycle_Jump_-_Hydrology_Hip-Hop</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_Cycle_Jump_-_Hydrology_Hip-Hop</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:58:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_Cycle_Jump_-_Hydrology_Hip-Hop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hydrologic cycle hip-hop video from Bill Nye the Science Guy.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Emily Green's The Week That Was, 15-21 August 2010 - And More! - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Emily_Greens_The_Week_That_Was_15-21_August_2010_-_And_More_-_WaterWired</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:09:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Another excellent weekly compendium of water world events awaits us once again from the mind of  Emily Green.Yes, it is time for another The Week That Was, 15-21 August 2010.So what is this a picture of? Looks like something from my old stratigraphy and sedimentation book (remember Krumbein and Sloss?). Emily will tell you its significance. Looks like I should have saved some of those cross sec<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Peter H. Gleick: Where Did Our Water Go? Trading Public Water Fountains for Private Bottled Water]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Peter_H-_Gleick_Where_Did_Our_Water_Go_Trading_Public_Water_Fountains_for_Private_Bottled_Water</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:57:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[First it was Central Florida University, which built a 45,000-seat football stadium with no (that's right, zero) water fountains. And at their very first game in September 2007, 18 people went to the hospital and another 60 were treated at the stadium for heat-related problems. I describe this remarkable story in Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water.Then, the sp<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Coal Industry Drinks Up Massive Amounts of Water]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Coal_Industry_Drinks_Up_Massive_Amounts_of_Water</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Coal_Industry_Drinks_Up_Massive_Amounts_of_Water</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:39:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Coal_Industry_Drinks_Up_Massive_Amounts_of_Water</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The process of generating energy from coal requires a staggering amount of water. Out of the 410 billion gallons drawn from US waterways everyday for a variety of the nation\'s water needs, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), half of it goes to cooling power plants, which are largely coal fired.Circle of Blue, an international network of journalists and scientists that examines globa<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Impact of climate change on water resources and glacier melt and potential adaptations for Indian agriculture]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Impact_of_climate_change_on_water_resources_and_glacier_melt_and_potential_adaptations_for_Indian_agriculture</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Impact_of_climate_change_on_water_resources_and_glacier_melt_and_potential_adaptations_for_Indian_agriculture</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The paper by the Challenge Program on Water and Food deals with the impact of climate change on water resources &amp; glacier melt and potential adaptations in Indian agriculture. Global climatic changes will have major effects on precipitation, water availability, glacier/ice melt, and sea level rise. Climate-induced changes in hydrological conditions will affect the magnitude, frequency, and damage<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sierra Club's Greenest Universities and Colleges -- Is Yours on the List?]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Sierra_Clubs_Greenest_Universities_and_Colleges_-_Is_Yours_on_the_List</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Sierra_Clubs_Greenest_Universities_and_Colleges_-_Is_Yours_on_the_List</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:12:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Sierra_Clubs_Greenest_Universities_and_Colleges_-_Is_Yours_on_the_List</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This year Sierra has shaken things up, shifting their priorities to give more weight to each school's energy supply.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Serious Damage - Tribal Peoples and Large Dams - Survival International]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Report_Serious_Damage_-_Tribal_Peoples_and_Large_Dams_-_Survival_International</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Report_Serious_Damage_-_Tribal_Peoples_and_Large_Dams_-_Survival_International</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:09:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Report_Serious_Damage_-_Tribal_Peoples_and_Large_Dams_-_Survival_International</guid>
<description><![CDATA[To mark the UN Day of Indigenous People, Survival has released a new report highlighting the devastating impact on tribal people of a massive boom in dam-building for hydropower.Drawing on examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas, Survival\'s report Serious Damage exposes the untold cost of obtaining ‘green\' electricity from large hydroelectric dams.A rapid increase in global dam-building i<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water For The Poor | VOA]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_For_The_Poor__VOA</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_For_The_Poor__VOA</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:18:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_For_The_Poor__VOA</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today, more than 800 million people do not have clean water and even more lack basic sanitation, causing the deaths of more than 1.5 million children each year. And by the year 2025, nearly two-thirds of the world\'s population will be living under water-stressed conditions, causing an increase in hunger, disease and strife.  The United States is committed to reducing water-related diseases an<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Midwest, hydroelectric power may catch a wave of favor - KansasCity.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=In_Midwest_hydroelectric_power_may_catch_a_wave_of_favor_-_KansasCity-com</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=In_Midwest_hydroelectric_power_may_catch_a_wave_of_favor_-_KansasCity-com</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:58:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=In_Midwest_hydroelectric_power_may_catch_a_wave_of_favor_-_KansasCity-com</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here is a green energy idea for the Midwest: Put a dam on the Kansas River and build a hydroelectric plant to generate electricity, just as in the Pacific Northwest.But it\'s not just an idea. It\'s a reality with deep roots.The Bowersock Mills &amp; Power Co. in Lawrence has been producing power on the Kansas River since the 1870s. Initially the water\'s energy turned leather belts that operate<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How the Pakistan Floods Could Change the War in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_the_Pakistan_Floods_Could_Change_the_War_in_Afghanistan</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_the_Pakistan_Floods_Could_Change_the_War_in_Afghanistan</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:57:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=How_the_Pakistan_Floods_Could_Change_the_War_in_Afghanistan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The human suffering of millions in Pakistan's floods may have just begun if the country destablizes -- meaning, the U.S. could be there for a very long time.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Low-Tech Experiment Appears to Be Smothering Lake Tahoe's Clam Invasion]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Low-Tech_Experiment_Appears_to_Be_Smothering_Lake_Tahoes_Clam_Invasion</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Low-Tech_Experiment_Appears_to_Be_Smothering_Lake_Tahoes_Clam_Invasion</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:48:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Low-Tech_Experiment_Appears_to_Be_Smothering_Lake_Tahoes_Clam_Invasion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[America's most famous alpine lake may have rebounded from historically low water clarity over the last 15 years, but the scientists who look after Lake Tahoe's clear blue waters see no reason to gloat. They've turned their attention to a new foe: an invading clam.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exempt Wells: On the Clock in Big Sky Country? - WaterWired]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Exempt_Wells_On_the_Clock_in_Big_Sky_Country_-_WaterWired</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Exempt_Wells_On_the_Clock_in_Big_Sky_Country_-_WaterWired</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:12:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Exempt_Wells_On_the_Clock_in_Big_Sky_Country_-_WaterWired</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A brief newspaper item from the Helena Independent Record [thanks to Brown and Caldwell's Rocky Mountain Water News] caught my eye this week. The headline read: Montana to Reconsider Rural Water Rules.The story byAP reporter Matthew Brown begins:Montana officials said Wednesday they will rewrite a rule that allowed tens of thousands of rural  homes to be built without water permits, but i<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More from Al Gore: Climate bill failure costs the U.S. billions of dollars]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=More_from_Al_Gore_Climate_bill_failure_costs_the_U-S-_billions_of_dollars</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=More_from_Al_Gore_Climate_bill_failure_costs_the_U-S-_billions_of_dollars</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:10:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=More_from_Al_Gore_Climate_bill_failure_costs_the_U-S-_billions_of_dollars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Al Gore, who days ago called for mass demonstrations on climate change, is also arguing that the failure of Congress to pass a global warming bill is &quot;already costing our nation billions of dollars.&quot;<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Uncertainty in water resources availability in the Okavango River Basin as a result of climate change]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Uncertainty_in_water_resources_availability_in_the_Okavango_River_Basin_as_a_result_of_climate_change</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Uncertainty_in_water_resources_availability_in_the_Okavango_River_Basin_as_a_result_of_climate_change</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:05:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Uncertainty_in_water_resources_availability_in_the_Okavango_River_Basin_as_a_result_of_climate_change</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This paper assesses the hydrological response to scenarios of climate change in the Okavango River catchment in Southern Africa. Climate scenarios are constructed representing different changes in global mean temperature from an ensemble of 7 climate models assessed in the IPCC AR4. The results show a substantial change in mean flow associated with a global warming of 2 °C. However, there is cons<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indus River Flow During the Flooding [infographic] - Watercrunch]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Indus_River_Flow_During_the_Flooding_infographic_-_Watercrunch</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Indus_River_Flow_During_the_Flooding_infographic_-_Watercrunch</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Hydrology</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Indus_River_Flow_During_the_Flooding_infographic_-_Watercrunch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have seen pictures of the flooding in Pakistan, read articles, but I have not seen any Indus River flow graphs yet. Thanks to data provided by the Pakistan Meterological Department, I was able to put this graphic together this morning. Click on the image to enlarge.  It shows hydrographs from different points along the Indus River for the month of August. WOW!<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Book Review: Running Out of Water -- Aguanomics]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Book_Review_Running_Out_of_Water_-_Aguanomics-1</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Book_Review_Running_Out_of_Water_-_Aguanomics-1</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:18:51 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Planning and Management</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Book_Review_Running_Out_of_Water_-_Aguanomics-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was sent a review copy of this book (which just went on sale), and here goes: Peter Rogers is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and Urban Planning at Harvard. Susan Leal is the former GM of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. She was therefore managing SF's tap and wastewater. Their subtitle is &quot;the looming crisis and solutions to conserve our most precious resource,&quot; and <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Clash of Paradigms in the Water Sector? Tensions and Synergies Between Integrated Water Resources Management and the Human Rights-Based Approach to Developmen]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=A_Clash_of_Paradigms_in_the_Water_Sector_Tensions_and_Synergies_Between_Integrated_Water_Resources_Management_and_the_Human_Rights-Based_Approach_to_Developmen</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=A_Clash_of_Paradigms_in_the_Water_Sector_Tensions_and_Synergies_Between_Integrated_Water_Resources_Management_and_the_Human_Rights-Based_Approach_to_Developmen</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:39:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=A_Clash_of_Paradigms_in_the_Water_Sector_Tensions_and_Synergies_Between_Integrated_Water_Resources_Management_and_the_Human_Rights-Based_Approach_to_Developmen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Water resources management has been shaped by a variety of paradigms reflecting the evolution of government policies and transient societal values. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) became a predominant management framework in the 1990s. The Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) to development has also emerged recently as an influential approach in the water sector. IWRM and the HRBA to d<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Emily Green's The Week That Was, 8/15-21/2010 | Chance of Rain]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Emily_Greens_The_Week_That_Was_815-212010__Chance_of_Rain</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Emily_Greens_The_Week_That_Was_815-212010__Chance_of_Rain</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:13:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Emily_Greens_The_Week_That_Was_815-212010__Chance_of_Rain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Emily Green's excellent weekly summary of the happenings in the world of water.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mississippi River levees need work to defend against 100-year storm surge]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Mississippi_River_levees_need_work_to_defend_against_100-year_storm_surge</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Mississippi_River_levees_need_work_to_defend_against_100-year_storm_surge</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:57:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Mississippi_River_levees_need_work_to_defend_against_100-year_storm_surge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Five years after Hurricane Katrina's deadly lessons, the Army Corps of Engineers still hasn't confirmed which Mississippi River levees must go higher to better protect against hurricane surges pushed out of the Gulf of Mexico, but testing is about to begin on a new method of raising the ones that are ultimately determined to be low.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deep Water Plume Persists Months after Oil Well Blowout]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Deep_Water_Plume_Persists_Months_after_Oil_Well_Blowout</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Deep_Water_Plume_Persists_Months_after_Oil_Well_Blowout</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:48:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Deep_Water_Plume_Persists_Months_after_Oil_Well_Blowout</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new report  finds that the oil in the Gulf of Mexico still persists in the form of a massive plume that, according to scientists is not going away anytime soon.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water quality monitored by smart robot            			                             - WaterWorld]]></title>
<link>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_quality_monitored_by_smart_robot____________________________________________-_WaterWorld</link>
<comments>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_quality_monitored_by_smart_robot____________________________________________-_WaterWorld</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:05:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Water Quality</category>
<guid>http://www.siswebs.org/water/story.php?title=Water_quality_monitored_by_smart_robot____________________________________________-_WaterWorld</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The State Government has adopted space-age technology to monitor water quality at South East Queensland's biggest dam.Natural Resources Minister Stephen Robertson told Parliament today a solar-powered smart robot and 120 sensor nodes were now positioned around Wivenhoe Dam to provide real-time data on water quality and weather conditions.&quot;The space-aged monitoring system provides data at <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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