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Media contact: Greg Johnston, (505) 277-1816 or gregj@unm.edu

October 12, 2006

UNM Forum to Discuss Water-related Research

The annual University of New Mexico Water Forum will be held Tuesday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lobo A&B of the Student Union Building. This event will provide an opportunity to connect members of the UNM community with others involved in water-related research and creative activities.

Topics include the 2006 monsoon, the Middle Rio Grande urban flood demonstration program, community acequias, water leasing markets, and potable reuse of municipal wastewater. The UNM Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and the UNM Water Resources Program are sponsoring the forum.

Bill Hume (invited), Director of Policy and Issues, Office of Governor Bill Richardson, will speak on the Year of Water. Erik Webb, Sandia National Laboratories and detailed to the staff of Senator Pete Domenici, will talk about the Water/Energy Nexus. A special feature of this year's Forum is the Rio Grande Seminar lecture by environmental historian Dan Scurlock who will speak on the h istory of the Rio Grande.

Tim J. Ward, UNM assistant vice president for research and professor of Civil Engineering, is the event organizer. “This forum is an indication of how important the university community views water issues and how it is working to solve real problems," said Ward.

“In the past year we have seen conditions ranging from drought to floods. It is essential for the water-related community at UNM and throughout New Mexico and the region to gain a better understanding of water issues and view them in a multidisciplinary framework.”

Note to news media: T he UNM Water Forum agenda is available at http://research.unm.edu/.

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