News & Events

Events - Meetings, Workshops, etc.
We try to keep this page accurate and up to date. Please notify us if you have a water-related event that you'd like us to post here.

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Water Resources Center:

The 2009 Call for Research Proposals is on hold until further notice.
  See: Current and previously funded projects

2009 National Competitive Grants Call for Proposals (pdf) (Section 104(g) of the Water Resources Research Act)
Closing dates: 2/20/2009 for Investigators or 03/06/2009 for Institutes

Salinity Drainage Program:

The 2009 Salinity/Drainage Call for Proposals is on hold until further notice.
  See: Current and previously funded projects

2009 Salinity Drainage Conference
March 24 - 25, 2009
Sacramento, California
This year, we will be joining with the Groundwater Resources Association of California to bring you a joint conference on
Groundwater Salinity: A Groundwater Dilemma

Water Quality Program:

USDA-CSREES National Water Conference
February 8 - 12, 2009
Millennium Hotel
St. Louis, Missouri

Other Programs:

UNESCO International Conference on Water Scarcity, Global Changes, and Groundwater Management Responses
December 1 - 5, 2008
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA

Forum on Energy & Water Sustainability
April 10, 2009
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

USDA Water Quality Information Center's Listing of Water-Related
Conferences and Calls for Papers

The California Department of Water Resources
Proposition 204 - Drainage Reuse Program Projects and Reports

Past Programs/Events:

Biennial Groundwater Conference
California's Water Future: Expanding the Role of Groundwater
September 18-19, 2007, Sacramento, CA
Past Lessons and Future Prospects
October 25-26, 2005, Sacramento, CA

National Salinity Technology Transfer Workshop
May 9-11, 2007, UCLA Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, CA

Water Resources Coordinating Conference
April 17, 2008, Woodland, CA (agenda)
April 19, 2007, Woodland, CA (agenda & presentations)
April 26-27, 2006, Woodland, CA (agenda & presentations)

Salinity/Drainage Annual Meeting (links to S/D meetings page)
March 26, 2008, Sacramento, CA
March 28, 2007, Sacramento, CA
March 29, 2006, Sacramento, CA

USDA-CSREES National Water Conference Proceedings
February 3 - 7, 2008, Sparks, NV
January 28-February 1, 2007, Savannah, GA
February 5-9, 2006, San Antonio, TX

International Salinity Forum
April 25-27 (Conference) and 28 (Field Tour), 2005, Riverside, CA
Conference News Releases


Blind Taste Test Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in our taste tests:

• April 21, 2007 - Centennial Celebration of the Citrus Experiment Station, UC Riverside: Results (pdf)
• May 21, 2006 - Orange Blossom Festival, Riverside - Results (pdf)
• April 22, 2006 - Centennial Celebration of the Citrus Experiment Station, UC Riverside: Results (pdf)