2009
Wise Water Words (three issues)
Washington DC news (12 months) -- Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
1.8: McConaughy's owner says water restrictions aren't enough -- Omaha World-Herald
1.12: NRD officials defend hold on new irrigation -- Omaha World-Herald
1.15: Board meeting
2.3: AWWA Section Survey
2.3: Draft AWWA Affiliation Agreement
2.23: Infrastructure conference, March 10-11, Kearney
3.4: Grants flow to drinking water projects -- Omaha World-Herald
3.10: Board meeting agenda, March 16
3.13: NRDs say study shows water limits not needed on Platte -- Omaha World-Herald
3.13: Water for People Golf Scramble, May 1, The Pines Country Club, Valley. Click here for details.
3.13: Study calls for restraint with irrigation -- Omaha World-Herald
3.29: About one-fifth of wells contaminated -- Omaha World-Herald
4.7: Senators give first-round approval to bill to clean clogged rivers -- Lincoln Journal Star
3.30: Value of Water Conference, April 29-20, Lincoln
3.30: State backtracks: Platte water supply not "fully appropriated" -- Omaha World-Herald
3.31: Small Systems Confined Space Seminar, April 22, Aurora. Click here for more information.
4.1: Lower Platte Basin: Water woes to continue -- Omaha World-Herald editorial
4.6: Orville Davidson to retire May 31
4.6: Big Mac releases to lift Platte level -- Omaha World-Herald
4.7: Senators give first-round approved to clean clogged rivers -- Lincoln Journal Star
4.10: Cutbacks? Not at this employer -- $1,000 gifts instead -- Omaha World-Herald
4.10: Art May funeral service April 14
4.10: Water-level changes in the High Plains Aquifer -- US Geological Survey
4.10: Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy signs Drinking Water Week proclamation
4.13: AWWA and National Rural Water Association Memorandum of Understanding
5.1: Board meeting
5.4: Water use gathering issues dire warnings -- Omaha World-Herald
5.12: Water for People Trap Shoot, July 17
5.13: Water for People golf results and photos
6.18: Water everywhere -- Plattsmouth Journal
6.20: Nebraska irrigates the most acres -- Omaha World-Herald
6.24: Nebraska irrigation: Water frontier reaches end -- Omaha World-Herald editorial
6.28: A stimulus for stadium, sewers? -- Omaha World-Herald
6.28: Elba officials may exile water tower to the scrap heap -- Omaha World-Herald
7.1: Young Professionals presentation on water system coatings, August 28 (2 CEUs, grades 1-4)
7.1: National AWWA Vice-President Charles F. Anderson to be guest speaker at annual fall conference
7.8: Stricter labeling urged for bottled water -- Associated Press
7.21: Emergency planning seminar in Gering, September 22 and 23
7.23: Board meeting
7.24: Emergency water test; two groups working together -- Blair Enterprise editorial
7.27: Section retreat, Friday, August 14 in Lincoln
7.28: Exhibitor and sponsor information for the annual fall conference
7.28: Click here for information about the water taste contest at the fall conference, November 4
7.28: Click here for fall conference program, November 4-5, Kearney Holiday Inn; registration form
7.28: Water operator pre-session, November 3
8.20: Mortenson to speak at Union College, September 22
8.21: Nebraska Section AWWA retreat August 14 follow-up
9.13: Toxic waters: How safe is your water? -- New York Times
9.15: Nebraska Section AWWA retreat follow-up
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9.17: Board meeting
11.9: Minutes of annual business and board meetings
12.1: Water for People thank-you
12.3: M.U.D. water rates to increase four percent -- Omaha World-Herald
12.7: Small Systems Workshop, December 16
12.8: MIllions in U.S. drink dirty water, records show only 6 percent of systems that broke law since '04 were fined, punished -- The New York Times
12.9: Water is safe -- Omaha World-Herald
12.16: That tap water is legal but may be unhealthy -- The New York Times
