Water Center, The
Date of this Version
July 2004
Abstract
Contents • Summer Tour Looks at Platte River Wildlife and Urbanization Issues by Steve Ress • Second Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference • From the Director • Meet the Faculty • State, University Help Restore and Improve Sutton’s Clarks Pond • Instrumentation and Research Allow Lower Detection of Tetracycline Antibiotics by Steve Ress • Water Center Completes Five-Year USGS Review by Steve Ress • U.S. Water Use Virtually Unchanged Since 1985, USGS Says • Drought Persisting at Nebraska’s Largest Reservoir • What’s a “Dead Zone?” • Nebraska Water Conference Council’s Annual Water & Natural Resources Tour Focusing Upon Wildlife Habitat & Emerging Urban Issues In the Platte River Valley • More Than 40 Toxic Algae Blooms on Lakes Statewide; Test Kits Available • Water News Briefs • New Equipment and Methods Continue Update of WSL Analytical Capabilities by Daniel D. Snow, Ph.D.