Educational Resources

IAH encourages worldwide application of hydrogeological skills through education and technology transfer programs. Similarly, a primary objective of the USNC is to promote research, education, communication, and training in groundwater science.

This page provides brief descriptions of sites that offer information that would be of direct interest to IAH members or would be of interest for their use in helping to advance others’ understanding of the proper management and protection of groundwater for the common good throughout the world.

University of California Water Resources Center Archives

The Water Resources Center Archives (WRCA), previously located on the University of California at Berkeley campus, has assembled scholars of distinction to provide monthly lectures as part of the popular lecture series, the California Colloquium on Water. These lectures are designed to increase the understanding and appreciation of water resources and contribute to informed decisions about water. More information about the Colloquium, including videotapes of the lectures, is available at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/
WRCA/ccow.html. The WRCA is moving to new locations jointly operated by the University of California Riverside (Orbach Science Library) and California State University San Bernardino (Pfau Library) and will reopen by April 25, 2011.

Examples of Prior Lectures

California Colloquium on Water — David K. Todd
President Todd Engineers and Professor Emeritus (deceased)
"Managing Groundwater Resources"

California Colloquium on Water — Marios Sophocleous
Senior Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey
"Groundwater Sustainability and its Application in Kansas"

California Colloquium on Water — William M. Alley
Chief of the Office of Ground Water, U.S. Geological Survey
"Tracking the Nation's Ground Water Reserves"

California Colloquium on Water — Leonard Konikow
Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey
"Ground-Water Depletion: A National Assessment and Global Perspective."

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

The USGS provides information on many groundwater issues. Access to USGS groundwater information, including groundwater data, models, publications, educational documents and field methods, can be found at http://water.usgs.gov/ogw. The USGS also has audio/video tapes of lectures at http://education.usgs.gov/common/video_lectures.html.

National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

http://water.nationalacademies.org/index.shtml

This portal offers over 100 reports from the NAS on water-related issues in the U.S. and abroad. These reports are peer reviewed and represent the consensus of experts from academia, industry, and government. This site also provides basic information about drinking water, as well as resources for providing safe drinking water in developing nations.

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

http://www.epa.gov

EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. Its mission is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment.