Water Current, Volume 37, No. 2. Spring 2005

• Gleick Headlines April Water Management and Policy Conference by Steve Ress • Water and Natural Resources Tour Looks at LB962, Sandhills, Pine Ridge Issues by Steve Ress • From the Director • Meet the Faculty • Holz Named Water Center Assistant Director • Water Resources Research Initiative One of 11 “Programs of Excellence” • Cooperative Extension Ready With Algae Test Kits by Steve Ress • Blue-green Algae a Known Health Risk • Revisions to Water Well Construction, Pump Installation and Water Well Decommissioning Standards by Sharon Skipton • “Optimizer” Computer Tool Helps With Crop Production Under Limited Irrigation By Sandi Alswager Karsten • Second Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Union • Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment (KCARE) • Robots Help with Sample Preparation and Analysis at UNL Water Sciences Lab by Daniel Snow, Ph.D. • Water News Brief