This Week in #MOWater News

This week's highlights: New leader of James River Basin Partnership, the impacts of goose poop on local lakes, and the making of a young stream water quality monitor. 

MISSOURI
​Preserving the Ozarks
Preserving the Ozarks: Brent Stock
Ozarks Alive

Love Locks
KC Water Reminds Those Who ‘Lock their Love’ to Keep Keys Out of the Blue River
KC Water

Goose Poop
Guanotrophication (or Goose Poop in Lakes)
The Waterline Newsletter

Trophy Trout
Outdoors report: trophy brown trout caught during recent media event on Lake Taneycomo
The Kansas City Star

State Park Students 
Work continues on new state park: Students to help clear invasive species from natural glade
Branson Tri-Lakes 

Selling Water
Oklahoma bill would allow GRDA to study possibility of selling water to Missouri
The Joplin Globe

CAFO Hearing
Court hears arguments over local control of CAFOs
Columbia Missourian 

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NATIONAL 
Stream Monitor
Emma’s Story: The Making of a Stream Monitor
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy 

Drying Up
Recent UA study confirms groundwater pumping is drying up Arizona rivers
AZ Central 

Conserving Water
Paying farmers to conserve water: Is it effective?
Hays Post

90 Dams Removed 
A Record 90 Dams in 26 States Were Removed in 2019. Here’s Why That’s Good News
Weather.com

Salty Roads
Small town pins water woes on road salt
The Sault News

High Water
High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities
AP News

Beer and Farmers
Can beer help save an Arizona river?
PBS NewsHour

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